Russia sends the United States medical equipment to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, a public relations coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he discusses the crisis with US President Donald Trump.

Another 6.65 million US workers file for unemployment benefits last week, the most ever recorded, as the coronavirus forces businesses to shut down nationwide, the Labor Department reports.

Hackers working in the interests of the Iranian government have attempted to break into the personal email accounts of staff at the World Health Organization during the coronavirus outbreak, four people with knowledge of the matter tell Reuters.

The Police Headquarters (PHQ) calls upon all to inform the local administration or police before distributing any kind of relief to ensure physical distancing.

Esrat Karim, founder of AMAL Foundation, is named under Social Entrepreneurs category while Raba Khan, of the jhakanaka project, is named under Media, Marketing and Advertising category in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list 2020.

The feeling of being a father in indescribable, and it is more so when it’s experienced for the first time. A Bangladeshi migrant in Singapore, whose wife has just given birth, is yet to experience this as for the past two months he has been ill. His physical condition has been worsened by coronavirus infection.

Brac allocates a budget of Tk 15 crore to help 100,000 low-income families in urban slums, semi-urban and remote areas whose livelihoods have been impacted due to the social distancing measures taken to stem the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government closure of all services except those deemed essential to combat the spread of coronavirus has now been extended till April 11. And owing to the shutdown, life has come to a grinding halt.

A national steering committee led by the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry will be formed to eradicate mosquitoes to prevent a dengue outbreak.

Hailstorm and heavy rains damage crops in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria and adjacent Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj.

A 70-year-old man dies while in home quarantine in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila.

Rapid Action Battalion members arrest three suspected activists of the banned militant group Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi city.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells security forces they should shoot dead anyone causing “trouble” in areas locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $1.3 million financial assistance to avoid trainees from dropping out under the Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP).

The government will start a special open market sale (OMS) of coarse rice at Tk 10 per kg from Sunday (April 5) in all cities and district towns to ensure food for the urban poor amid the countrywide shutdown.

Marking World Autism Awareness Day, amid the shutdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Sylhet Art and Autism Foundation launches an online helpline for children with special needs.

When deserted roads have become a common sight with the nationwide shutdown in force to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a gathering of a few hundred people elbowing each other is what caught our correspondent’s eye outside the Bandar Police Station in Chattogram.

A 49-year-old Oman returnee, who was under home quarantine till March 31, dies at home in Dowarabazar upazila under Sunamganj.

Transaction hours at all commercial banks are extended by one hour -- up to 1pm – during the ongoing nationwide closure.

North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a senior health official in Pyongyang has insisted, despite mounting skepticism overseas as confirmed global infections near one million.