Three upazilas of Bandarban -- Lama, Alikadom and Naikhongchhari -- are declared to be under lockdown from 8pm today, according to district officials.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) decides to use its water cannons, usually used to disperse crowds, to spray disinfectants in the capital amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Smart Jacket (BD) Limited, a Chattogram based manufacturer located at Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), is making one lakh sets of surgical jackets for doctors to combat the coronavirus after getting orders from the Health Ministry.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today termed the government’s decision to release Khaleda a relief, but said there were still some concerns.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight announces a 21-day lockdown across the country from midnight tonight to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Intern doctors of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital in Sylhet are on strike in demand of personal protective equipment (PPE).

As the government today decided to release Khaleda Zia for six months on humanitarian grounds and considering her age, BNP asks leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies not to gather at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University where she is under treatment.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a rights organisation, today said its employees will donate one day’s salary to Gonoshasthaya Kendra in an effort to help the health centre produce coronavirus-detection kits.

One more Tripura child died of measles in Lungthian Para of Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila early today taking the death toll in the recent measles outbreak in the area to seven.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced today.

During the 10-day general holiday -- from March 26 to April 4 -- buses, mini-buses, CNG-run autorickshaws and human hauliers will be off the roads, the Road, Transport and Bridges Ministry said in a press release today.

The Supreme Court authorities declare general holiday for all courts across the country including its Appellate and High Court Divisions from March 29 to April 2 as part of its efforts to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.

The health ministry today advised everyone to stay in isolation in their own homes during the general holiday declared by the government as part of its efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Department of Livestock Services (DLS) provides 1,155 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for doctors and healthcare providers in Sylhet division.

The number of new coronavirus cases in Spain jumped on Tuesday to 39,673 from 33,089 cases registered on Monday, the health ministry reports.

Twenty people including eight doctors were asked to go into home quarantine from Cox’s Bazar General Hospital, after a patient being treated there tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). A South Tekpara area was it under lockdown.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said they will start the procedure of releasing Khaleda Zia after the prime minister’s approval.

Bangladesh Army has started patrolling in Narayanganj to support the district administration to ensure social distancing and implementation of other precautionary measures to curb coronavirus transmission.

Two shipyard workers die after being exposed to toxic gas while dismantling an old ship at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram this afternoon.

The government today decided to release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for six months on humanitarian grounds and considering her age, Law Minister Anisul Huq said.