Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has directed all airlines not to carry passengers from European countries, except the UK, to Bangladesh from 12:00pm tomorrow till March 31.

Here are the news headlines so far on March 15, 2020

The new coronavirus has killed 113 people in Iran in the past 24 hours, raising the country’s death toll to 724, while the number of infected people had reached 13,938, a health ministry official says in Twitter..

A patient with coronavirus-like symptoms escapes from Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the government is mulling over closing educational institutions in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) demands withdrawal of a case filed against journalist Ariful Islam, who was arrested from home in the dead of night and jailed for one-year.

In the wake of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, with Europe being the new epicenter, the ISIS terrorist group has advised its members to “stay away from the land of the epidemic”, reports The Sunday Times.

The ministry of home affairs creates 215 new posts of superintendent of police in its organogram.

A key leader of the militant group Neo JMB Jahangir Alam, alias Rajib alias Andhi, also a plotter of the Holey Artisan Café attack, has been given the death penalty by a Rajshahi court for the 2016 murder of Hindu priest Joggeswar Dasadhikari Roy of Panchagarh.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bangladesh government sign a €360 million ($400 million) loan agreement to help upgrade the Dhaka-Northwest international trade corridor in Bangladesh.

Families of Bangladeshis returning from Italy, who were taken to Ashkona Hajj Camp after they landed this morning, have raised concerns about the facilities at the camp and alleged they were “below standard”.

The High Court today wanted to know the offence, based on which Kurigram journalist Ariful Islam was sentenced to one-year imprisonment.

Here are the news headlines so far on March 15, 2020

The deputy commissioner of Kurigram may be withdrawn as evidence of irregularities were found against her, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has said.

The United States and Germany are vying to produce an exclusive vaccine against the coronavirus which is being developed in a German laboratory, Die Welt daily reported Saturday.

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking directives on the government to close all educational institutions, land, sea and air ports and borders across the country to prevent spread of coronavirus.

No flights from coronavirus affected countries will be allowed to enter Bangladesh, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has urged all suspected coronavirus patients not to come to the IEDCR directly for getting tested.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said only the education ministry can decide to close schools and colleges, and they [health ministry] can simply give advice on the matter.

A former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League has died two hours after he was picked up by Damurhuda police in Chuadanga.