Here are the news headlines so far on March 12, 2020

Police detained 12 Rohingyas including nine children from Mongla port in Bagerhat last night as they were entering the country through an India-Bangladesh border on Monday.

In the wake of the confirmation of the first coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, the government cancels all parades and freedom fighters’ gatherings across the country -- planned on the occasion of Independence Day -- with a view to stop the spread of coronavirus.

The Supreme Court has summoned the judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka for granting bail to an accused in a rape case despite the apex court’s stay order on the bail.

Journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, co-accused in a case alongside 31 others under the Digital Security Act, remained missing since Tuesday afternoon after he went out of his residence in the city.

After the detection of first coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, Awami League-led 14 Party Alliance shortens the year-long programme to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, considering public health concerns.

Around 10,000 masks and 10,000 soap are distributed in primary and secondary schools of Mollahat upazila under Bagerhat district today -- in a bid to combat coronavirus.

The US government has mobilised $2,500,000 through USAID to support Bangladesh's COVID-19 readiness and response efforts.

Police arrest an Imam of a mosque for allegedly raping an eight-year-old in the city’s Pallabi area.

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that issued a status quo on recruitment of 1,650 deputy assistant agriculture officers on charge of irregularities in application of the quota system in the appointment process.

The government has decided to transfer Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case from Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s court to the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka to finish trial proceedings quickly.

The government will start a 25-day Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign throughout the country on March 18.

Two students of Rajshahi University have been arrested on rape charges.

Noting that the government is making an all-out effort to fight coronavirus, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged people to follow instructions regarding prevention of the virus.

Here are the news headlines so far on March 12, 2020

The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official told AFP on Thursday, as calls grew to cancel or delay the world's richest tournament.

A motorcyclist and two pillion riders die after a truck hit the two-wheeler in Bajitpur upazila of Kishoreganj.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled all flights on the Dhaka-Delhi route to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The government has instructed schools and colleges across the country to hold their daily assembly inside classrooms to prevent spread of coronavirus, according to a press release issued by Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education.

Health Minister Zahid Malique urges Bangladeshi expatriates not to return home right now in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country.