With the first confirmation of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, when asked whether educational institutions will be closed, State Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury says they will act in line with the directive of the health ministry.

Renowned medicine specialist and Prime Minister's personal physician Dr ABM Abdullah today advised people not to panic in the wake of the first confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to hold a public hearing on March 30 to know about the users' experiences and quality of telecom services, declared its official website today.

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detains a Bangladeshi citizen from Satkoraibari border in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila.

Three persons are injured when a metal pole fell on them during construction work at Bangladesh Bank’s Bogura branch.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the law enforcement agencies are ready so that no one can create any “untoward situation” during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh for Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebration.

Three Bangladeshis including two members of a family who returned from Italy have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19), Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research (IEDCR) confirms.

Here are the news headlines so far on March 8, 2020

The High Court has directed the government to prepare a complete list of language heroes and martyrs and submit it before this court in the next six months.

The death toll from the boat capsize in Rajshahi’s Padma river reached seven as body of another passenger has been recovered.

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman appeared before thousands of people at the Bangladesh Army Stadium during the Joy Bangla Concert at Bangladesh Army Stadium on March 7 -- virtually, through holographic technology.

The High Court has withdrawn its earlier order that granted bail to GK Shamim in two separate criminal cases.

Husband has filed a case accusing woman who allegedly killed her two children in the capital’s Khilgaon area yesterday.

Four months after the train accident in Brahmanbaria, families of eight -- out of 17 -- victims received financial assistance.

In fresh coronavirus positive cases, five members of a family in the southern Indian state of Kerala have been found infected, taking the total number in India to 39.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges people of the country to not worry about coronavirus, as Bangladesh is “capable of facing the disease”.

Italy’s prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early today, imposing restrictions on the movement of about a quarter of the country’s population in a bid to contain a widening outbreak.

A 64-year-old man has died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America.

At least 10 people are killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, authorities say.

UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths calls for an immediate end to military action by Yemen’s warring parties as renewed violence between the Houthi movement and a Saudi-led coalition threatens peace efforts.