Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his visit to Bangladesh to attend the ‘Mujib Borsho’ celebration on March 17 and there will be a bilateral component of his visit.

Authorities have suspended goods unloading and other activities on board a foreign ship at Mongla port after a medical team found three of its sailors have fever.

The High Court wants information on the steps taken by the government to contain an outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

A Dhaka court has set March 9 for delivery of verdict in the case over rape and murder of schoolgirl Samia Afrin Saima.

Here are the news headlines so far on March 5, 2020

The government is going to introduce its first international grant for young innovators as part of celebrating “Mujib Borsho”, says ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak.

The High Court clears the way for a Barguna court to continue the trial proceedings against Aysha Siddika Minni and nine other accused in the Rifat Sharif murder case.

While the coronavirus is spreading across the world at an alarming rate, a study by the Chinese Center for Disease and Prevention concluded that the death rate was 10 times higher in the very elderly, compared to the middle-aged, youth and children.

Kuwait-bound Bangladeshi expatriates are struggling to get health clearance as the Gulf country has imposed restriction on entry of people from 10 countries which includes Bangladesh in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus.

Twelve people, including four policemen, were injured as locals protesting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Dhaka to celebrate ‘Mujib Borsho’, clash with law enforcers in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.

A deputy secretary of labour and employment ministry has been found dead at his residence at the government officers' quarter on Bailey Road in Dhaka.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho was caught on Wednesday with alleged altered passports, in Paraguay, for him and his brother according to a police report obtained by ESPN Brasil.

As panic over the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world and new cases keep getting reported, so too are bogus claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the disease.

At least 20 students have been injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League at Chittagong University, over establishing supremacy on campus.

The global release of the new James Bond film "No Time to Die" was postponed by seven months amid the coronavirus disruption that has closed movie theaters in China and caused widespread headaches for other Hollywood productions.

The High Court directs the government to form an enquiry committee to find out the reasons behind the deaths of 33 animals and birds at the wildlife conservation centre in Tilagarh Eco Park of Sylhet and the persons responsible for the deaths.

The Supreme Court stays a High Court directive that asked law enforcing agencies to take immediate action against clubs, seize gambling equipment and prevent people from playing such games in clubs.

Almost 300 million students worldwide face weeks at home with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic.

The US death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged social gatherings amid the nation's largest outbreak.

Italy closes all schools and universities and prepares other emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jump.