India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s yesterday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data.

In isolation, all Prof Dr Shakeel Ahmed thinks about is rejoining the fight against Covid-19. At the same time, he has also made sure that the work continues during his absence.

Just two days before the ongoing nationwide shutdown is relaxed, 2,523 people tested Covid-19 positive in the country yesterday, the highest number yet in Bangladesh in a single day.

A 23-year-old woman, who died from coronavirus-like symptoms at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, was buried by volunteers in a donated parcel of land, away from her family and her village.

Noted chartered accountant Kanchi Lal Das passed away at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after he was diagnosed with Covid-19. He was 77.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines and private airline Novoair will each operate seven flights while US-Bangla Airlines will operate 10 flights daily on the Dhaka-Chattogram, Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Saidpur routes from June 1.

A pharmaceutical company in Pakistan said it plans to import the antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in treating coronavirus patients, from Bangladesh.

The local government ministry suspends vice-chairman of Tangail district’s Sadar upazila for his alleged involvement in obstructing relief distribution and assaulting a project implementation officer.

A total of 20,938 people -- including 287 children -- who were accused under criminal charges, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the past 10 working days.

A newborn baby has tested Covid-19 positive in Chattogram General Hospital.

The Indian government-run Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) succeeds in establishing stable cultures of coronavirus from patients’ samples, in a development virologists say could help develop a vaccine against the contagion.

Indian capital Delhi today recorded a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths due to the inclusion of fatalities that were “reported late”, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting officials.

Twenty-three people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

An octogenarian man who tested positive for Covid-19 infection, died at his village home in Panchagarh, while a 23-year-old youth died with coronavirus-like symptoms at Thakurgaon.

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) write a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking her intervention for early resumption of trade with Bangladesh through land ports, which has remained suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

India reports its highest 24-hour spike of novel coronavirus cases, with 7,466 recorded in a day, according to the country’s health ministry.

The National Technical Advisory Committee for Covid-19 has warned of the possibility of a rapid rise in coronavirus cases if health and safety measures are not implemented properly and strictly.

The government has decided to keep all educational institutions closed until June 15. Earlier, the PM said that schools might remain closed till September, if the situation did not improve. If schools remain closed for a long period, how will it impact our primary education sector?

Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are among the leading causes of women’s death in the developing world.

The government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic beyond May 30 based on economic considerations.