People need to have strong mental connection with each other at this time of social distancing, said a noted physiatrist while talking about fighting coronavirus.

Ignatius Rozario, a Bangladeshi living in Milan, is acutely depressed. The 45-year-old man who always likes to dress up and look sharp now has a black-and-grey beard after staying home for two weeks amid Italy’s countrywide lockdown.

We condemn the official who issued it, commend the one who withdrew it and ask the question why was it necessary?

The Great Depression of the 1930s left its mark on every society and changed the way we think about life.

Anwara Begum was seeking alms sitting in front of her shanty at the capital’s Bhashantek slum with the summer sun dipping towards the horizon yesterday.

What will the impact of Covid-19 be on the Bangladesh economy? Overall, it seems inevitable that the GDP gains that were expected to be realised in the current fiscal year are likely to be wiped out.

Patients with fever are thronging hospitals and diagnostic centres on a daily basis, especially as fear has gripped the nation while more and more people continue to show symptoms of Covid-19.

As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the globe with increasing ferocity, it has become evident that many countries missed the first window of opportunity to contain the spread of the virus by taking timely measures.

In New York hospitals, staff are working extra shifts and searching desperately for more bed space as they battle a surging toll of dead and infected at the US epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

A divisional taskforce -- comprising army officials and civilians -- to fight the Covid-19 outbreak has decided to use the intensive care unit (ICU) of the private Parkview Hospital in Chattogram city to treat coronavirus infected patients.

Mission Save Bangladesh, the joint initiative by The Daily Star, Sheba.xyz, and Samakal, has received backing from more brands which came forward with their financial and strategic support.

People in the Bandarban Hill Tracts are imposing community-wide isolation to prevent spread of coronavirus.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon announces that they would distribute one month’s food among 50,000 low-income earners, ultra-poor and the homeless following the coronavirus outbreak.

Britain says 759 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Thursday, a jump of 181 people in 24 hours.

Growing up in a house composed of doctors and public health professionals, I am no stranger to dinner conversations quickly turning to blood, mucus and infectious diseases. In high population countries like Bangladesh, health systems are constantly overwhelmed; WHO estimates the doctor-patient ratio to be 3.05 physicians for every 10,000 people. Of the country’s 165 million people, 24 percent still live in poverty and don’t always have access to health services.

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) announces closure of knitwear factories in Narayanganj till April 4 -- in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus

Khulna Medical College Hospital is going to receive a PCR machine for conducting tests for coronavirus (Covid-19).

Rajshahi City Corporation has decided to distribute food grains among 20,000 daily wage earners of the city to help them survive the ongoing 10-day shutdown to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

Amid mounting concern of the spread of coronavirus, British High Commission in Dhaka advises UK citizens to leave Bangladesh using Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights that are still operating on the Dhaka-London and Dhaka-Manchester routes.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak.