The EU yesterday announced nearly 40 million euros to help Western Balkan countries deal with the coronavirus, after Brussels came under fire for not doing enough for its neighbours.

Medical researchers and engineers have teamed up with Formula One outfit Mercedes to adapt a breathing aid for mass production that could keep coronavirus patients off much-needed ventilators.

Angela Merkel’s long-struggling conservatives have rebounded in the polls thanks to the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and widespread faith in the outgoing German chancellor’s ability to manage the upheaval.

The Chattogram district administration and metropolitan police distributed relief materials to 480 poor and low-income families yesterday.

Some members of a garment factory alliance have been producing biodegradable general-use masks from surplus fabrics to distribute among the poor for free.

The life of Bede community members in Shariatpur has come to a halt as they are prevented from earning their livelihood by roaming around localities amid fear of coronavirus spread.

The authorities have decided to continue setting up the dedicated hospital for coronavirus patients in the capital’s Tejgaon industrial area which was halted for a day due to protesting locals.

A group of US citizens, including some diplomats, will be leaving Bangladesh today in a chartered flight arranged by the US government amid fears of coronavirus pandemic, US embassy officials in Dhaka have said.

Violating a court directive, some unscrupulous people continue to illegally lift sand from the Someshwari river, posing a threat to ecological diversity.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today emphasises the need for mass education in the country. He observes that without

The countrywide school shutdown, enforced to curb further spread of the coronavirus, can be an ideal time for parents to teach their children morality, personal hygiene and share various tales, especially folk.

Bangabandhu today urges the people to dedicate themselves to the task of national reconstruction of the country subordinating

Ireland is to impose a lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday.

A man died of coronavirus-like symptoms in Bogura and 19 people were kept home-quarantined in different districts in the last two days as they showed similar symptoms.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed sadness for her British counterpart Boris Johnson, who has been infected with coronavirus, and said that her government is ready to work closely with the United Kingdom (UK) government to overcome the challenge that has risen due to the outbreak of the lethal virus across the globe.

A woman and her two children were burnt to death as a fire broke out in their house in the capital’s Mirpur early yesterday.

The 10-day shutdown that has been imposed to prevent contagious spread of coronavirus induced a sleep-like quiescence on the streets of Dhaka. Both security guards and users of the ATM booths in the capital are feeling the pinch of such an unprecedented emptiness.

As Roksana Akter started having labour pains, she was immediately taken to a private hospital in Lakshmipur’s Chandraganj area on Friday morning.

Four alleged yaba traders were killed in separate “gunfights” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila early yesterday.

As the coronavirus situation intensifies, people are concerned about how to stay healthy.