Estonia and Lithuania said Saturday they will shut their borders to most foreign visitors while fellow Baltic EU member Latvia imposed security measures of its own to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

People of Faridpur ould enjoy free trips on all internal routes tomorrow on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Amid concern from guardians and falling attendance, the government yesterday announced that all educational institutions would remain closed from March 17-31 as a preventive measure against possible spread of novel coronavirus in the country.

David Tollner gets text messages telling him when meals are placed outside the door of the family guest room, where he was banished after developing a cough.

Syria said Saturday its parliamentary elections scheduled for next month would be postponed as part of measures to protect the war-battered country against the coronavirus epidemic.

Georgia has become the second US state to delay its presidential primary election over fears of the novel coronavirus.

South Africa repatriated dozens of its citizens from China on Saturday over the coronavirus, the health ministry said, the first such move by a sub-Saharan country as cases across the region continue to rise.

Neo JMB leader Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi and three of his accomplices were sentenced to death yesterday by a Rajshahi court for the 2016 murder of Hindu priest Joggeswar Dasadhikari Roy.

A former Chhatra League leader in Chuadanga died just two hours after police picked him up on Saturday night. His family alleges that he fell victim to the grudge of a local influential.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is today conferred life membership by the Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU). The honour is announced by the VP and general secretary of DUCSU on the occasion of the birthday of Bangabandhu.

Sara Platto’s mother in Italy called her “crazy” for staying in Wuhan even as the virus-hit city was quarantined in January. Now she’s offering advice to people back home on how to cope.

A fresh spate of rockets targeted an Iraqi base north of Baghdad yesterday where foreign troops are deployed, Iraqi and US security sources told AFP, in a rare daytime attack.

A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by three youths in the capital’s Kaula area early yesterday.

Six people were killed and at least 30 injured when a bus collided head-on with a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila yesterday afternoon.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has chalked out elaborate programmes, including free medical treatment, to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day on March 17.

In a bid to become the first “digital city” of the country, Sylhet now provides free high-speed internet to its residents through WiFi connection.

Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.

The Indian Ambassador in Bangladesh Subimal Dutt calls on Bangabandhu at his official residence. It is reported that he has discussed with the PM matters relating to the forth coming visit of the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Trees planted in parks and along the streets of Dhaka city are mostly covered with layers of dust, giving a hint to what the world’s most polluted air can be like.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the latest migration crisis with his French and German counterparts remotely because of the coronavirus, Turkish state media reported Friday.