With the percentage of Covid-19 positive cases increasing at an alarming rate and the total number of positive cases reaching 641 from 89 in just 12 days as of Friday, experts opine that the outbreak may be approaching its peak in Chattogram.

Legend says during the reign of Mughal Subahdar Shaista Khan, a singla taka would buy you eight maunds of rice.

A special flight carrying 242 Bangladesh citizens stranded in the USA amid the coronavirus pandemic departed for Bangladesh from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on May 15.

Workers of three garments factories in Ashulia demonstrated demanding their salary for April and earned leave allowance yesterday. In addition, worker’s leaders formed a human chain in front of Ashulia Press Club to demand immediate welfare measures during the crisis.

Since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, Grameen Fabrics and Fashions has been producing PPE gowns for health workers, with financial support from Grameen Telecom, said a press release.

As part of Japan’s initiative to support Bangladesh contain the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Embassy of Japan in Dhaka and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly handed over high quality personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, gowns and goggles to the government of Bangladesh.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said people’s tendency to go homes from cities to villages ahead of Eid may worsen the coronavirus situation.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday extended the ongoing holiday for all courts across the countxry, including the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court, till May 30 -- in line with the government’s decision to extend shutdown of offices.

Within a span of three days, a student of Dhaka University lost his father, who died after being diagnosed with Covid-19, and then his elder brother, who passed away after suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms.

Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh took office as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today.

Workers of a garment factory today blocked Mohakhali-Banani road in Dhaka demanding payment of last month’s salaries.

A special flight carrying 242 Bangladesh citizens who were stranded in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Bangladesh from Washington Dulles International Airport.

Banalgadesh Paribesh Andolan (Bapa) and Waterkeepers Bangladesh have received safety gears from China for Bangladeshi health workers.

Al-Muslim Group, a leading garment exporter, is constructing quarantine centres at Savar to treat its workers who show Covid-19 symptoms.

A youth was stabbed and beaten to death allegedly by his peers in Mymensingh city’s Akua area on Thursday night.

Amnesty International has expressed concerns about media reports that say hospitals in Bangladesh are not admitting people exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms.

Tasikul lost his mind after his seven-month pregnant wife tested Covid-19 positive.

A group of teachers from Dhaka University’s (DU) biological science faculty have started conducting research to sequence genomes from 100 coronavirus samples taken from patients from across the country.

Most people remember the movie Out of Africa for dazzling performances by Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

When Asiful Hoque tested Covid-19 positive on April 14, his whole world went into a whirlwind at first. But soon enough, the medical officer at Banshkhali Upazila Health Complex in Chattogram gathered himself and rode the wave, because he knew his duty beckoned him.