Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee at the level of foreign ministers via video conferencing tomorrow as part of its efforts to address Covid-19 issues.

A total of 32 policemen under Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) and Gazipur district have tested positive for coronavirus.

With two new hospitals set to start treating covid-19 patients this month, a total of 160 new isolation beds will be added to the existing 150 beds in Chattogram for treating coronavirus positive patients.

Bangladesh’s first field hospital dedicated for Covid-19 patients is set to be inaugurated today in Chattogram’s Sitakunda.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved a US$ 170 million loan to improve Bangladesh’s sanitation infrastructure, according to a statement.

A consumer rights network yesterday called upon the government to ensure that the country’s marginal farmers and pure tenants (those who do not own the land they use) are getting loan support under the stimulus package announced for the agriculture sector to fight the Covid-19 fallout.

Sixteen migrant rights bodies and civil society organisations have appealed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to create a fund for the distressed migrants and their left-behind families affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Twenty-six officials and staffers of Department of Narcotics (DNC) in Barishal division, including its additional director, have been transferred for violation of discipline and administrative practices.

The authorities of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) locked down three of its units including the intensive care unit (ICU) on Sunday for a week as two patients tested Covid-19 positive.

The first batch of 164 Bangladeshis who were stranded in India for over a month, came home yesterday.

World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing food to the most vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar impacted by the shutdown due to Covid-19.

Sonali Bank has locked down its Shilpa Bhaban Corporate branch in Dhaka after an official of the branch tested positive for Covid-19.

Using advanced data analytics solutions, Robi has come up with a unique solution to send out SMS-based coronavirus alert service in parts of Dhaka, said in a press release today.

Local administration, under the supervision of army, is working on preparing at least 10 establishments at different places in Chattogram to ensure safe quarantine of around 4,000 Bangladeshis likely to return home from abroad through the port city within the current month.

People of Dakkhin Kagojpukur village in Benapole municipality go on a self-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

A village has been put under lockdown in Noakhali’s Sadar upazila as a 20-year-old tested positive for coronavirus.

With several thousand Bangladeshis passing days in hardship in stranded situations in India for over a month, the government yesterday urged Bangladeshi citizens to have patience, assuring them of their gradual repatriation after bringing back patients from South India.

While it may sound reassuring to hear that Sylhet division has 589 beds dedicated to treating Covid-19 patients in isolation centres. However, that enthusiasm might start to fade in the face of some details -- out of these 589, only two are ICU beds.

Voluntary organisation Swapno Chaka has taken an initiative to deliver food among middle-income families for free, who cannot publicly seek support over the financial crisis following the coronavirus outbreak.

Actor Ferdousi Ahmed Lina took her last breath on April 18 at the age of 63. She had been suffering from kidney complications for a while and was undergoing dialysis.