Biman extended its suspension of all flights except for two routes -- London and Manchester -- until April 15 due to the global coronavirus outbreak.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Amnesty International yesterday called upon the authorities in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries to put human rights at the heart of their responses.

For the last one week, Rumpa Saha, who has been suffering from waist pain, is trying to get appointment of a prominent nephrologist in port city.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor-elect Atiqul Islam and BD Clean, a youth-based platform, have joined hands to distribute food among the poor and low-wage earners as public transport services have been suspended in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Five more people tested positive with coronavirus (Covid-19) in Bangladesh, taking the number of the confirmed cases to 44, according to the IEDCR.

The Police Headquarters (PHQ) formed a special control and command centre yesterday to monitor the situation of Bangladesh and ensure coordinated law enforcement support during the spread of coronavirus.

India yesterday provided 30,000 surgical masks and 15,000 head covers to Bangladesh to help its efforts in combating the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the most densely populated cities in the world has been reduced to an eerie look of emptiness.

The two city corporations, Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Fire Service sprayed disinfectants in different parts of Dhaka city yesterday, as a part its ongoing effort to prevent the novel coronavirus.

Nine people were killed in separate road accidents across the country yesterday, report our correspondents and UNB.

Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) in Chattogram yesterday started collecting samples of possible coronavirus patients for testing.

Ensuring Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities for patients remains a major challenge to tackle coronavirus in Chattogram, according to the authorities concerned.

A 65-year-old man died on Tuesday night in Sylhet after allegedly being denied treatment at hospitals due to the fear of coronavirus.

An inadequate supply of testing kits to detect the novel coronavirus across Barishal division has become a headache for doctors in the region.

Police in different areas of port city have started taking action against people who are roaming around without any valid reason, as part of precautionary steps to stop the spread of coronavirus.

A pneumonia patient who had been waiting for coronavirus test died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Brac has begun manufacturing over 2 lakh pieces of reusable masks for community use as part of its extensive campaign against Covid-19.

Amid lukewarm response from aspirant hajis, the religious affairs ministry yesterday extended the deadline for registration till April 8 to perform hajj this year.

Mugda General Hospital is to start telemedicine service round the clock for the people of Dhaka-9 constituency (Sabujbagh, Basabo) so that people do not need to come out of home to get medical treatment.

The number of active internet connections in the country soared by 738,000 last month to reach 99,984,000, very close to the 10-crore landmark, according to the statistics published by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).