Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday called upon journalists to work in unison with the government to raise awareness among the people to fight the coronavirus.

Four people were killed in separate road crashes yesterday, report our correspondents.

Kitchen markets, pharmacies and hospitals will remain open during the March 26 to April 4 general holiday, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam says.

Confidence Group and Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA) jointly start distribution of 4000 personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight coronavirus epidemic.

The university authority enforces a lockdown in Buet's Dhakeshwari teachers' quarters as a coronavirus case was confirmed there.

The High Court directs police to immediately record a case from journalist Ariful Islam against former Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin, three of her colleagues and concerned Ansar personnel, on charges of torturing and attempting to kill him.

The University Grants Commission has urged all universities to continue their academic activities online during closure of higher educational institutions due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Ministry of Industries asks the Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association to halt the import of scrap ships till April 7.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that a 500-member committee had been formed to tackle the coronavirus situation in the country.

The medical officer, who treated a coronavirus patient at the capital’s Delta Medical College Hospital, has also tested positive for the virus.

Five returnees from abroad were fined Tk 32,000 in total for violating home quarantine order in three districts during the last two days. Meanwhile, three traders were fined Tk 55,000 for hiking prices of essential commodities taking advantage of coronavirus fear.

The iron-like object which fell on a village at Bhatiyari union of Sitakunda on Saturday afternoon, is part of a crane that was being used to drag fragments of a larger barge crane weighing 5,000 tonnes.

With expatriates -- most susceptible to coronavirus -- continuing to return to the country, the authorities concerned in Rajshahi are struggling to make residents aware of social distancing for precautionary measures against the deadly virus as they keep on gathering at various places in large numbers.

Qulkhwani of freedom fighter Wazed Ali Khan will be held after Zohr prayers today at his village home in Tangail’s Dhanbari upazila.

Eminent personalities yesterday opined that the failure of the government in keeping recently-returned expatriates from Covid-19 affected countries in quarantine proves that the lack of coordination and preparation could push the country towards grave danger.

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday urged the government to set up at least one coronavirus detection centre in every district, and several in Dhaka city in order to tackle the spread of the deadly virus.

The Supreme Court yesterday suspended the lower court proceedings, excluding hearing and disposing of urgent matters including bail applications, to avoid public gatherings at the court premises in order to prevent the risk of coronavirus outbreak.

The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned of the government to procure safety gears including personal protective equipment (PPE) and supply those to doctors, nurses and staff members at all hospitals and clinics across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Bangladesh has committed to contribute $1.5 million to the Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Covid-19 Emergency Fund, becoming the sixth country to join the regional initiative to fight the spread of the virus under a common strategy.

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police have arrested three members of a fraud gang over the weekend, for misappropriating about Tk 50 lakh from over 100 bank accounts in Dhaka, Faridpur and Cox’s Bazar.