Expert panel warns government about 29,000 returning from Middle East and says institutional quarantine a must to avert bigger disaster.

We notice with abject dismay the continuous and increased number of COVID-19 positive cases among police personnel. According statistics of

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 311,959 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December, according to a tally from

A motivational speaking session was conducted by the US Ambassador and his colleagues at the Embassy's office today, for the benefit of diplomatic police to boost the mental strength of the policemen in their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The lists of poor families for the government’s cash assistance programme in three unions of Habiganj’s Lakhai upazila have been cancelled following irregularities.

India has extended the countrywide coronavirus-induced lockdown till May 31 and framed new guidelines that largely leave it to states to decide on colour-coding of contagion hotspots and allowing shops and markets, among other economic activities, to resume functioning outside containment zones.

At least 46 police personnel who tested Covid-19 positive earlier have made recovery.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurates a 2,000-bed hospital at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) on temporary basis for ensuring treatment to coronavirus infected patients.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has imposed restrictions at all entry and exit points to prevent anyone entering or leaving the port city until further notice in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Fourteen people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

A village doctor died of corona-like symptoms while in home quarantine in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali last night.

A total of 79 people, including an executive magistrate of Chattogram District Administration, a TV journalist and six police personnel, test positive for Covid-19 in Chattogram.

US President Donald Trump says his administration is considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization, including one in which Washington would pay about 10% of its former level.

The “Digital Bangladesh” campaign of the ruling Awami League is paying off for the nation at the time of coronavirus pandemic, ministers say, as millions of people are availing different services online.

Twenty-four people, including a Rohingya refugee, tested positive for Covid-19 today in Cox’s Bazar. The latest positive case of a Rohingya refugee contracting the virus is increasingly worrying for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in 34 camps in Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.

Issuing a warning that Covid-19 threatens to reverse development gains made by Bangladesh in the last 50 years, World Food Programme has appealed for $320 million to help the most vulnerable.

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 307,321 people since the outbreak first emerged last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT yesterday.

SARS-CoV-2 has so far infected more than 4,500,000 people in 187 countries and caused over 300,000 deaths, but no drug or vaccine is yet available. In Bangladesh, over 20,000 people have been infected and 250 died. Lockdown can provide a temporary solution but we need a sustainable solution for this.

Disaster resilience and climate change have been and continue to be high on the development agenda for Bangladesh.

Internet is keeping the world somewhat walking in the darkest hours of the Covid-19 pandemic. And mobile telephony is the tool that is keeping Bangladesh limping.