Amid a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, the government may extend the ongoing shutdown by at least another week as part of its efforts to contain the outbreak.

The postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations may begin at the end of next month.

As the country has been in the third stage of coronavirus transmission when the virus spreads quickly within the community, experts have called for the immediate launch of widespread antibody tests to clearly understand the extent of infection.

The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has kept open over 5,400 primary schools in haor areas to accommodate labourers harvesting paddy.

At least four people died in four districts with coronavirus symptoms yesterday.

As the country continues to grapple with coronavirus crisis amid a surge in deaths and infections, experts hint that the outbreak is gradually approaching its peak.

At least 31 police personnel have been infected with coronavirus in Gazipur.

Former army official Risaldar Moslem Uddin, another convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was reportedly arrested in India, according to reports of some Kolkata-based media.

Convalescent Plasma therapy, which can quickly develop passive immune system of a person against a virus and fight Covid-19, can help save lives from the curse of the novel coronavirus before any vaccine or medicine is developed, a noted hematologist has said.

At least five people died in different districts from what looked like coronavirus on Sunday night and yesterday.

The country’s Covid-19 death toll hit 101 after the authorities reported that 10 more patients died in 24 hours till 2:30pm yesterday.

The government is taking steps to increase food grain stock and help farmers get fair prices for their produce amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all concerned to produce more food and keep sufficient stock of food grains in the country to face any possible famine in future.

The novel coronavirus, which has so far infected 2,948 people across the country, is beginning to take a toll on those who are on the frontline of the fight against it: the doctors.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday slammed the Brahmanbaria administration over the failure to stop the gathering of thousands of people at the namaz-e-janaza of an Islamic party leader ignoring the shutdown.

The Republic of Korea is a shining example of how to effectively deal with the outbreak of the highly contagious virus Covid-19. In an interview last week, the Korean Republic ambassador to Bangladesh, Hu Kang-il, talks with The Daily Star about how his country has successfully managed the situation so far.

Farmers in the haor region of Sylhet may have to count losses due to damages by flash floods, forecast for later this week, right at the beginning of boro harvest.

For the past four months, the global coronavirus pandemic has affected institutions, challenged conventions and presented an ever growing array of problems that need decisive solutions.

A laboratory in the Chinese city at ground zero of the global coronavirus outbreak has rejected as “impossible” US theories it is the cradle of the pandemic, as President Donald Trump warned Beijing of consequences if it was “knowingly responsible”.

The country yesterday recorded 312 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with seven deaths due to the disease.