Brigadier General Md Shahidullah, the immediate-past director of the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD), died with Covid-19 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka this afternoon.

Thirty-eight people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.

India registered 48,916 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, as the total number of patients mounted to 13,36,861, shows health ministry data.

The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours.

At the end of a 21-day lockdown of Wari to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Dhaka South City Corporation lifted restrictions on the Old Dhaka area from 12:00am on Saturday.

The devastating economic toll the coronavirus crisis is taking around the world could spark huge waves of fresh migration once borders reopen, the head of the Red Cross warned in an interview.

The number of people who have recovered from novel coronavirus has surpassed that of active Covid-19 cases in the country, shows DGHS data.

The European Union is not interested in buying potential Covid-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation as it deems it slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting the bloc was in talks with drugmakers for shots cheaper than $40.

A town sub-inspector of Bangladesh Police died at Jhenaidah’s dedicated Covid-19 hospital, where he was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

Thirty-five people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.

Migrant rights and advocacy groups from across regions today called on countries of origin and destination to undertake a gender-responsive assessment of the Covid-19 crisis, plan recovery packages with particular focus on low-skilled migrant workers to guide investment priorities.

Fifty people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque says the government will consult the National Technical Advisory Committee before deciding on whether to use the Covid-19 vaccine which is being made by China.

Forty-two people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.

India registers a single-day spike of 37,724 Covid-19 cases and 648 deaths pushing the country’s virus caseload to 11,92,915 and the death toll to 28,732.

President Donald Trump, in a shift in rhetoric and tone, encouraged Americans on Tuesday to wear masks if they cannot maintain social distance and warned that the coronavirus pandemic would get worse before it got better.

South Africa’s growing Covid-19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Although the number of tests declined yesterday, the number of confirmed cases rose from the previous day as 3,057 people were found infected with coronavirus and 41 people died of the virus.

A Dhaka court places three people -- including the managing director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital (SMCH) -- on a five-day remand each in a case filed for conducting unauthorised antibody test to detect Covid-19 and test report forgery.

Forty-one people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.