One of the biggest lessons coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic is that we are living in an interlinked world where no country can cut itself off for very long and no country can tackle the problem by itself. This lesson is even more true as we battle the double whammy of Covid-19 and the climate change.

In light of rising concerns over the Covid-19 outbreak, public universities had earlier shut down in-person classes. But most of them are yet to offer students alternative online education.

It all began when Patient Zero was identified with Covid-19 on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan City, China. Since then, life around the world has changed.

It is most unfortunate that many amongst us have taken the directives given by the government to stay at home and maintain social distancing very lightly, despite the fact that the numbers of new infections and deaths from Covid-19 are increasing every day in the country.

In her speech on April 20, the prime minister warned about the possibility of a global food shortage due to the coronavirus if steps are not taken in

Dhaka should actively engage Kuala Lumpur to make sure that the Bangladeshi migrants undergoing hardships in Malaysia amid coronavirus pandemic get food through a government distribution channel, said migrant rights activists in Malaysia.

As the coronavirus pandemic bears down on vulnerable nations in Africa and South Asia, experts say there are only weeks to help fill chronic shortages of what medics need to help people breathe.

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has been making a guideline for reopening the garment factories, most of which have been asked to shut down by the sector’s apex trade body on April 11.

The world is facing widespread famine “of biblical proportions” because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief of the UN’s food relief agency has warned, with a short time to act before hundreds of millions starve.

President Donald Trump yesterday vowed to sign an order partially blocking immigration to the United States, as health experts warned a second US coronavirus wave could be even more destructive.

Dilruba Begum began feeling unwell on April 20 night. When she told this to her family, they checked her blood pressure and found it to be normal.

Dhaka remains the worst affected division in the country with over 85 percent of all confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

The government forms a high-level taskforce to ensure proper disbursement of funds from the stimulus package that the prime minister announced and on setting factory reopening dates to keep the economy’s wheels turning.

Bangladesh says the OIC member states need a regional and global response based on unity, solidarity and compassion to overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA) calls upon its member shipping agents to extend office hours from tomorrow to meet import delivery orders (D/Os) in the usual manner.

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed says they would not allow anyone to cook and sell iftar items on the streets and footpaths during the upcoming month of Ramadan, in order to avoid public gathering and spread of coronavirus.

Politics, economics, and sociological journal Sarbojonkotha proposes an alternative action plan to the government to manage the ongoing public health and economic crisis.

The remittance flow to Bangladesh is projected to decline by 22 percent due to the economic crisis induced by Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown, according to a World Bank report.

Authorities of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barishal yesterday locked down four hostels after four intern doctors tested positive for Covid-19.

A total of 349 Bangladeshis return home after being stranded in India and Singapore due to flight suspensions amid the Covid-19 pandemic.