British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital and will continue his recovery from COVID-19 at his country residence of Chequers, his office said on Sunday.

Two women, who were suffering from fever, cough and breathing issues, die in Kushtia and Chuadanga.

Modele Group, a leading garment manufacturer and exporter in Bangladesh, has announced an integrated initiative package to prevent the spread of coronavirus and to ensure public security, food and health safety, especially for the people of Narayanganj.

Sunamganj district is locked down until further notice in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry has suspended a Union Parishad chairman in Chattogram and two members in Natore and Narayanganj over allegations of stealing rice allocated by the government for distribution among people as relief amid fallout from coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus infection has spread to 75 areas in Dhaka city, with 313 residents of the capital testing positive till today -- about 50 percent of the total confirmed cases.

Local tech company Walton has started manufacturing protective equipment including face shields and safety goggles for the first time in the country to ensure the safety of doctors and healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lakshmipur district is going to be put under lockdown from tomorrow morning to combat the spread of coronavirus.

The authorities of Rajshahi University and Chittagong University extend the suspension of all classes, examinations and administrative activities until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Four more have died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total death toll to 34, IEDCR says.

A dentist with covid-19 symptoms died in Dhaka this morning.

A woman in Sunamganj tests positive for coronavirus, making it the first confirmed case in the district.

Apart from hospitals, four public universities of the country can conduct Covid-19 test as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines have been installed in their labs.

The three-day celebrations for Biju, the biggest festival of the ethnic minority communities of the Chattogram Hill Tracks that started today, is on hold this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a new stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore to provide financial assistance to farmers in rural areas for boosting agricultural production facing the fallout of Covid-19.

The United States recorded 1,920 deaths related to the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday).

The regional economic growth in eight South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, is likely to be between 1.8 and 2.8 percent in 2020, down from 6.3 percent projected six months ago, amid the fallout triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank says in its twice-a-year-regional update.

The Rapid Action Battalion seizes 168 sacks of rice, weighing 8,400 kg, meant for open market sales (OMS) from a house and warehouse of a local Awami League leader in Nandigram upazila of Bogura.

Since April 1, Farhana Nazira is having trouble sleeping.

The streets of Dhaka have been deserted by humans, but one thing has remained constant there even during the shutdown. The city’s resident strays are still roaming the streets, some scampering about by themselves, some sprinting in groups.