Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) orders that all recognised kitchen markets and super shops must close by 5:00pm.

The government has extended the ongoing suspension of all types of public transport operations till April 25 -- to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The United States becomes the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

In a sign of solidarity, ambassadors of several Muslim countries on their individual capacities provide six tonnes of food for those facing the brunt of the shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Three more died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.

Local electronics manufacturer -- Minister Hi-Tech Park Ltd -- has designed a ventilator and necessary medical equipment for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, and will send those to two private medical colleges in the capital for pre-testing.

Switzerland has announced assistance of 2.8 million Swiss francs (Tk 25 crore) for Bangladesh for immediate response to fallouts for the coronavirus pandemic.

Suffering for 10 days with Covid-19 like symptoms, a 35-year old woman dies in Brahmanbaria town.

A six-month-old, who was put under isolation at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) with coronavirus symptoms, dies.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is able to walk in hospital some 24 hours after leaving intensive care treatment for COVID-19, as Britain records nearly 1,000 daily deaths from the virus for the first time.

Two more persons, including a policeman, test positive for coronavirus in Shibalay and Harirampur upazilas of Manikganj.

A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters) -- twice the distance current guidelines say people should leave between themselves in public.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries on to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa.

Country’s overall internet bandwidth usage has increased by 11 percent in the last two weeks as users are at home during the coronavirus outbreak.

A Brac study finds that 14 percent of respondents do not have any food at home because of the countrywide shutdown in effect from March 26 to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus has reached 100,000, while the tally of cases has passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally.

If statistics from other countries are to be believed, Bangladesh is now at the shoulder of the epidemic curve, and the only direction that this can go is up.

As the coronavirus continues its relentless spread across the world, infecting over a million people and killing tens of thousands, news stories of lockdowns, social distancing and overwhelmed hospitals have been making the headlines just about everywhere.

The government is set to unveil its third stimulus package soon, offering cash aid to poor families that have been hit hard by the ongoing shutdown amid coronavirus scare.

Is there light at the end of this COVID-19 darkness? In a world reeling from the unexpected and unrelenting hit from COVID-19, this is an apt question.