A readymade garment (RMG) factory owner has died of coronavirus, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

A crystal clear view of the snow-clad peaks of the majestic Dhauladhar range of Himalayan mountain chain becomes visible after the air quality of Jalandhar, an industrial town of Punjab about 260 kilometres from the mountain range, has shown remarkable improvement as all the industries and all modes of transport are suspended during the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak across India.

A village in Cumilla’s Titas upazila is put under lockdown after a 50-year-old man in the village has tested positive for coronavirus.

The head of a department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been tested positive with the coronavirus.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet is willing to dedicate its Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory to conduct tests for coronavirus (Covid-19).

A branch of Bank Asia has been locked down as a coronavirus positive patient visited the bank two days back.

UK-based fair trade watchdog Traidcraft Exchange asks fashion brands and retailers to honour their contracts as they continued to cancel those or stop payments to suppliers from “poorer countries” including Bangladesh over the Covid-19 outbreak.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has launched a cyber-verification cell to tackle the ongoing spread of misinformation centring the coronavirus pandemic.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) introduces two hotlines to aid in sending relief materials to poor people in the city area amid the coronavirus situation in the country.

Bangladesh has decided to bring back undocumented migrants as requested by some countries, once the shutdown over coronavirus ends.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) initiates one-way movement in recognised kitchen markets in the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus, with shoppers now being asked to enter one way and exit another.

Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College will begin testing coronavirus samples next week as it has received the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine.

Chandpur district has been put under lockdown for an indefinite period from today to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has asked all the field officials to take care of themselves and their family members along with ensuring safety and security of the countrymen during the coronavirus pandemic.

A 25-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has fled from the isolation unit of the 250-bed Pabna Medical College Hospital.

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

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday.

Authorities of Dhaka University have made an announcement saying that all classes and examinations will remain suspended until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in a stable and improving condition in intensive care, his culture minister says.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that now was not the time to assess the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling instead for the international community to focus on working in solidarity to stop the virus.