On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced, in her address to the nation, that the government would provide an incentive package of Taka 5,000 crore for export-oriented industries.

With multiple coronavirus testing facilities now detecting more cases, experts feel even more people from every region need to be tested immediately.

With educational institutions closed for the foreseeable future to curb the spread of coronavirus, children are increasingly becoming restless in their homes, cut off from the outside world, their friends, physical activities and instructions from teachers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a set of very comprehensive directives. But, as we know, with all directives, there are three phases to it—its issuance, its speedy, efficient and systemic implementation and finally, its strict monitoring.

At least 186 people of 35 families are placed in isolation in Shariatpur after a 90-year-old man from the locality died from being infected by the coronavirus.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) suggests its members to shut down their units till April 11 considering the ongoing coronavirus situation in the country.

People are taking more digital services now than during other times amid the government-declared general holiday, Mahatab Uddin Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi, says during a Facebook live session.

The central bank today requested law enforcement agencies to not create any roadblocks for bank employees while going to and from their office during the ongoing shutdown declared by the government.

In a noble gesture, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan offers his four-storey office in Mumbai to be used for treating Covid-19 patients.

Rita Reynolds, a 99-year-old grandmother of four, becomes the oldest person to recover from coronavirus in the UK.

Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) proposes that no job cut should take place at industries and offices in the wake of the coronavirus fallout in the country.

The Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) today demanded that the government create a fund for Bangladeshi migrant workers who are at risk of losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

News is considered to be the first draft of history; it also happens to be a catalyst for action. At least in this case. On March 31, The Daily Star ran a report on the return of sagarlata also known as beach morning glory on the beaches of Cox’s Bazar -- owing to a fall in human movement in the area.

Thousands of people were seen coming to Dhaka from Savar, Manikganj, Barishal, Mymensingh, Gazipur and many other parts of the country amid the nationwide shutdown enforced to combat the spread of coronavirus.

The Supreme Court issues a circular saying that all temporary court orders such as those granting bail, staying case proceedings and issuing status quo will be extended for two weeks’ till reopening of the court.

At least six Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in New York in last 24 hours.

Nurse recovering from Covid-19 recounts her ordeal

The government extends the ongoing suspension on the operation of all types of passenger transportation till April 11, to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The World Bank has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen its national system for public health emergencies.

Two more coronavirus patients have died in the last 24 hours in the country, taking the number of deaths from the infection to eight, IEDCR says.