A Muslim imam from Bangladesh died in The Gambia after preaching in several other countries, becoming the tiny West African nation's first coronavirus fatality, the health ministry says.

In face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is disinfecting roads by spraying bleaching solution.

Authorities have decided to use three resorts as institutional quarantine facilities in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

The United States should lift sanctions if it wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says, adding that Iran had no intention of accepting Washington’s offer of humanitarian assistance.

Army will start assisting local administration at divisional and district towns from tomorrow -- to ensure people are maintaining social distance and taking precautionary measures.

All government offices will be closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the cabinet secretary says.

All government offices will be closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the cabinet secretary said today.

All government offices will be closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the cabinet secretary said today.

All government offices will be closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the cabinet secretary said today.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that a 500-member committee had been formed to tackle the coronavirus situation in the country.

One more coronavirus patient has died in Bangladesh while six new cases have been confirmed by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s initial test for coronavirus came back negative, a government spokesman says, adding that Merkel will undergo further tests.

The United Nations will create a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients worldwide, Norway’s foreign ministry has said.

Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) has urged doctors all over the country to come forward in service of humanity and help combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Awami League (AL) and its associate organisations today cancelled all activities marking the country’s Independence Day.

Amidst a lockdown across vast swathes of India, a 68-year-old Filipino, who had recovered after he was tested coronavirus positive, died in a hospital in Mumbai raising the death toll from coronavirus in India to eight.

The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) suspends electronic and machine-readable passport (MRP) operations, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, US media reports.

An Italy-returnee with coronavirus symptoms died at a hospital in Bhairab of Kishoreganj last night, Civil Surgeon Mujibur Rahman has said.

The US Department of Justice announces it had shut down a website claiming to sell a coronavirus vaccine, in its first act of federal enforcement against fraud in connection with the pandemic.