Ignoring the government advice to stay home, people in droves continued to leave Dhaka for their village homes yesterday.

The Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) yesterday requested all not to publish news and photos on the basis of false, misleading and hypothetical information on the members of armed forces deployed across the country to combat coronavirus.

A suspected robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Sadar upazila of Kushtia early yesterday, after several hours of his arrest.

Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) will provide 3,000 hand sanitisers, 23,000 face masks and 23,000 hand gloves to newspaper agents and hawkers across the country.

Deserted for the last 25 months, the house on Road no-79 in the capital’s Gulshan-2, was decked up yesterday as its tenant, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, came back after spending 776 days in jail.

A French medical body urged pet owners on Wednesday to take precautions like washing hands after stroking dogs or cats, saying the risk of catching COVID-19 from animals “cannot be ruled out”.

Italy’s air quality has improved since the country went into coronavirus lockdown, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Wednesday, a trend seen elsewhere in Europe as well.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the new coronavirus as the total number of infections spiked to 767, according to the health ministry.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said antimalarial drugs that are under investigation to treat the new coronavirus could be a “gift from God” despite scientists warning against the dangers of overhyping unproven medicines.

In Turkey, sprinkling hands with cologne has long been a ritual for a visit to the barber, a meal at a restaurant or even a trip on the bus.

At least two workers died and another required medical attention allegedly after being exposed to toxic gases while manually dismantling a scrap ship at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday.

A suspected mugger has been beaten to death by a mob in Madhupur upazila of Tangail, said police.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.

Even though the government has closed the door for people travelling into the country from Europe, except the UK, Bangladeshis are still coming home from those countries via London and Manchester, said officials concerned.

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a large number of people have opted for ordering groceries online from the safety of their homes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today at a meeting with Rayer Bazar Awami League members says,

Three children went missing after a trawler with around 60 passengers on board capsized in the Padma near Shimulia ghat in Munshiganj’s Louhajang upazila last night.

Nigeria on Monday urged people in its largest city Lagos and capital Abuja to stay home, as the country shut its land borders to halt the spread of coronavirus.

The US Department of Justice said it was delaying court hearings for asylum seekers ordered to stay in Mexico while their cases are being decided, due to the coronavirus.