Many public hospitals across the country have set up isolation units for possible coronavirus patients, but a lot of them lack adequate resources and equipment to provide necessary services.

A rare Phayre’s leaf monkey, locally known as chosma pora honuman, atop a tree in Lawachhara forest in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.

First lady Melania Trump will urge Americans to wash their hands and keep their distance from one another to fight coronavirus in a new TV ad campaign produced with major U.S. broadcast networks, the White House said on Wednesday.

Italy’s death toll from coronavirus overtook that of China, where the virus first emerged, on Thursday as hospitals said they were being overwhelmed and the government prepared to prolong emergency lockdown measures.

Romanians face up to 15 years in prison if they violate measures imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the government announced yesterday.

Russia reported its first death connected to the coronavirus pandemic yesterday, initially saying an elderly woman died of pneumonia before changing the cause of death to a blood clot.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday lockdown orders would be issued unless people stepped up compliance with guidelines urging them to stay at home to help halt the spread of the coronavirus in Israel.

Nato expects its members to keep up defence spending despite the economic turmoil caused by coronavirus, the alliance chief said yesterday, insisting they must maintain the ability to defend themselves.

As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass lockdowns and travel bans, UN experts warn that some three billion people lack even the most basic weapons to protect themselves: soap and running water.

Although Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday urged the public to avoid panic buying amid the looming coronavirus threat, the news of the first death from Covid-19 in Bangladesh aggravated the buying spree among consumers for rice, potatoes, lentils, onions, garlic and ginger.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday rejected economically devastated Venezuela’s request for a $5 billion loan to help it cope with the onslaught of coronavirus on the country that an aid agency warned is as prepared as war-torn Syria.

Mobile courts in different districts have fined at least 12 expatriates between Tuesday night and yesterday afternoon for not abiding by the government-mandated home quarantine of 14 days.

Funded by governments, pharmaceuticals and research labs across the world have stepped up their efforts to find vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus, using a variety of different technologies and some of them have claimed initial success.

Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case was yesterday transferred to the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka for quick disposal.

Family members, friends, and colleagues of missing journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol yesterday demanded that the government find him immediately.

Authorities yesterday imposed a ban on public gatherings at different tourist spots in Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet, Chattogram and Patuakhali to prevent the risk of spreading coronavirus.

A team of Gonoshasthaya-RNA Biotech Limited, a sister concern of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, claims to have developed an affordable kit that can detect novel coronavirus infection in 15 minutes.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges took steps to collect toll from major highways for road maintenance, but an initiative to raise dedicated fund for the same purpose remained stalled for years.

A 103-year-old woman in Iran has recovered after being infected with the new coronavirus, state media reported, despite overwhelming evidence the elderly are most at risk from the disease.

A historic 25-year treaty is signed between Bangladesh and India today. The treaty of friendship, cooperation and peace between the two countries is signed at Bangabhaban by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for Bangladesh and Indira Gandhi for India.