Coca-Cola in Bangladesh has pledged an initial support of Tk 11.5 crores towards helping the healthcare system and local communities through food package and distribution of beverages to combat the coronavirus crisis, said a press release.

Fareast International University (FIU) Vice Chancellor Prof Nazmul Karim Chowdhury, who was tested Covid-19 positive, died yesterday at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit, dedicated for treating Covid-19 patients.

Something strange is happening inside the Bangladesh National Zoo in Dhaka. For the first time in decades, this establishment is devoid of huge throngs of people for an extended period of time as the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in never-before-seen social distancing measures.

Abdullah Al Hasan is a youth from Mymensingh and a graduate of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology’s Forestry and Environmental Science (FES) department.

A Union Parishad chairman and two members were suspended yesterday due to their alleged involvement in irregularities in VGF rice distribution, said a press release issued by the LGRD ministry.

The health ministry yesterday directed all deputy commissioners to prepare and preserve a list of all RMG workers in their respective districts.

Dhaka dwellers will only be allowed to visit markets, shops and shopping malls located within two kilometres of their respective areas.

Prof Nazmul Karim Chowdhury, vice chancellor of Fareast International University, dies at Dhaka Medical College’s burn unit, now dedicated for treating Covid-19 patients.

An alleged yaba trader is killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Ukhiaupazila of Cox’s Bazar.

A 250-bed Hospital in Moulvibazar has been declared shut temporarily after ten of its doctors, nurses and healthcare providers tested positive for coronavirus.

Two people died after a trawler capsized during a sudden storm at Charkilla area of ​​Meghna river at Hijla upazila of Barishal yesterday morning.

Humanitarian organisation World Vision yesterday warned that unless the international community responds immediately and prioritises the world’s most vulnerable in the fight against Covid-19, the huge progress that has been made to save lives and reduce poverty over the past 30 years will be reversed.

Several hundred people, who said they have been deprived of any aid, staged demonstrations in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office and Khulna Press club yesterday.

For traders, Eid is the busiest time. From shop owners to vendors on the street, the two Eids are the occasions for the most volume of sales in a year. A lot of plans and life goals rely on making a good profit during the festivals.

An iftar gathering was held at a ward councillor’s residence in Chattogram city on Tuesday, without maintaining social distance amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Taking advantage of growing demand for hand gloves and masks, several syndicates are reselling discarded products exposing people to the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus in the country.

Bangladesh and India are likely to resume rail operations to transport essential commodities and medical supplies between the two countries.

Awami League MP Habibur Rahman Mollah passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 78.

India yesterday handed over the third instalment of emergency medical assistance consisting of 30,000 RT-PCR Covid-19 test kits to Bangladesh.

The government has taken initiative to bring back Bangladeshis, who are stranded in the US for over six weeks, by a special flight next week.