The government yesterday allocated 24,103 tonnes of rice to around 3 lakh families of fishermen who are now out of work amid a ban on catching fish fry.

As the coronavirus outbreak unfolds, most of the 18,000 newly-recruited government primary teachers are yet to get salaries for March, and are uncertain whether they will receive the salary for the current month as all public offices are closed till April 25.

Sahamarmita Foundation, a voluntary organisation, is providing food assistance to people -- especially middle- and low-income families -- during the ongoing shutdown amid coronavirus pandemic.

Even though social distancing is one of the best tools we have to avoid being exposed to coronavirus and slowing its spread locally and across the country, many in Chattogram are not following this important practice.

Sweety Dhar, in her mid-30s, is a cancer patient and has been in Australia for treatment since September last year.

It has been exactly two years since college student Rajib Hossain died after losing a hand that got stuck between two buses racing in the city, but his family has neither got justice nor any compensation yet.

Some 2,500-3,000 people visit the capital’s Central Police Hospital every day, and with that comes the risk of Covid-19 transmission. To prevent the spread, hospital authorities have deployed additional police officers to work alongside hospital staff to spray visitors with disinfectants.

Today is the 49th death anniversary of Lt Col Muhammad Abdul Qadir.

Ruhul Amin Mazumdar, a retired director of Bangladesh Tobacco Company Ltd (now British American Tobacco Bangladesh), passed away on April 7. He was 83.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam has directed police to take necessary steps if healthcare service providers face any trouble in entering their homes after they return from their jobs every day.

Thousands of readymade garments workers demonstrated in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Savar and Gazipur demanding their due wages.

An Army personnel dies and 21 others are injured after a truck carrying them has an accident near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.

Artoonad, a social organisation of the youth, has set up a disinfection tunnel near Adorsho School at Mirpur-6 as the country struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A 10-year-old girl dies with coronavirus-like symptoms in Sylhet.

Two more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Jaintiapur and Gowainghat upazilas in Sylhet, the district’s Civil Surgeon Premananda Mandal said today.

Bangladesh's coast guard says it rescued at least 382 "starving" Rohingya refugees floating in a large boat in the country's territorial waters after nearly two months at sea.

The government will provide 50 lakh more ration cards to vulnerable families hit hard by the countrywide shutdown due to coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.

The 49th martyrdom anniversary of Engineer Fazlur Rahman and four of his family members was observed yesterday, said a press release.

A Bangladesh Navy ship yesterday left for The Maldives, carrying more than 100 tonnes of food, medicines and equipment as assistance to help fight the coronavirus.

Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation has demanded special allocation for waterways workers who have been “risking their lives to ensure transportation and supply of essential goods”.