The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $404 million loan for upgrading the Sylhet-Tamabil highway to four lanes, aiming to improve Bangladesh’s intercity travel and cross-border connectivity.

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim visits the Kataban pet shops and directs the shop owners not to be cruel to the animals amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Supreme Court judges have donated Tk 10 lakh to the prime minister's fund as part of effort to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus.

In an effort to prevent coronavirus transmission, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues a directive asking concerned authorities to keep all types of shops and business centres -- except pharmacies -- closed by 7:00pm on a regular basis.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked private universities to stop assigning students’ grades without holding semester finals as well as enrolling new students without admission tests, due to the evolving coronavirus situation.

Two suspected yaba traders have been killed in a “gunfight” in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

An allegation has been raised against some healthcare providers at Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) -- the only organisation in Chattogram authorised to test for coronavirus -- over demanding money for conducting the test.

There are currently 36 lakh pending cases with courts across the country. In light of this huge backlog, Law Minister Anisul Huq stated earlier this year that the government will take initiatives to clear at least five to six lakh of these cases within 2020.

At a time when law enforcers are enforcing social distancing among people to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the agency is failing to apply the same for its own members.

The government has decided to bring back some expatriate Bangladeshi workers who are in difficult situations overseas, amid the evolving situation over the coronavirus pandemic.

Bashirul Haque, a renowned architect, died at Gonoshasthya Nagar Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday evening. He was 77.

A farmer died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Saturday night hours after he had been injured in an attack over land dispute in Tarakanda upazila, said police.

A pangolin was rescued from Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday night.

For students and teachers of Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, the beginning of April is usually a busy time, as the campus premises bustle with preparations for the Mangal Shobhajatra rally to usher in the Bangla New Year, marking Pahela Baishakh (on April 14).

Authorities are all set to provide education to primary students through television from Thursday, aiming to minimise the loss of the academic session due to closure of educational institutions.

Bangladesh Police says that it is not allowing anyone to enter or leave Dhaka, except for emergency services.

Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) is demanding a Tk 610 crore grant from the government, to help member companies through the next six months for the pandemic-induced work order cancellations and decline in service requests.

One more coronavirus patient has died in the last 24 hours in Bangladesh, taking the total number of deaths to nine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.

Local administration has locked down Ambagan area in Narayanganj Sadar upazila after a 55-year-old resident died of coronavirus in the area.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended the suspension of all international and domestic flights until April 14.