Dhaka University authorities ask its resident students to leave their dormitories by tomorrow evening amid coronavirus fears.

The Dhaka airport authorities had sent seven people, who landed from different countries, to a nearby hospital in the last 24 hours, according to the airport director.

A police official dies after being hit by a bus while trying to catch a mugger in Agargaon.

Four people were killed in separate road crashes over the last two days, report our correspondent and a news agency.

It’s yet to be done by everyone, but a few supershops in the port city are standing out by employing exemplary cautionary measures to protect against the possible spread of coronavirus, earning praise of customers.

Despite repeated warnings against public gatherings, which can hasten the spread of coronavirus, mayoral candidates for Chattogram City Corporation polls continue to hold rallies and meetings in port city.

The High Court yesterday granted a four-week anticipatory bail to Bangla daily Manabzamin Editor-in-Chief Matiur Rahman Chowdhury in a case filed under Digital Security Act on charge of “publishing false news and circulating it on social media”.

In two special drives, Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday claimed to have arrested six people engaged in smuggling yaba pills for years.

Although the air quality of the capital marked a significant improvement yesterday morning, it was still classified as “unhealthy” in the Air Quality Index (AQI).

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Mizanur Rahman, suspended deputy inspector general of police, and Khandaker Enamul Basir, suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in a bribery case.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday urged overseas returnees to follow the quarantine rules for the sake of the country, warning that stern action will be taken if anyone breaches those.

Brac, the world’s largest NGO, has instructed all non-essential staff working at its head office in the capital’s Mohakhali to stay at home and work online from March 22 to March 25, as a preventive measure against novel coronavirus.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to issue a gazette notification by today declaring coronavirus a contagious disease in the country, and to inform it about steps taken to tackle this disease.

The second death anniversary of women’s rights activist Rebeka Mohiuddin, one of the organisers of the Liberation War and wife of Awami League central leader Mohiuddin Ahmed, will be observed today, says a press release.

Many coaching centres in the capital are continuing their operations amid thin presence of students, defying a government order to keep educational institutions shut down as a preventive measure against possible spread of novel coronavirus in the country.

Detective police last night arrested four youths from Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh, in connection with the murder of auto-rickshaw driver Ratan Mia (28) in Nandail upazila on Saturday night.

With calls ringing louder for raising awareness on cleanliness and “social distancing” in wake of coronavirus infections being reported in the country every day, a large population group of the capital -- who live in cramped slums with poor hygiene standards -- appears to be largely clueless about the virus and precautions needed.

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, yesterday fined Halda Tea Valley Tk 4 lakh for razing hills at Narayanhat area of Fatikchhari upazila.

A court yesterday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a child and then torching her body in Manikganj’s Daulatpur upazila on October 20, 2018.

Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified youths which were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river at Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj yesterday.