Inflation edged up slightly in March owing to the rise in prices of non-food items although coronavirus-induced panic-buying before the country was placed on a lockdown made some food items expensive.

Since the country went into shutdown, people have had to adapt themselves to spending days cooped up in their homes.

Local pharmaceuticals have produced a drug called Favipiravir -- an anti-flu and viral infection medication -- said to be effective in the treatment of coronavirus patients in China.

India yesterday reported its biggest jump in number of new coronavirus cases as top doctors warned of an “onslaught” that could cripple the health system to levels far beyond what Europe and the United States are experiencing.

At least 186 people of 35 families are placed in isolation in Shariatpur after a 90-year-old man from the locality died from being infected by the coronavirus.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) suggests its members to shut down their units till April 11 considering the ongoing coronavirus situation in the country.

People are taking more digital services now than during other times amid the government-declared general holiday, Mahatab Uddin Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi, says during a Facebook live session.

The central bank today requested law enforcement agencies to not create any roadblocks for bank employees while going to and from their office during the ongoing shutdown declared by the government.

In a noble gesture, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan offers his four-storey office in Mumbai to be used for treating Covid-19 patients.

Rita Reynolds, a 99-year-old grandmother of four, becomes the oldest person to recover from coronavirus in the UK.

Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) proposes that no job cut should take place at industries and offices in the wake of the coronavirus fallout in the country.

The Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) today demanded that the government create a fund for Bangladeshi migrant workers who are at risk of losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

News is considered to be the first draft of history; it also happens to be a catalyst for action. At least in this case. On March 31, The Daily Star ran a report on the return of sagarlata also known as beach morning glory on the beaches of Cox’s Bazar -- owing to a fall in human movement in the area.

Thousands of people were seen coming to Dhaka from Savar, Manikganj, Barishal, Mymensingh, Gazipur and many other parts of the country amid the nationwide shutdown enforced to combat the spread of coronavirus.

The Supreme Court issues a circular saying that all temporary court orders such as those granting bail, staying case proceedings and issuing status quo will be extended for two weeks’ till reopening of the court.

At least six Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in New York in last 24 hours.

Nurse recovering from Covid-19 recounts her ordeal

The government extends the ongoing suspension on the operation of all types of passenger transportation till April 11, to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The World Bank has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen its national system for public health emergencies.

Two more coronavirus patients have died in the last 24 hours in the country, taking the number of deaths from the infection to eight, IEDCR says.