Vegetable farmers in Bogura, Thakurgaon, and Jashore are passing difficult days as sales have drastically fallen during the ongoing shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The country yesterday recorded 503 confirmed cases of Covid-19 -- the highest in a single day since the first case was reported more than a month and a half ago -- with four deaths due to the disease.

Iftar is never meant to be had alone. But this year, as Ramadan begins after the new crescent moon was sighted last night, that is precisely what has to happen if this country is to beat the coronavirus pandemic.

Shafiqul Islam Rony is more worried than ever. The health assistant at Mougram community clinic in Pabna feels unprotected every time he goes to work amid a wave of Covid-19 cases in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for forging a collective global partnership and greater unity to fight the coronavirus pandemic as she placed a five-point proposal that includes devising meaningful strategies.

The government yesterday extended the ongoing shutdown of most of the public and private offices till May 5 in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.

Five people have died of Covid-19-like symptoms in three districts in the last two days. Samples from their bodies were collected for coronavirus tests.

The government recently declared 70 percent subsidy for farmers of the haor region, up from the previous 50 percent, for the purchase of agriculture machinery.

A maximum of 12 people, including two imams, can attend Tarabi prayers at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.

As the government is having to allocate additional funds for certain sectors to combat the coronavirus outbreak, it has suspended financing for all “low priority” projects in the Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for this fiscal year, officials said.

A total of 218 policemen tested Covid-19 positive as of yesterday while 652 others of the force are in quarantine, says the Police Headquarters (PHQ).

Despite the continued surge in the number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths and cases, Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday claimed that Bangladesh was better off than the US and some European countries.

President Donald Trump yesterday vowed to sign an order partially blocking immigration to the United States, as health experts warned a second US coronavirus wave could be even more destructive.

Dilruba Begum began feeling unwell on April 20 night. When she told this to her family, they checked her blood pressure and found it to be normal.

At a time when there is a global shortage of Covid-19 test kits and allegations by a number of European countries against some Chinese companies of exporting faulty kits, Gonoshasthaya Kendra is approaching its deadline to hand over its home-grown kits to the government.

Dhaka remains the worst affected division in the country with over 85 percent of all confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

At this critical time when people are advised to stay at home, health workers are oath-bound to be on the frontline away from their families most of the time.

The government has decided in principle to extend the ongoing shutdown of all public and private offices till May 5 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.

In light of rising concerns over the Covid-19 outbreak, public universities had earlier shut down in-person classes. But most of them are yet to offer students alternative online education.

At least 31 police personnel have been infected with coronavirus in Gazipur.