Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Dhaka visit for attending the launch of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations on March 17 has been deferred, Indian External Affairs Ministry said yesterday.

Global health experts have warned against hoarding masks, handwash and sanitisers during the coronavirus outbreak as it could worsen the situation by depriving those who might need them.

Bangladesh’s top order came alive once more, this time in the opening T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday as the Tigers posted a commanding 200 for three -- their third-highest T20 score -- before bowling out Zimbabwe for 152 to win the first T20I by 48 runs.

A few minutes before 2:30pm yesterday, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from England’s Manchester landed at the Dhaka airport.

Around 16 million people across a vast swathe of northern Italy woke yesterday to find themselves cut off from the rest of the country, after the government imposed a virtual lockdown to prevent the coronavirus spreading.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday named Tamim Iqbal as the new captain of the ODI side. The opener will replace Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, whose second stint as Bangladesh captain, since 2014, ended with the third ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday.

The High Court yesterday withdrew its earlier orders that granted bail to detained GK Shamim, a top government listed contractor, in two separate criminal cases.

As the first cases of coronavirus were detected in the country yesterday, education ministries said they would take all necessary measures to curb the spread of the virus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the country’s people not to worry about coronavirus as Bangladesh has enough capability to face it.

With the first cases of coronavirus confirmed in the country, the government’s preparation to contain its spread still appears to be inadequate.

The March 17 grand rally -- the flagship event of Mujib Borsho -- at the National Parade Ground was postponed hours after the first cases of coronavirus were reported in the country yesterday.

It was not too long ago that this correspondent reported an incident of violence against her 16-year-old college-going cousin, who was beaten up with sandals by some stalkers in a village market, where hundreds of bystanders watched without protesting.

The Representation of the People Order -- the act that governs the electoral system -- does not ask for much.

People from different walks of life yesterday took an oath to ensure women’s rights and work to end violence against women.

In 2013, the then Bangladesh coach Shane Jurgensen had said on a tour of Zimbabwe that he was actually thinking of flying Mashrafe Bin Mortaza in. His thought process had nothing to do with bolstering the squad with Bangladesh’s best ever fast bowler, who missed the tour due to injury, but it was just about having the most inspirational cricketer in the land among the squad to lift their spirits.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the followers of Bangabandhu’s ideology, particularly the Awami League leaders and workers, to find homeless people in their respective areas and ensure homes for them within the Mujib Borsho to fulfill the desire of Bangabandhu.

“I killed my two daughters and burnt myself too…”

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve, India has taken various preventive measures in a bid to curb the spread of the virus, including closure of educational institutions in different states.

IEDCR Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora yesterday urged people arriving from countries with coronavirus cases to avoid public transport and crowded places.

GK Shamim secured bail from the High Court in two cases in the first week of February, it has emerged.