Italy passed a grim milestone yesterday when it overtook China as the country with most reported deaths from the new coronavirus sweeping the planet.The…

The cabinet secretary and principal secretary to the prime minister have asked the field administration to stop any political and religious rallies like waz mehfil, social and cultural gatherings, fearing spread of coronavirous in the country. The cabinet secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam and principal…

Government yesterday assigned Bangladesh Army to build quarantine facilities for people with coronavirus symptoms at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi on the outskirts of the capital. Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced the government decision while briefing reporters about the current coronavirus…

The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the Civil Aviation Authority and Foreign Secretary to take necessary steps to hand over foreign-returnees to law enforcers to keep them in compulsory quarantine and ensure their health checkup to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A HC bench of Justice Mojibur…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the scheduled banks to suspend adverse classification of loans till June 30 to facilitate business activities in view of the coronavirus outbreak. “Due to coronavirus, the world trade as well as Bangladesh business has faced the negative impact. For the ongoing adverse…