Bangladesh’s economy is bracing for a serious impact as the country’s lifeline—the RMG sector—is now facing threats from both the buyers' and suppliers’ ends, thanks to the global outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Global buyers have so far cancelled or put on hold…

A coronavirus-infected person faced inhuman suffering and harassment before death came to relieve him of all humiliation on Saturday. The story has been posted on Facebook page by the son of that 70-year-old person. Under the heading ‘Demise of a father and failure of a son’, Iqbal Abdullah,…

The government has ordered all its officials and employees in the field-level offices to remain present at their respective duty stations so that they…

Supreme Court (SC) in a circular ordered the lower courts across the country to postpone all activities, except for bail, temporary injunction and other important matters, for a reasonable period amid coronvirus outbreak. The circular, signed by SC Registrar General Md Ali Akbar, said the postponement…

The government has postponed the upcoming Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams, scheduled on April 1, amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Sources in the Education Boards said revised dates of the exams would be published later. The government has taken the…

Kolkata and several areas across West Bengal comes under a lockdown from 5 pm today till March 27 in view of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a notification issued by the state government on Sunday. Only essential services will be allowed during the period, the notification said. The Indian Centre…