The Bangladesh government has planned to extend the ongoing lockdown to May 30 as the daily rate of new COVID-19 cases has continued to surge, it was reported

The number of fatalities and infections due to novel coronavirus is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh with the country recording 19 deaths and 1,162 new cases in 24 hours -- the highest single-day spike

The Bangladesh government will give five million families Tk 2,500 each in cash aid to help them cope up with the coronavirus crisis

Bangladesh is set to request the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within a week to extend $700 million in emergency financing to help the country avoid being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic

Nineteen people -- the highest number in 24 hours so far -- have died with coronavirus infections since yesterday, Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

Passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who bought tickets but could not travel due to suspension of flight operations amid the coronavirus situation, can make trips with their unused tickets until March 14, 2021, the national flag carrier said today

The government is likely to extend the ongoing shutdown of most of the public and private offices till May 30 to curb further spread of COVID-19 in the country

Over one lakh Bangladeshis in different Middle Eastern countries are suffering acute hunger while many other Bangladeshis have become unemployed amid the shutdown of economies across the world

Bangladesh has registered 11 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, raising the death toll to 250

The country reported a record single-day surge of detected coronavirus cases -- 1,034 -- as the tally crossed the 15,000 mark, while 11 new deaths took the death toll to 239

The tally of novel coronavirus infections in Bangladesh has soared to 15,691 after a 24-hour count of confirmed cases exceeded 1,000 for the first time in another grim milestone

The number of COVID-19 cases in the police force is rising rapidly as 207 more cops tested positive in the last 24 hours across the country

The COVID-19 outbreak in the country turned grimmer as health authorities reported a new record of coronavirus infection and a spike in fatalities

Crowds flocked back to the streets of Dhaka as the Bangladesh government has relaxed some restrictions on shopping at malls and congregational prayers at mosques, while the nationwide shutdown of the transport system was still in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was freed from prison in March after serving 25 months in two corruption cases, was receiving treatment at her residence here amid the coronavirus pandemic, her family has said