In an effort to quell the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh government is planning to reimpose area-wise lockdowns in capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, a senior Health Ministry official said here

There's water all around Amena Begum. Yet, her son has to bring drinking water in a raft from a shallow tube well 2.5 km away

Bangladeshi authorities have put Cox's Bazar Municipality on lockdown declaring some areas in the district near the Rohingya refugee camps as coronavirus red zone for maximum risk of infection, the media reported

Bangladesh has registered 35 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infections in a daily count, taking the toll to 846

The government is planning to impose area-wise lockdowns in Dhaka, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, by identifying infection clusters and hotspots in the capital after Bangladesh ranked 20th among the countries most affected by the pandemic

Most of the mega development projects in Bangladesh were already behind schedule before the pandemic. Then came several months of shutdown, deteriorating the situation to a great extent

Bangladesh has made it to the list of countries with most coronavirus cases with confirmed infections crossing 60,000 in 90 days after the first COVID-19 patient was detected in the country

The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection in Bangladesh has climbed to 811 after 30 new fatalities were registered in a daily count

At least 168 people were killed and 283 injured in 149 road crashes across the country in 13 days while travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival and amid shut down, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity

Five Bangladeshi and international organisations have written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asking her to take action guaranteeing press freedom amid an alarming surge in physical and judicial attacks on reporters and cartoonists in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, a media report said on Friday

The readymade garments factories can now use only half their workforce due to the coronavirus crisis, which may lead them to shed jobs from June, Rubana Huq fears

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen, has written an article in The Guardian, saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing dangers like super cyclone Amphan and COVID-19

Bangladesh has registered 35 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, bringing the death toll to 781

In a nationwide crackdown, Bangladesh security forces have arrested six human traffickers responsible for sending more than 30 workers to Libya, most of whom perished in a grisly massacre last week

Bangladesh Bank’s foreign currency reserves have crossed $34 billion for the first time thanks to surging remittance despite the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging economies