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Bangladesh decides against extending shutdown, offices to reopen May 31

The government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown over the coronavirus oubtreak, allowing offices to reopen on May 31

Bangladesh orders all hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients in separate units

The government has ordered all public and private hospitals in Bangladesh to provide treatment to COVID-19 and other patients in separate units

Amphan aftermath: damages in east Sundarbans worth Tk 1.67 crore

Cyclone Amphan caused damages worth Tk 1.67 crore in the eastern part of Sundarbans, under Bagerhat district, according to the Bangladesh Forest Department

COVID-19: 21 die, 1,166 infected, 245 recover in last 24hrs

Twenty-one people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

1,119 police personnel recover from COVID-19 so far

The number of Bangladeshi police personnel who recovered after testing COVID-19 positive crossed 1,100 today

3 dead, 16 missing after boat capsizes in Jamuna in Sirajganj

At least three people drowned and 16 others went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna river in Sirajganj's Chowhali upazila this noon

Bangladesh reports 21 more virus deaths, 1,166 new cases

Bangladesh has registered new fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, raising the death toll to 522

COVID-19 death toll crosses 500-mark

Twenty-one people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours,  Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today

Virus casts shadow on Eid as cases surge by daily record; deaths top 500

The COVID-19 outbreak has put a further damper on muted Eid-ur-Fitr celebrations in Bangladesh after another 1,975 people tested positive for the infection, the most in a daily count, taking the caseload to 35,585

Bangladesh reports 28 new virus deaths, a daily record, as cases surge by 1,532

Bangladesh has registered 28 new fatalities, the highest in a daily count, bringing the death toll from the disease to 480

Hasina calls for efforts to help the poor as Bangladesh gears up for Eid in pandemic

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the members of the public to stand beside the poor and vulnerable groups as Bangladesh prepares to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr amid an escalating coronavirus crisis

Apex Group boss Manzur Elahi, wife Niloufer contract coronavirus

Syed Manzur Elahi, one of the leading businessmen in Bangladesh, and his wife Niloufer Manzur, the founding head of Sunbeams school, have caught COVID-19

Volunteers help expand COVID-19 testing across Bangladesh

Ever since the first cases of the coronavirus were reported in Bangladesh, experts have stressed the need to expand the country's testing capacity in order to gauge the scope of the outbreak and formulate effective steps to mitigate its impact on public health

Bangladesh reports 1,873 new cases, a single-day record, as body count hits 452

Bangladesh has reported 1,873 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a single day, raising the tally to 32,078

Take in Rohingya yourselves: FM lashes out at countries asking Bangladesh to rescue Myanman refugees

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen lashed out at the countries that are pressuring an already overburdened Bangladesh to accept more Rohingya refugees