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Highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a day

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

Biman passengers can travel with unused tickets till March 14, 2021

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

Shutdown likely to stay till May 30

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

Stalked by hunger in foreign lands

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's coronavirus death toll hits 250, case count surges to 16,660

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

Bangladesh COVID 19 infection tally crosses 15,000

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

Bangladesh records 11 more virus deaths, daily caseload tops 1,000

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

207 police personnel test COVID-19 positive in 24 hours

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 highest single-day surge in Bangladesh

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 flock in Dhaka as government eases some restrictions

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 PM Khaleda Zia receiving treatment at home amid lockdown

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

Bangladesh reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 636 new cases

Eight men have died from the coronavirus infection in the 24 hours to 8 am Saturday, bringing the body count from the disease in Bangladesh to 214

Bangladesh's coronavirus deaths cross 200, cases top 13,000

Bangladesh has registered seven more deaths from the coronavirus over a 24-hour period, taking the body count past 200, in a grim milestone, within two months of reporting its first COVID-19 cases

Bangladesh ferries more Rohingya refugees to remote island

Bangladesh authorities on Friday said that some 280 Rohingya refugees were being ferried to an uninhabited remote island after being found adrift at sea

Bangladesh cabinet approves ordinance to allow digital court proceedings

The Bangladesh cabinet has approved an ordinance paving the way for the courts in the country to hold digital trials via video-conference