A man died in his house at Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila this morning with coronavirus-like symptoms.

A 16-year-old Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was killed by unknown assailants last night in Rangpur’s Badarganj municipality.

BSRM has made a donation to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund as assistance to combat coronavirus (Covid-19).

Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited (BEOL), one of the country’s most trusted edible oil companies for more than two decades, conducts relief activity at its Rupshi factory to provide daily essential items to 1,000 people.

Police today arrested a teenager for sexually harassing female operators of different national hotlines, including IEDCR’s, from Fulbaria area in Kushtia municipality.

Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar has been put under lockdown today after nine of its healthcare service providers, including two doctors, tested positive for Covid-19 last night.

Three rights platforms for the garment sector in a joint statement expressed concern over the termination of 10,000 workers from different garment factories following the coronavirus outbreak.

WaterSHED Holdings Singapore Ltd recently launched the first-ever portable hand washing solution of in world -- called HappyTap -- in Bangladesh.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) suspends six doctors of Kuwait-Bangladesh Maitree Hospital for “negligence” in discharging their duties.

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A couple of hundred Rohingyas, including some allegedly suspected coronavirus patients, have gathered across the border to enter Bangladesh through Ukhiya and Teknaf borders.

The burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital is going to turned into a centre for treating Covid-19 patients amid the growing number of detections in the last couple of days.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected numerous industries over the globe, and print media is not an exception, regrettably. Starting from ensuring authentic news to securing the health and safety of journalists, COVID-19 has undoubtedly made it onerous for the industry to remain resilient. The Daily Star, being the leading English daily in Bangladesh, has attempted to address the circumstances through a philanthropic approach.

A nine-year-old girl was raped by a rickshaw puller in Shonarampur village under Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria last night.

Garment factory owners today decided to keep their factories shut up to April 25, in line with the government's decision to extend the ongoing closure.

Bangladesh police have instructed emergency supply product and medicine shop owners -- who have permission to keep their shops open after sunset -- to not to allow any strangers to go inside unless it is an emergency.

No one will be allowed to go out of their homes after 6:00pm from today onwards to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

A fire broke out at a building on Banani Road 12 in Dhaka this afternoon.

Christian Church authorities in Bangladesh are conducting online prayer services during the holy week ahead of Easter Sunday on April 12, after closing the doors of the churches across the country to avoid any public gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gaibandha district has been put under lockdown from today afternoon to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.