Sajedul Haq Rubel, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh’s Dhaka city unit, tested Covid 19 positive today.

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.

In an effort to prevent coronavirus transmission, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues a directive asking concerned authorities to keep all types of shops and business centres -- except pharmacies -- closed by 7:00pm on a regular basis.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a lawyer on charge of spreading rumours on social media about coronavirus outbreak.