BNP on Friday alleged that the government has failed to take any effective step to save people from the deadly coronavirus and make them aware of it.

Japan on Tuesday handed over quality assured personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to aid Bangladesh in its fight against coronavirus.  

Seven more people were diagnosed with coronavirus in Bogura on Wednesday.   Civil Surgeon Dr Mostafizur Rahman Tuhin announced the development on Thursday. He said the district has so far recorded 13 confirmed cases.   All of them are undergoing treatment at the isolation unit of Bogura Mohammad Ali Hospital.   The new patients have recently returned to their village homes from Dhaka and other districts, said Dr Tuhin.   They are residents of Dhunat, Sonatala, Bogura, Sadar, Sariakandi and Dupchachia upazilas of the district.