Speakers at a webinar have said Bangladesh has been able to avert a big disaster by coronavirus due to the timely intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Health Minister Zahid Malik on Tuesday suggested people not to make unnecessary foreign trips as deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to 60 countries across the globe.

Health Minister Zahid Malik on Wednesday said the government will recruit 30,000 people this year for the health sector.

A number of ministers either drew public attention or came under fire hitting headlines in 2019 for various reasons, including onion price hike, fatal train crash or unprecedented dengue outbreak.