BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury confirmed the news of Mortaza testing positive for the second time, on Saturday, while assuring that there was no need for panic.
Mashrafe Mortaza and two other former Bangladesh cricketers, Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal have so far tested positive for coronavirus
Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka next month for a three-Test series.
Islam, who was involved in distributing food and other supplies in his hometown Narayanganj -- one of the worst-hit areas in Bangladesh -- tested positive for COVID-19
Mashrafe's younger brother Morsalin bin Mortaza confirmed the development saying that the cricketer is presently under home-quarantine.
Last month, Bangladesh's development coach and former first-class cricketer Ashiqur Rahman had tested positive for the dreaded virus.
On this day in 2005, Bangladesh registered their first -- and only ODI victory against Australia.
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo has said that he wants the players to be honest about their mental health.
Tamim Iqbal arranged for pure water for the inhabitants of Shyamnagar Upazila in Satkhira as they were badly affected by the cyclone.
The BCB Chief Executive said that the board will follow the ICC guidelines regarding the resumption of team training.
The former New Zealand captain has been part of the Bangladesh coaching staff since July 2019. The amount that Vettori will be letting go of is however not disclosed.
Akram hailed the current crop of players in Banglades during a Facebook live session with Tamim Iqbal.
Gibson, who joined Bangladesh in January this year, said that head coach Russell Domingo has to look at several younger bowlers to build a team in the next three years.
India was scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in June-July for three ODIs and as many T20Is while Bangladesh was due to visit in July-August for a three-Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship.
Rahman confirmed he had been struggling with the symptoms and had chest pain.
Shakib, who had amassed 606 runs in the 2019 World Cup, was banned by the ICC for two years in October last with one year of that suspended after he accepted three charges of breaching the world body's Anti-Corruption Code.
Australia's two-Test tour to Bangladesh, which was scheduled to take place in June, has now been postponed.
BCB President Nazmul Hassan, who is also a member of parliament, said the players need support given the current situation.
A total of 27 cricketers, including 17 players contracted with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), have decided to make the donation. The other 10 players have also represented the national team.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced that it will follow the work from home policy from Sunday owing to COVID-19 pandemic.
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