Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

The government plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines next month without any dry run and antibody test, which, experts say, are two critical aspects of a vaccination programme.

As confusion continues over the price of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the government and the Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd have reiterated that Bangladesh will get the vaccine at the same price India is paying.

The government would start providing training to the healthcare staffers from today in an effort to ensure safe and efficient Covid-19 vaccine administration.

A group of scientists and doctors of Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements and Dhaka Medical College hospital claimed they developed a nasal spray that could reduce the viral load of coronavirus.

Males aged between 30 and 39 constitute the largest share of the Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh, reveals a study.

The country’s Covid-19 vaccination drive will soon begin, with an app for online registration set to be operational from January 21.

The government decided to take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from COVAX despite challenges of maintaining the cold chain and ensuring the supply of the particular syringes required.

The government has yet to resolve several key issues before rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, expectedly from the second week of February.

Bangladesh yesterday approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for importing the vaccine from Serum Institute of India.

Bangladesh has approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, paving the way for bringing the vaccine for emergency use.

Noor Sadek and his staff were busy preparing and selling paratha and dal in his makeshift shop at Bhasan Char. Outside the shop, people were standing in line to buy breakfast.

Din Mohammad had made up his mind to go to Malaysia in desperate want of a better life.

Seven-year-old Saiful Islam had to seek refuge in Bangladesh along with his parents in late 2017, during the military crackdown in Myanmar against the Rohingya community.

The second batch of Rohingya refugees are likely to be relocated to Bhasan Char at the end of this month, officials said.

Supply of liquid oxygen to public hospitals has been under strain as a production plant of a key supplier remains out of service for nearly two weeks.

When Covid-19 infections and deaths were rising in mid-June, about 16,000 people used to get tested every day at the 49 laboratories.

Saidul Bashar, a seven-pound baby boy became the first child to be born in Bhasan Char.

A few RT-PCR machines, used for Covid-19 testing, remained out of order at a time when coronavirus cases are on the rise with the advent of winter.

Javed Iqbal lived in Oman for 11 years and returned home to Swandip in 2016 with a plan to settle down in the country.

Abdul Hamid wants to stay on Bhasan Char until he gets to return to Myanmar.