1st consignment of Covid-19 vaccine likely to reach Dhaka Jan 21-25

The first shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is likely to reach Bangladesh between January 21 and 25.
11 January 2021, 11:28 AM

Covid-19: 22 dead, 849 infected, 917 recovered in 24 hours

Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 January 2021, 09:55 AM

WHO experts to visit to probe virus origins on Thursday, says China

China says a group of experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive Thursday for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
11 January 2021, 05:44 AM

UK helps raise $1b for distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries including Bangladesh

The UK has helped raise $1 billion for the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) by match-funding other donors, which will help distribute one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines to 92 developing countries, including Bangladesh, this year.
10 January 2021, 13:40 PM

Covid-19: UK has vaccinated around 2 million people, health secretary says

Britain has now given around 2 million people a Covid-19 vaccination, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday ahead of a ramp-up in the roll-out of the shots on Monday.
10 January 2021, 11:42 AM

Covid-19 vaccine to be free in India's West Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her government is making arrangements for providing Covid-19 vaccines free of cost to all the people of the state.
10 January 2021, 11:15 AM

Covid-19: 25 die, 1,071 infected, 737 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 January 2021, 10:00 AM

Covid-19 vaccine: India to start ‘world’s biggest inoculation exercise’ from January 16

India will start vaccinating its people against Covid-19 from January 16 in the world’s biggest inoculation exercise.
9 January 2021, 11:58 AM

Covid-19: 692 positive out of 12,908 samples tested in 24 hours, 22 dead

Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 January 2021, 09:43 AM

China to provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge to its people: official

China will provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to general public, government authorities said today.
9 January 2021, 06:31 AM

Covid-19: 16 die, 785 infected, 833 recover in 24 hours

Sixteen people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 January 2021, 11:03 AM

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants: study

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the US drugmaker.
8 January 2021, 08:40 AM

Covid-19 vaccine: Govt approves emergency use of Covishield

The government today gave permission to Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited for emergency use of Covishield -- the Indian version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine.
7 January 2021, 14:09 PM

Ctg city administrator, wife test positive for coronavirus

Administrator of Chattogram City Corporation Khursed Alam Sujan and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus today.
7 January 2021, 10:01 AM

Covid-19: 31 die, 1,007 infected, 966 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 January 2021, 09:57 AM

Covid-19: 17 die, 978 infected, 1,021 recover in 24 hours

Seventeen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
6 January 2021, 09:43 AM

WHO team investigating coronavirus origins denied entry to China

An expert mission to China to find the origins of the coronavirus pandemic stumbled before it even began, with the head of the World Health Organization complaining that Beijing was blocking the team from entering the country.
6 January 2021, 05:11 AM

Govt raises Covid-19 preparedness project cost by Tk 5,659.07cr

The government has approved the first revision of the Covid-19 Emergency Response and Pandemic Preparedness Project, raising its cost by Tk 5,659.07 crore mainly for the procurement, preservation and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.
5 January 2021, 16:45 PM

India says it hadn't banned export of Covid-19 vaccine; warns of misinformation

India today said it has not banned the export of Covid-19 vaccines Oxford-AstraZeneca and Covaxin, both of which have been granted restricted emergency use approval by the country’s drug regulator.
5 January 2021, 14:35 PM

India ready to roll out Covid-19 vaccine on January 13

India today announced it is ready to introduce Covid-19 vaccine within 10 days from the date of emergency use authorisation, and based on the feedback of the dry run of the vaccination drive held last week.
5 January 2021, 12:22 PM