Covid-19: 30 die, 2,364 infected, 1,934 recover in 24 hours

Thirty people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 November 2020, 10:07 AM

Virus wave must be fought without vaccines: WHO

The World Health Organization's emergencies director warned Wednesday that vaccines would not arrive in time to defeat the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
19 November 2020, 06:44 AM

Intensity of Covid-19 likely to increase in winter: PM

Although the intensity of Covid-19 pandemic has decreased a bit at present, it is likely to increase in the coming winter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament today.
18 November 2020, 14:55 PM

Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine 94% effective in over 65-year-olds

Pfizer Inc has said the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine in adults over 65 years, who are at particular risk from the virus, is over 94%.
18 November 2020, 12:15 PM

Analysis: Can first Covid-19 vaccines bring herd immunity? Experts have doubts

Figuring out what’s needed to achieve herd immunity with Covid-19 vaccines involves a range of factors, several of which are unknown.
18 November 2020, 11:51 AM

Covid-19: 21 die, 2,111 infected, 1,893 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the total number of deaths to 6,275, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 November 2020, 09:59 AM

Spike in daily Covid-19 deaths again

Thirty-nine people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This is the highest number of daily deaths due to infection recorded in a while.
17 November 2020, 10:08 AM

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine almost 95% effective, trials show

For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a Covid-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said today its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the US and around the world.
16 November 2020, 12:21 PM

Covid-19: 21 die, 2,139 infected, 1,604 recovers in 24 hours

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 November 2020, 09:57 AM

Covid-19 pandemic: Normal life back next winter, says vaccine creator

The impact of a new Covid-19 vaccine will kick in over summer and life should be back to normal by next winter, one of its creators has said.
15 November 2020, 15:41 PM

Home minister, public security secretary test positive for Covid-19

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Senior Secretary of the ministry’s Public Security Department Mustafa Kamal Uddin have been infected with the coronavirus.
15 November 2020, 11:29 AM

Covid-19: 21 die, 1,837 infected, 1,693 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.
15 November 2020, 10:09 AM

‘Bangladesh signs agreement to bring Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford’

Bangladesh has signed an agreement to collect doses of Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zahid Malik said.
14 November 2020, 17:46 PM

Bangladesh reports 14 Covid-19 deaths, 3,47,849 total recoveries

“Fourteen more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll from the pandemic to 6,173,” a DGHS press release said.
14 November 2020, 10:35 AM

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam tests Covid-19 positive

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has tested positive for Covid-19.
13 November 2020, 17:49 PM

Covid-19: 19 die, 1,767 infected, 1,519 recover in 24 hours

Nineteen people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 November 2020, 10:00 AM

Elon Musk says he tested positive and negative for Covid-19 on same day

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday he took four coronavirus tests on the same day, with two showing positive results, while the other two were negative.
13 November 2020, 07:27 AM

Hanif Paribahan founder Zoynul Abedin dies with Covid-19

Zoynul Abedin, proprietor of Hanif Paribahan, died of Covid-19 last night at the age of 87.
12 November 2020, 09:03 AM

UK confirmed Covid-19 deaths surge past 50,000

The United Kingdom has passed 50,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, with a recent rise in infections leading to a new grim milestone for the European country hit hardest by the pandemic.
11 November 2020, 18:14 PM

AL MP Mahbubul Alam Hanif tests positive for Covid-19

Ruling Awami League MP Mahbubul Alam Hanif, also the party’s joint general secretary, has tested positive for Covid-19 today.
11 November 2020, 14:20 PM