Covid-19: death toll crosses 5,000-mark

28 die, 1,557 infected, 2,073 recover in 24 hours
22 September 2020, 10:00 AM

156 nations join global vaccine plan but US, China absent

Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance led by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but superpowers China and the United States did not sign up.
22 September 2020, 07:12 AM

Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh nearing 5,000

Forty people have died and 1,705 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 September 2020, 11:15 AM

PM will seek UN intervention on Covid-19 vaccine: Foreign minister

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to seek UN intervention to make sure that Covid-19 vaccine is made available as a public good.
21 September 2020, 09:08 AM

Covid-19 situation may worsen in winter, preparation needed: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all concerned to stay prepared as the Covid-19 situation in the country may worsen in winter.
20 September 2020, 12:18 PM

Covid-19: 26 die, 1,544 infected, 2,179 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 September 2020, 10:25 AM

Covid-19: 32 die, 1,567 infected, 2,051 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 September 2020, 10:01 AM

Covid-19: Nat’l committee suggests advance payment by govt to get vaccine quickly

The National Technical Advisory Committee formed to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, has advised the government to go for an advance payment in a bid to procure the Covid-19 vaccine quickly.
18 September 2020, 11:31 AM

Covid-19: 22 die, 1,541 infected, 1,923 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 September 2020, 09:44 AM

Covid-19 threatening gains in healthcare, education: World Bank

The Covid-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds.
17 September 2020, 13:08 PM

3 designated Covid-19 hospitals in Dhaka excluded from lists of coronavirus treatment

As the number of patients declined, the government today decommissioned three Covid-19 designated hospitals in the capital.
17 September 2020, 11:34 AM

Covid-19: Recovery number crosses 2.5 lakh mark

36 die, 1,593 infected, 2,443 recover in 24 hours
17 September 2020, 09:57 AM

Coronavirus vaccine must be affordable, available to all: UN Chief

United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed on making the coronavirus vaccine, once it is manufactured commercially, affordable and available to mass people, irrespective of borders.
17 September 2020, 06:00 AM

Russia to supply 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to India

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has said it will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, as Moscow speeds up plans to distribute its shot abroad.
16 September 2020, 18:39 PM

Covid-19: 21 die, 1,615 infected, 2,375 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 September 2020, 09:47 AM

China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November

Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
15 September 2020, 10:43 AM

Covid-19: 43 die, 1,724 infected, 2,439 recover in 24 hours

Forty-three people have died from Covid-19 and 1,724 new infections were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 September 2020, 10:19 AM

Aurthohin frontman ‘Bassbaba’ Sumon and his son test positive for Covid-19

Bangladeshi band Aurthohin’s frontman Saidus Salehin Khaled, popularly known as ‘Bassbaba’ Sumon, and his son Ahnaf Salehin Khaled, have tested positive for Covid-19.
14 September 2020, 12:24 PM

Covid-19: 26 die, 1,812 infected, 2,512 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 September 2020, 09:51 AM

WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours
14 September 2020, 04:41 AM