Decision to reduce number of Covid-19 hospitals worries experts

Health experts fear that the government's decision to gradually suspend providing treatment at 12 dedicated Covid-19 hospitals will be a premature one that sends the wrong message to people.
13 September 2020, 17:15 PM

Battling pandemic fatigue: Some feel burned out as the Covid-19 outbreak drags on with no end in sight

Long-term worries about a pandemic can take a toll on mental and emotional health and may result in the worsening of mental health conditions and chronic health problems. Terri Chen, head of psychology and senior clinical psychologist at the National University Hospital's department of psychological medicine in Singapore, gives some tips on how to cope with pandemic fatigue.
13 September 2020, 12:15 PM

Covid-19: 31 die, 1,476 infected, 2,372 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 and 1,476 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).
13 September 2020, 10:14 AM

AstraZeneca resumes Covid-19 vaccine trial after UK green light

Pharma giant AstraZeneca on Saturday said it had resumed a Covid-19 vaccine trial after getting the all-clear from British regulators, following a pause caused by a UK volunteer falling ill.
12 September 2020, 15:08 PM

Covid-19: 34 die, 1,282 infected, 2,247 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-four 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).
12 September 2020, 09:59 AM

Covid-19: 34 die, 1,792 infected, 2,474 recover in 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 September 2020, 10:02 AM

Germany donates 2m euro to IOM for Covid-19 response in Bangladesh

Germany has provided the International Organisation for Migration with two million euros to support the UN migration agency’s Covid-19 response in Bangladesh.
11 September 2020, 06:58 AM

Sylhet City mayor tests positive for Covid-19

Sylhet City Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury has tested positive for Covid-19.
10 September 2020, 16:25 PM

Government ready to procure Covid-19 vaccine: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is ready to procure Covid-19 vaccine from the country where it will be developed first.
10 September 2020, 15:23 PM

WHO says $700 million raised so far for Covid-19 vaccines initiative for poor

International donors have raised $700 million - less than half the target - to purchase future coronavirus vaccines for poor countries in a global initiative to ensure eventual vaccines do not go only to rich countries, a World Health Organization official says.
10 September 2020, 14:01 PM

Covid-19: 41 die, 1,892 infected, 2,746 recover in 24 hours

Forty-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).
10 September 2020, 09:51 AM

Covid-19 in India: Daily spike close to 1 lakh, highest deaths recorded

India today moved very close to the grim milestone of one lakh Covid-19 positive cases in a single-day.
10 September 2020, 06:22 AM

WHO says vaccine safety top priority, as AstraZeneca pauses study

Safety of a prospective vaccine for COVID-19 comes “first and foremost”, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a trial of a candidate from AstraZeneca was paused, at least temporarily, due to concerns over side effects.
9 September 2020, 13:21 PM

Covid-19: 41 die, 1,827 infected, 2,995 recover in 24 hours

Forty-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).
9 September 2020, 10:26 AM

Covid-19: India considering phase-3 clinical trial, production of Russia vaccine

India is actively considering Russia’s request for holding phase-3 clinical trial and production of its Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V by Indian firms, officials say.
9 September 2020, 06:24 AM

AstraZeneca pauses Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial after participant falls ill

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had "voluntarily paused" a randomized clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.
9 September 2020, 04:19 AM

Covid-19 claims life of another police personnel

Another police personnel, who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday.
8 September 2020, 14:34 PM

Covid-19: 36 die, 1,892 infected, 3,236 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-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).
8 September 2020, 10:03 AM

Another doctor dies of Covid-19

Another doctor who was diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Dhaka today.
8 September 2020, 09:50 AM

China shows off Covid-19 vaccines for first time

China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.
7 September 2020, 11:28 AM