Curbs on public movement go

Ignoring the risks of further spread of Covid-19, the government has lifted the restrictions on public movement and activities from today even though the coronavirus pandemic is showing no sign of abating.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19: 33 die, 2,174 infected, 2,980 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-three 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).
31 August 2020, 09:43 AM

Sector commander Abu Osman Chowdhury tests Covid-19 positive

Abu Osman Chowdhury, a sector commander during the Liberation War in 1971, tested positive for Covid-19 this afternoon.
30 August 2020, 16:46 PM

Covid-19: 42 die, 1,897 infected, 3,044 recover in 24 hours

Forty-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).
30 August 2020, 09:55 AM

Global coronavirus cases surpass 25 million

Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, revealing steady growth in the pandemic as its epicentre shifts again.
30 August 2020, 07:00 AM

India sets world record with 79,000 fresh cases in a single day

India registered nearly 79,000 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day surge reported by any country since the beginning of the pandemic.
30 August 2020, 06:25 AM

India to reopen underground train networks even as coronavirus cases jump

India will reopen underground train networks and allow sports and religious events in a limited manner from next month as part of the government’s efforts to revive the economy, even as coronavirus infections soar.
29 August 2020, 18:02 PM

BSMMU launches clinic for Covid-19 survivors’ follow-up treatment

A clinic is launched at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) for the follow-up treatment of those who have recovered from Covid-19.
29 August 2020, 17:31 PM

Covid-19: 32 die, 2,131 infected, 2,027 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).
29 August 2020, 09:42 AM

Severe or fatal COVID-19 very rare in children, study finds

Children and young people are far less likely than adults to get severe cases of Covid-19 infection, and death from the pandemic disease among children is exceptionally rare, according to UK research published on Thursday.
29 August 2020, 04:45 AM

Covid-19: 47 die, 2,211 infected, 3,378 recover in 24 hours

Forty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, reads a release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 August 2020, 09:35 AM

AIIB approves $100m loan to Bangladesh to fight Covid-19

China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) says it would lend $100 million to Bangladesh to help the country deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
28 August 2020, 08:56 AM

Fake Covid-19 certificate: Trial against Sabrina, 7 others begins

The trial of the case filed against JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and seven others over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates began today at a Dhaka court with deposition of the complainant.
27 August 2020, 12:32 PM

Covid-19: 45 die, 2,436 infected, 3,275 recover in 24 hours

Forty-five 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).
27 August 2020, 09:53 AM

Govt permits icddr,b to run Phase-III trial of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

The government has permitted icddr,b to run the Phase-III trial of the Chinese vaccine for Covid-19.
27 August 2020, 08:25 AM

WHO says chances of Covid-19 reinfection are ‘slim’

There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with Covid-19, the UN health agency World Health Organization said yesterday, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted new coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months.
26 August 2020, 13:57 PM

Covid-19: Total number of infections crosses 3 lakh mark

The total number of people infected with Covid-19 in Bangladesh so far has reached 3,02,147, with 2,519 new infections recorded in last 24 hours, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 August 2020, 09:58 AM

Kazakhstan says it has secured supplies of Russian Covid-19 vaccine

Kazakhstan has signed a deal to get supplies of Russia’s first potential Covid-19 vaccine once clinical trials are complete, the Central Asian nation’s government says.
26 August 2020, 06:53 AM

Covid-19: death toll crosses 4,000 mark

The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 in the country has reached 4,028 with 45 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2020, 10:10 AM

Hong Kong researchers report first documented coronavirus re-infection

A Hong Kong man who recovered from Covid-19 has been infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human re-infection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong say.
24 August 2020, 18:59 PM