Nationwide Covid vaccine booster dose after updating Surokkha app

Administering Covid-19 vaccine booster dose will begin across the country after updating the registration app “Surokkha”, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
21 December 2021, 07:27 AM

US records 1st death believed to be Omicron related

Texas' Harris County on Monday reported its first death related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant, a man who was unvaccinated, the county health department said.
21 December 2021, 06:40 AM

US records 1st death believed to be Omicron related

Texas' Harris County on Monday reported its first death related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant, a man who was unvaccinated, the county health department said.
21 December 2021, 06:40 AM

Bangladesh buying 2cr Sinopharm vaccines

The government is procuring around 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from China, using funds given by the Asian Development Bank, under bilateral arrangements.
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Why do we sleep more in winter?

Sleeping in feels a lot better during this cold season than it does in others. Rolling out of bed in the morning and staying awake past sundown feels harder. But is there any scientific reason behind it?
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Europe mulls Christmas curbs

Britain refused to rule out curbs on gatherings yesterday, a day after the Netherlands imposed a  lockdown prompted by the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus and as other European nations considered putting a squeeze on Christmas.
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant, infecting vaccinated people: WHO

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Monday.
20 December 2021, 16:38 PM

Omicron: Moderna says booster dose of Covid vaccine 'protective'

Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that the current version of the vaccine would continue to be Moderna’s "first line of defense against Omicron."
20 December 2021, 13:41 PM

Don’t eat white rice: Food Minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today urged people to eat red rice instead of white.
20 December 2021, 13:09 PM

39 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Thirty-nine dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 December 2021, 12:06 PM

Covid-19: Two deaths, 260 new cases in 24 hours

Two persons died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 December 2021, 11:19 AM

Covid booster campaign begins

The campaign for Covid-19 booster doses started in the country yesterday with vaccinating Runu Veronica Costa, a senior nurse at Kurmitola General Hospital.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Two more die from dengue

Two more people died from dengue, while 50 new patients  were hospitalised with fever in 24 hours till yesterday morning,  health authorities said. 
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 booster effective against Omicron: Health Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will work against the newly emerged variant Omicron.
19 December 2021, 15:22 PM

CNN closes US offices as Covid-19 cases spike

CNN is closing its offices in the United States to all nonessential employees as COVID-19 cases increase, the network said on Saturday in an internal memo to staff seen by Reuters.
19 December 2021, 13:48 PM

Dengue fever: 2 die, 50 hospitalised in 24 hours

Two more dengue patients died while 50 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 December 2021, 13:00 PM

Covid-19: One death, 211 new cases in 24 hours

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 December 2021, 12:02 PM

Bangladesh receives 1.78mn Pfizer vaccines from US

The United States government has contributed 1.78 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh through the COVAX facility. 
19 December 2021, 11:33 AM

1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrive from France

Bangladesh today received 1,197,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines from France under the COVAX facility.
19 December 2021, 11:20 AM

First recipient of Covid vaccine Runu gets first booster dose

The campaign for Covid-19 booster doses started in Bangladesh today with vaccinating Runu Veronica Costa, a senior nurse of Kurmitola General Hospital who had received the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh back in January.
19 December 2021, 07:15 AM