Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 trillion: study

The study calculated that countries which fail to vaccinate 60 percent of their populations by mid-2022 will suffer the losses, equivalent to two trillion euros, over the 2022-2025 period.
25 August 2021, 02:52 AM

Dengue spreading from hospitals too

Nine-month-old Ismail has been undergoing treatment at Dhaka Shishu Hospital for around two months, and around a month and a half ago, underwent surgery for his brain tumour.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM

United Hospital’s 15th anniv observed

The 15th anniversary of United Hospital, situated at the capital’s Gulshan, was observed yesterday.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue claims another life

Another person died of dengue while at least 258 more patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM

10 lakh Pfizer doses to arrive Aug 30

The 10 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine, gifted by the US, is set to arrive in Dhaka on August 30, further easing the crunch of Covid-19 vaccines in the country.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19: 114 deaths, 5,249 cases recorded in a single day

One hundred and fourteen people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 August 2021, 11:50 AM

Dengue fever: 1 dead, 258 hospitalised in a day

One more died while at least 258 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 August 2021, 11:01 AM

Israel's COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country's high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant, officials and scientists say.
24 August 2021, 10:45 AM

10 lakh Pfizer vaccines to reach Dhaka on August 30

Ten lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine, gifted by the US, will arrive in Dhaka on August 30.
24 August 2021, 09:04 AM

DGHS dedicates six hospitals

Amid the rise in dengue cases, the Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) yesterday announced six hospitals in Dhaka dedicated to treating the dengue patients.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Remembering Covid warrior: Library named after policeman

Commemorating the death of a police constable who died of Covid-19 while discharging duty as a frontline fighter during the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Khansama Police Station in Dinajpur has opened a library after his name, providing solace to the grieved family members.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 Treatment Cost: Families go broke at pvt hospitals

When Covid patient Rokeya Sultana was fighting for her life in the ICU of a private hospital last week, her son Mamunur Rashid was found frantically talking over the phone with someone trying to convince that person to buy a piece of land from him.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid booster shots should be delayed

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday that Covid-19 booster shots should be delayed as priority should be given to raising vaccination rates in countries where only 1% or 2% of the population has been inoculated.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Lowest single-day Covid deaths reported in 55 days

Bangladesh logged 117 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours till yesterday morning, the lowest in 55 days.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

3rd Covid wave imminent

A committee of experts constituted under the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) of India’s home ministry has warned of an imminent third wave of Covid that could peak around October.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Breathing exercises won’t prevent Covid, but can certainly help

While Covid-19 presents mild symptoms in many, some cases become severe as respiratory symptoms start to appear.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Vaccination Programme at 2 CCC Centres: Red Crescent withdraws volunteers over irregularity

Allegations are rife over the mishandling of Covid vaccinations at some centres in the port city. The situation has become so convoluted in fact, that Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has withdrawn their volunteers from two vaccination centres run by Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), protesting irregularities in their vaccine programmes.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

US regulators give full approval to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

The US gave full approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet.
23 August 2021, 14:57 PM

Dengue fever: 1 more dead, 276 hospitalised in a day

One more died while at least 276 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
23 August 2021, 12:08 PM

6 Dhaka hospitals declared dedicated for dengue treatment

Amid the rise in dengue cases, the Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) today announced six hospitals in Dhaka dedicated to treating dengue patients.
23 August 2021, 12:07 PM