Eleven people died of Covid-19 and another with Covid-like symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours till 8am today.

Eighteen people – 10 male and eight female -- died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till 8am today.

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that individuals with diabetes are significantly more likely to be hospitalised and have a greater risk of dying from infections, and this elevated risk is more pronounced in younger adults with diabetes.

FIFA has launched #ReachOut, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions, encourage people to seek help when they need it, and take actions every day for better mental health.

Fasting before and during exposure to Salmonella enterica bacteria protects mice from developing a full-blown infection, in part due to changes in the animals’ gut microbiomes, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens by Bruce Vallance and colleagues at University of British Columbia, Canada.

Brain tumours are the most typical type of solid tumours in children. Also, they affect many adults each year in our country.

All human beings go through puberty, and no one’s experience is exactly alike. During puberty, your body will grow faster than any other time in your life.

There were just way more people than vaccine doses available. Many vaccination centres across the country ran out of doses two or three hours after the so-called mass vaccination began.

It is not possible to increase the number of beds in hospitals any further, so the ordinary citizens must do their part to bring down the infection rate of the coronavirus, which is galloping away, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday.

Bangladesh yesterday recorded 261 deaths from Covid-19 to cap the deadliest week, ending yesterday, since the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus were announced on March 8 last year.

With an aim to help people in rural areas, a welfare organisation on Friday distributed 8 oxygen cylinders and other medical equipment in Moulvibazar. Hazipur Society handed over the equipment to local volunteer groups in post office area of Kulaura’s Hazipur union.

The number of death and positive cases of Covid-19 has been spiraling in Khulna division, turning the situation bad to worse.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday announced monetary rewards for cleaning coconut shells, unused toilet fittings, plastic bags and discarded tyres.

The second day of the latest phase of ongoing nationwide lockdown yesterday saw significant number of vehicles plying on the capital’s different streets.

Dhamrai Municipality Mayor Golam Kabir Mollah was photographed, posing with a syringe containing Covid-19 vaccine next to a jab recipient, as the nationwide mass inoculation drive kicked off today. The photo went viral on social media.

Australia saw a record daily number of new coronavirus cases this year on Saturday, with the country's most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland recording a total of 361 cases of the highly infectious Delta variant.

A woman has reportedly received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine within 30 minutes today at Sarail Annada Government High School vaccination centre in Brahmanbaria.

Two hundred and sixty-one have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 25.65 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh has gifted emergency Covid medicines to Indonesia, which has become Asia's new coronavirus epicenter reporting more than 3.57 million cases and more than 102,000 deaths as of yesterday.

Central oxygen supply was inaugurated today at Pabna General Hospital for Covid patients.