Blinken meets WHO chief, backs study into Covid-19 origins

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday and affirmed US support for the global health body's plans to conduct additional studies into the origins of Covid-19, including in China.
29 July 2021, 04:31 AM

Administering of AstraZeneca jabs to resume soon: DGHS spokesperson

Bangladesh will resume vaccination with AstraZeneca jabs soon, DGHS spokesperson Prof Dr Nazmul Islam said on Wednesday.
28 July 2021, 19:03 PM

Never called back to work

A few weeks ago, the photo of 65-year-old Asiya Begum -- a house-help who was walking for two hours, wading through ankle-deep water, to reach her home at Hemayetpur from her employer’s house at the capital’s Lalmatia -- went viral on social media. 
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Lockdown gets laxer every day

With rising public and vehicular movement, everything except public transport is plying the capital’s roads, as the nationwide “strict lockdown” rolled into its sixth day yesterday.  
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid death toll crosses 20,000-mark

As the highly transmissible Delta variant keeps sweeping through the country, Bangladesh recorded 237 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours till yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 20,016.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

A Snapshot of life: Tested positive, negative and the trouble

Grey area. The place between black and white -- and that is where life happens. This begs the question: shouldn’t the government’s communication be clear and concise for events that might fall in the grey area?
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Sr judicial magistrate dies from Covid

A senior judicial magistrate of Jhalakathi, Sania Akter, died of Covid-19 yesterday morning.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

No ICU, testing lab for 28 lakh residents of Patuakhali, Barguna

It has been more than a year since the novel coronavirus pandemic broke out in the country.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Sylhet division records highest single-day Covid deaths, infections

A total of 736 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Sylhet division in 24 hours till yesterday morning, breaking previous records.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Country’s lone tissue bank gets Tk 174cr boost

In the past 12 years, the lone tissue bank of the country has helped a total of 8,300 people who have had organ transplantations.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Burial of Covid-19 Patients in Mymensingh: Women volunteers step up to the plate

The pandemic situation is dire in Mymensingh Even after Mymensingh Medical College Hospital increased the number of beds in its Covid-19 unit from 210 to 500, the hospital’s 20-bed ICU  remains at capacity due to the onrush of critical patients.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Shortage of drug: Black-fungus patient left without treatment at CMCH

A patient diagnosed with black fungus (Mucormycosis) at Chattogram Medical College Hospital is not getting proper treatment due to lack of an essential drug necessary for the treatment, say family members of the patient.
28 July 2021, 16:52 PM

Bangladesh crosses grim landmark of 20,000 Covid deaths

Two hundred and thirty-seven people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 July 2021, 13:09 PM

Pfizer raises 2021 Covid-19 vaccine sales forecast to $33.5 billion

Pfizer Inc on Wednesday raised its forecast for full-year sales of the COVID-19 vaccine that it developed with Germany's BioNTech by nearly 29% to $33.5 billion, as nations stock up on doses for the rest of the year.
28 July 2021, 12:48 PM

Facebook launches ‘Covid-19 Vaccine Finder’ in Bangladesh

Facebook has partnered with Bangladesh’s ICT Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to launch the “Covid-19 Vaccine Finder”, a new tool to help Bangladeshis confirm their eligibility and identify nearby places to get the vaccine.
28 July 2021, 12:40 PM

Tissue bank helped 8,300 organ transplantations in 12 years

A total of 8,300 people have had organ transplantations in 12 years, benefited by the lone tissue bank in the country.
28 July 2021, 11:39 AM

153 more hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours: DGHS

At least 153 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8 am today, registering the single-day highest of this year.
28 July 2021, 10:27 AM

Combating Covid: Bangladesh-US to work closely

Bangladesh and the United States have expressed willingness to work closely to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
28 July 2021, 09:14 AM

Man dies while in queue for Covid test in Brahmanbaria

A man died while waiting in line to provide sample for Covid-19 test at Brahmanbaria General Hospital today.
28 July 2021, 08:54 AM

Highest single-day Covid deaths, infections recorded in Sylhet division

A total of 736 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Sylhet division in 24 hours till this morning, breaking previous records.
28 July 2021, 08:06 AM