Covid-19: Number of recoveries crosses 50,000 mark

Thirty-nine Covid-19 patients died, 3,946 were infected and 1,829 recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
25 June 2020, 08:02 AM

BSF kills Bangladeshi ‘cattle smuggler’ in Lalmonirhat

Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shoot dead an alleged Bangladeshi cattle smuggler at Shamsernagar border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat.
25 June 2020, 07:37 AM

Covid-19: Bangladesh remains 17th worst affected country with 3,462 new cases

Thirty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
24 June 2020, 07:45 AM

Bangladesh’s independence AL’s biggest achievement: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the biggest achievement of Awami League through its sacrifices and endurance is the liberation of Bangladesh.
23 June 2020, 08:40 AM

Covid-19: Infection rate hovering above 20%, recovery rate almost 40%

Forty-three people died from coronavirus infections, 3,412 were infected and 880 recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
23 June 2020, 08:23 AM

Current Covid-19 infection rate 22.37pc, recovery rate 40.38pc

Thirty-eight people died from coronavirus infections, 3,480 were infected and 1,678 recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
22 June 2020, 07:43 AM

Covid-19 positive health workers to get priority at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Hospital

Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka is designated for priority treatment of coronavirus-positive health workers.
22 June 2020, 06:55 AM

Tenure of temporary NIDs extended for indefinite time

Election Commission extends the tenure of two-year-long temporary National Identification (NID) for indefinite period.
20 June 2020, 09:18 AM

Covid-19: Current death rate 1.31pc, recovery rate 40.44pc

Thirty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
20 June 2020, 08:25 AM

Kamal Lohani no more

Renowned journalist and cultural personality Kamal Lohani, who tested Covid-19 positive, dies at a city hospital at the age of 86.
20 June 2020, 04:59 AM

32 Bangladeshis stranded in India repatriated

32 Bangladeshi nationals, who were stranded in India due to the lockdown, have been sent back home through a checkpoint in Assam's Karimganj district, a senior police officer on the Indian side says.
19 June 2020, 09:50 AM

China gives duty-free access to 5,161 more Bangladeshi products

The Government of China gives 97 percent duty-free access to a listed number of Bangladeshi products in the Chinese market.
19 June 2020, 08:14 AM

Covid-19: 45 die, 3,243 infected, 1,975 recover in 24 hours

Forty-five people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
19 June 2020, 08:08 AM

375 expatriate Bangladeshis died of Covid-19, symptoms in KSA

A total of 375 expatriate Bangladeshis -- including four doctors -- have so far died of coronavirus or with symptoms of the virus in Saudi Arabia since the outbreak of the pandemic, says Golam Moshi, Bangladesh ambassador to Riyad.
19 June 2020, 06:20 AM

Covid-19 likely to remain another 2-3 years: DGHS

The Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh will not go away in two or three months, rather it is likely to stay for two to three years, Prof Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says.
18 June 2020, 10:12 AM

A grave milestone: Covid-19 infections cross 1 lakh mark

Three thousand eight hundred and three people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The latest figures take the total number of infections in the country to 1,02,292 -- crossing a grave milestone.
18 June 2020, 08:55 AM

Police arrested 109 illegal highway toll-collectors this month

Bangladesh Police have arrested around 109 people in 51 cases filed with different police stations regarding extortion at various points on the roads and highways in the country since the beginning of June.
18 June 2020, 06:32 AM

Covid-19: Over 4,000 new infections in a day

Forty-three people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
17 June 2020, 07:40 AM

Ensuring treatment of all patients: Govt plea seeks stay on HC order

The government files an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order asking authorities concerned to ensure that no government or private hospital in the country refuses treatment to any patient -- infected with Covid-19 or not.
16 June 2020, 09:46 AM

53, highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a day so far

Fifty-three people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
16 June 2020, 08:26 AM