86 more die from Covid, 3,357 infected

The country recorded 86 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
31 August 2021

Covid-19: Consignment of medical oxygen from India on way to Chattogram

India has rushed a consignment of medical oxygen and medical oxygen plants to Bangladesh to help the country in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian officials said today.
31 August 2021

Covid-19 vaccine: 2 crore to be inoculated next month, says health minister

Two crore people of the country will be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the next month, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.  
31 August 2021

266 dengue patients hospitalised in a single day

At least 266 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours (till 8:00am) today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
31 August 2021

WHO says C.1.2. Covid-19 variant does not seem to be spreading

A new coronavirus variant that was first detected in South Africa in May does not appear to be spreading, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, adding it was monitoring the variant as the virus evolves.
31 August 2021

Covid-19: 86 deaths recorded in a day, positivity rate down to 11.95%

Eighty-six people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 August 2021

Over 55 lakh Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka

Another consignment of over 55 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Dhaka from China early today.
31 August 2021

Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick

Japan's health minister said on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines in the southern prefecture of Okinawa were caused when needles were stuck into the vials.
31 August 2021

Booster shots ‘not a luxury’

A third-dose booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccination is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and “not a luxury”, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
30 August 2021

Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 12pc

The country logged 94 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday. The daily positivity rate was 12.07 percent.
30 August 2021

Dengue cases cross 10k mark

Dengue cases in the country have officially crossed the 10,000 mark after 233 new patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
30 August 2021

New Covid-19 variant, likely more infectious, detected in South Africa: study

A new variant of Covid-19 virus has been detected in South Africa and many other countries, which could be more infectious and evade protection provided by vaccines, according to a joint study by scientists of India and South Africa.
30 August 2021

Covid-19: 94 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 12.07%

Ninety-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 12.07 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 August 2021

Dengue cases cross 10,000 mark this year

At least 233 more dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This brings the total number of dengue cases this year to 10,090.
30 August 2021

India's Covid vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes

India's rising output of Covid-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year.
30 August 2021

New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country's first recorded death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
30 August 2021

Another dies of dengue

One more dengue patient has died while at least 252 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
29 August 2021

Covid deaths cross 26,000 mark

Eighty-nine more people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
29 August 2021

Use of antibiotics rampant, careless

A study has revealed that costly antibiotics are being prescribed injudiciously for treating Covid patients at hospitals, which could lessen effectiveness of the lifesaving drugs in killing bacteria.
29 August 2021

Dengue fever: August records over 7,000 cases

One died and at least 252 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 August 2021