The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended the vaccination registration deadline for Bangladeshi students studying abroad or planning to go to foreign universities till August 26.

At least 25 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year, all of whom died in July and August. 

One hundred seventy-four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The government has signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding today for bottling, labelling and dispensing Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh.

Due to the shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the government will not be able to launch the planned special mass vaccination campaign anytime soon, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

Bangladesh has been combating Covid-19 for over 17 months. At present, Bangladesh is the second-most affected country in South Asia after India. Bangladesh has constantly shown one of the lowest test rates in the world and it has been inadequate to accurately understand the extent of transmission, particularly outside Dhaka division.

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus jumped again yesterday after showing a dropping trend over the last five days.

With 198 new hospitalisations in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, the number of dengue cases has crossed the 6,000 mark, indicating a fast rise of the disease.

One hundred and eighty-seven people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Fresh 198 news cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today. With this, the number of dengue cases crossed the 6,000 mark, indicating the fast-rising trend of the disease.

Due to the shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the government has not been able to continue the nationwide mass vaccination programme, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Former Director General of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brig Gen (retd) Abdur Rahim, a death row convict in 10-truck arms haul cases in Chattogram, died at a Dhaka hospital with Covid-19 infection.

All 16- and 17-year-olds in England will be offered their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by August 23, according to a target set by British Health Secretary Sajid Javid.

Twenty-five people died while being treated at the Covid unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till 8am today.

The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched to capacity fighting outbreaks caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.

The health directorate yesterday reported 178 deaths from Covid-19 and 6,885 new cases, the lowest numbers in three weeks.

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Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday trashed criticism against the recent mass vaccination campaign, terming it effective and successful.

Some 257 new patients were admitted to different hospitals, in the 24 hours till Saturday morning with dengue. Among the new patients, 219 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka.

The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 urged the government to revise its decision to ease lockdown from Wednesday.