The ministry of public administration proposed increasing the maximum age limit for entering government jobs by 21 months from the current 30 years due to prolonged academic life caused by Covid-19 restrictions.

The government is lifting most of the coronavirus restrictions from August 19, even as the number of deaths reported daily from Covid-19 continues to be over 200. 

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the Covid-19 situation in the country will turn grave unless the transmission of the virus is controlled.

The government plans to inoculate at least 20 lakh people against Covid-19 in another special vaccination drive expected to begin on Tuesday.

BNP yesterday alleged that mismanagement centring the government’s Covid-19 vaccination drive has jeopardised lives of the people.

At least 242 people with dengue fever have been admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours, till 8am yesterday. Of them, 21 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 242 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours, till 8am today. Of them, only 21 are from outside Dhaka.

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

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that Bangladesh cannot vaccinate its entire population at once.

Pregnant women should be vaccinated against Covid-19, based on a new analysis that did not show increased risk for miscarriage, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

After a period of pandemic-induced calm, Dhaka is back to its usual chaotic self.

Luta Haider Rashid, chairman of Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila, was administered his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in his government residence  on Tuesday, flouting vaccination rules.

Herd immunity is “not a possibility” with the current spread of the Delta variant due to it still infecting vaccinated individuals, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group Andrew Pollard said.

The government is going to procure six crore more doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine from China.

Tofazzal Hossain took his mother to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) earlier this week, as she tested positive for Covid-19 and was suffering from breathing issues.

The positivity rate has declined for the 10th consecutive day yesterday.

Numerous people’s wait in queues overnight for jabs proved how futile the mass vaccination campaign was, said Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader yesterday.

The ongoing pandemic is leaving an adverse effect on education, employment and mental condition of the country’s youth population, adding a new form of disengagement to the youth cohort.

The number of dengue patients hospitalised in the country this year crossed the 5,000-mark yesterday.

Mobile courts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today handed out fines of Tk 5.3 lakh to different people, including authorities of Concord IK Tower and HSBC bank, after finding Aedes mosquito larvae at their establishments.