5 more die with measles-like symptoms; combined toll stands at 955
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868 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
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7 children die with measles-like symptoms, death toll rises to 950
26 August 2026
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5 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 943
25 August 2026
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3 more die of dengue, 907 hospitalised in 24 hours
25 August 2026
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3 more die of dengue, 994 hospitalised in 24 hours
24 August 2026
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3 more die with measles-like symptoms; combined toll reaches 933
23 August 2026
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Dengue kills 5 more, 839 hospitalised in 24 hours
23 August 2026
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Dengue cases surpass last year’s figure for the same period
22 August 2026
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2 more die of measles-like symptoms; combined toll reaches 930
22 August 2026
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Implementation of Mass Vaccination Plan: Govt needs $3.7b in next 2 years
Bangladesh will need an estimated $3.7 billion to inoculate 80 percent of the population against Covid in one and a half to two years and achieve herd immunity.
29 July 2021
Dengue Infection: Hospitals see rise in patients
Dengue infections keep rising as 194 more people with dengue fever were hospitalised in the country in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, the highest in a single day this year.
29 July 2021
Covid Vaccination: Govt lowers age limit to 25 years
The government yesterday lowered the age limit from 30 to 25 years for Covid-19 vaccination.
29 July 2021
Red tape stymieing biomed inventions
As the pandemic raged on for the last year and a half, the inventor’s wheels also kept turning.
29 July 2021
Virus spreads to 3 China provinces
China yesterday reported small coronavirus outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as Olympics host Japan
29 July 2021
Another doctor dies from Covid
A doctor from Bogura died with Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the capital on Wednesday noon.
29 July 2021
Two judges, 8 lower court staffers died of Covid-19 so far
Two sitting judges and eight staff members of lower courts died from Covid-19, since the pandemic hit the country in March last year.
29 July 2021
Black fungus patient left without treatment due to drug shortage
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, according to her family members.
29 July 2021
Legal notice seeks vaccination of expecting mothers on priority basis
A rights organisation served a legal notice on the government yesterday, requesting it to take necessary steps in 24 hours to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on priority basis.
29 July 2021
Covid-19 vaccine: 10 lakh Sinopharm doses reach Dhaka
Ten lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20am tonight.
29 July 2021
Covid-19 vaccine: 30 lakh Sinopharm doses to arrive tonight, early tomorrow
Thirty lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China will reach Bangladesh tonight, said health ministry officials.
29 July 2021
Covid-19: 239 deaths, 15,271 cases recorded in 24 hours
Two hundred and thirty-nine people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 July 2021
AstraZeneca exploring options for COVID-19 vaccine business - executive
AstraZeneca is exploring options for the future of its COVID-19 vaccine and expects greater clarity on the matter by the end of 2021, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.
29 July 2021
194 new dengue patients hospitalised across country in 24hrs: DGHS
At least 194 people suffering from dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8am today.
29 July 2021
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine sales jump, but US plans delayed
Second-quarter sales of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine more than tripled to $894 million from the previous three months, but the drugmaker once again delayed its US application for approval.
29 July 2021
Medical equipment to fight Covid donated by US-Bangladesh Business Council reaches Dhaka
The second shipment of medical equipment to fight Covid-19, donated by US-Bangladesh Business Council in partnership with American NGO Project CURE, reached Dhaka airport this afternoon.
29 July 2021
41 Covid-19 deaths in Khulna division in a day, 1,019 cases reported
A total of 1,019 new Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths were recorded in the Khulna division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).
29 July 2021
Healthy people not at risk of black fungus: experts
After a Covid-19 patient was diagnosed with black fungus (mucormycosis) at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), fear of contracting the disease has gripped the city residents.
29 July 2021
Covid-19 vaccine: Age bar lowered to 25
Government has lowered the age bar, from 30 to 25 years, for taking the Covid-19 jab.
29 July 2021
DGDA permits production of BUET's OxyJet CPAP on limited scale
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has approved the production and use of the locally developed cost-effective portable ventilator, named OxyJet CPAP, on limited scale.
29 July 2021