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