Sweden commits $7.26 lakh to strengthen reproductive health services in Bangladesh during pandemic

Sweden has committed 6 million Swedish kronor ($7.26 lakh) to support UN Population Agency’s efforts in strengthening the quality and availability of sexual and reproductive health services in Bangladesh during COVID-19.
10 June 2021

Sweden commits $7.26 lakh to strengthen reproductive health services in Bangladesh during pandemic

Sweden has committed 6 million Swedish kronor ($7.26 lakh) to support UN Population Agency’s efforts in strengthening the quality and availability of sexual and reproductive health services in Bangladesh during COVID-19.
10 June 2021

Current Covid-19 positivity rate up at 13.25%

Forty people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 June 2021

18 dengue patients undergoing treatment at Dhaka hospitals: DGHS

Eighteen dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka until this morning as number of the mosquito-borne disease started to rise across the country.
10 June 2021

Why do some people get side effects after Covid-19 vaccines?

Temporary side effects including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up -- a normal response to vaccines. And they’re common.
10 June 2021

Current Covid-19 positivity rate 12.33%

Thirty-six people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 June 2021

Explainer: China's Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of Covid-19

Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has urged China to release information about six labourers who fell ill after working in a mine in Yunnan province in 2012, and are now seen as a key part of efforts to find the origins of Covid-19.
9 June 2021

Biden Asia chief 'relatively confident' on billion vaccine timing despite India crisis

President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific policy chief said on Tuesday he was "relatively confident" a target for the production of a billion vaccine doses for the region by the end of 2022 would be met, despite the Covid-19 crisis in India, where they are due to be made.
9 June 2021

Natore residents express concern, discontent over setting up Covid-19 testing booth at public place

Residents in Natore have expressed concern and discontent over district administration setting up a Covid-19 testing booth at the heart of the town.
7 June 2021

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity is not associated with low vitamin D levels

Several studies, generally small and poorly controlled have suggested that patients with low levels of vitamin D have excess risk for infection with
5 June 2021

Ways to stop smoking

If you want to stop smoking, you can make small changes to your lifestyle that may help you resist the temptation to light up. Here are a few tips that may help you to resist the urge to smoke or use tobacco when a tobacco craving strikes.
5 June 2021

Diabetes diet lowers blood pressure & reduces need for medication

New research has shown that if people achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage their type 2 diabetes, many can also effectively control their high blood pressure and stop or cut down on their anti-hypertensive medication.
5 June 2021

When should screening start for prostate cancer?

A nationwide study in Sweden estimates the elevated risk of advanced or fatal prostate cancer among relatives of men with the disease, providing
5 June 2021

Overcoming the pandemic: Do we need a far-reaching plan?

The Spanish flu infected about 500 million people in 26 months. Its four-phased outbreaks killed at least 50 million people in the world. Looking at
5 June 2021

China wants to deliver 6 lakh more Sinopharm vaccines as gifts by June 13

China wants to deliver second consignment of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines as part of gifts to Bangladesh by June 13.
5 June 2021

Satkhira goes into lockdown for 7 days

Authorities in Satkhira today imposed a week-long lockdown in the district, following a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases. The decision has been taken to break the chain of coronavirus transmission after the positivity rate in the district was found to be 53 percent, officials said.
5 June 2021

Resisting patent waiver, EU submits vaccine plan to WTO

The European Union on Friday submitted a plan to the World Trade Organization that it believes will more effectively broaden supply of Covid-19 vaccines than the intellectual property (IP) rights waiver backed by the United States.
5 June 2021

Covid-19 vaccine: India’s Serum gets green signal to manufacture Sputnik V

Serum Institute of India has got Drug Controller General of India's green signal to manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in the country for examination, test and analysis with certain conditions, official sources said today.
4 June 2021

Covid-19 outbreak builds in Myanmar near Indian border

A new outbreak of Covid-19 is growing near Myanmar's northwestern border with India, bringing the sharpest increase in cases since the military coup in February led to a collapse in health services and the testing programme.
4 June 2021