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, 11:02 AM

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, 10:50 AM

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, 08:55 AM

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, 11:26 AM

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, 05:08 AM

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, 02:10 AM

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, 10:45 AM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM
5 June 2021, 10:23 AM

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, 08:38 AM

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, 04:46 AM

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, 02:47 AM

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, 17:26 PM

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, 06:37 AM

Covid-19: 30 dead, 1,687 infected in 24 hours

Thirty people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 June 2021, 10:03 AM

Pandemic response: Tk 10,000 crore proposed for emergency requirements

The finance ministry has proposed a block allocation worth Tk 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements, like the budget of the previous fiscal.
3 June 2021, 09:47 AM