Health authorities reported 69 more deaths in 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 11,569 as coronavirus continues its onslaught in Bangladesh.
Besides, 1,359 new infections were detected after testing 14,158 samples during thetime-frame until 8 am Sunday.
However, the positivity rate fell to 9.60 percent while the fatality rate rose to 1.52 percent.
Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month.