Covid-19: 6 more deaths, 197 cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh logged 6 more deaths along with 197 fresh infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the latest cases, the daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.03 per cent from Saturday's 1.07 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With

No Covid lockdown right now: Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday ruled out any further Covid-induced lockdown in the country. "The covid situation in Bangladesh is under control now and there is no possibility to enforce any lockdown in the country," he told reporters after visiting the under-construction Bangladesh Institute of Health Management Building (BIHM) in

Covid-19: 3 more deaths, 243 more cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 3 more deaths and 243 more cases from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Friday morning. With the latest additions, the death toll reached 27,989 and the case tally increased to 1577,070 in the country so far, according to the daily statement

Covid-19: 3 more deaths, 261 new cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 3 more deaths and 261 more fresh infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Thursday morning, With the latest cases, the daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.24 per cent from Tuesday's 1.50 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services

HSC exams begin in Bangladesh

After a delay of nearly seven months due to the pandemic, the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams for the academic session 2020-21 began on Thursday, following all Covid-safety protocols. Some 1399,690 students are eligible to take the high-stakes exams this year. The number was 1365,789 last year -- a

Experts decry the third Covid shot debate

As the global debate over Covid booster shots gathers steam in wealthier countries, public health experts in Bangladesh contend it is still "premature" to roll out the third dose in this country. They say that available vaccines would be better used to inoculate the unvaccinated -- not to mention that a

Covid-19: 3 more deaths, 239 more cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 3 more deaths and 239 more fresh infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Friday morning. With the latest additions, the death toll reached 27,973 and the case tally increased to 1575,424 in the country, said the daily DGHS statement. The current

Covid-19: 3 more deaths, 312 more cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have reported 3 more deaths and 312 fresh cases of infections across the country in last 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With this, the daily case positivity rate rose to 1.49 per cent today from Tuesday's 1.45 per cent, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The

Covid-19: 2 more deaths, 264 more cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have reported two more deaths along with 264 fresh infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours till Monday morning. With the latest figures, the daily case positivity rate rose to 1.42 per cent today from Sunday's 1.16 per cent, said the Directorate General of

Bangladesh bracing for third Covid wave?

The current trend of plummeting Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh could well be the obvious calm before a cataclysmic storm. The warning has come from some of the leading public health experts in Bangladesh, who are apprehensive of a third wave of the Covid pandemic. At the heart of their fears are