Dhaka University authorities resumed onsite classes on Sunday, after nearly 18 months of Covid-forced closure. Offline classes resumed at different departments and institutes from 8am today. Prof Abu Md Delwar Hossain, Dean of the Arts Faculty, said classes and exams began at 8am and those will continue until 5pm today. Students are allowed
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Better late than never, but act now
The world should now be more aware of likely COVID-19 devastation unless urgently checked. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an US$8 billion plan to quickly vaccinate many more people to expedite ending the pandemic. New WHO plan Perhaps frustrated after being ignored by rich country governments and major vaccine
Concerted efforts needed to regain lost labour market
Although the rate of labour export abroad decreased at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in Bangladesh, the amount of remittances sent by expatriates was higher. One of the reasons for that is, during the Covid period, remittances through illegal ‘Hundi’ dropped and more money came through the legal channel.
Covid-19: Experts say Bangladesh close to reaching herd immunity threshold
Even though Bangladesh logged 15,61,463 Covid-19 cases as of Friday, experts believe around 70 percent population of the country may have contracted the virus and developed natural antibodies. Some experts think that the country is close to reaching the herd immunity threshold while some others say a comprehensive serosurveillance report is
Covid-19: 18 more deaths, 617 new cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 18 more deaths and 617 more infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Sunday morning. With the latest figures, the country’s total Covid-199 death toll now stands at 27,573 while the number of caseload has reached 1557,964 so far, according to
Covid-19: 17 more deaths, 1,178 new cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 17 more deaths and 1,178 new infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Wednesday morning. With the latest figures, the country’s total Covid-19 death toll reaches 27,487 while the number of total case count reached 1555,051 so far, according to the
SSC exams to begin on Nov 14, HSC on Dec 2
The much-awaited Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and their equivalent examinations will begin on November 14 and December 2 respectively, maintaining health protocols. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education unveiled the schedules for the two public examinations on Monday. This year, the two public examinations could
Increased child marriages during pandemic creates concern
Students aged 12 or up to be vaccinated: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday reiterated her government's steps to provide Covid-19 vaccine to all citizens above 18 years, saying a plan is underway to gradually bring students of 12 years and above under vaccination coverage. "At present, age limit has been reduced to 18 to bring public and private universities'
Covid-19: 51 more deaths, 1,901 new cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 51 more deaths and 1,901 cases from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Wednesday morning. With the latest figures, the country’s total Covid-19 death toll reached 27,058 while the number of total case count reached 1536,341 so far, according to the daily