US President Joe Biden's order to engage U.S. intelligence agencies in the investigation of COVID-19 origins is intended to "cover up the country's failures" in controlling the pandemic and is "not acceptable," former Bangladeshi minister Hasanul Haq Inu said. Inu, now chairman of Bangladesh's Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry of Information
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Bangladesh logs 34 more Covid-19 deaths
As Covid-19 still remains grim in Bangladesh, 34 more deaths virus-related deaths were reported and 1,444 new cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. The latest figures pushed up the total fatalities to 12,583 while caseload reaches to 7,98,830. The new infections were detected after carrying out 14,277 sample tests. The mortality
Bangladesh extends lockdown until June 6
The government has decided to extend the ongoing lockdown by another week until June 6 as there's been no substantial improvement in the Covid-19 situation. The Cabinet Division issued a circular in this regard on Sunday. Earlier, the government extended the lockdown till May 30 while allowing public buses to run at
Khaleda’s body temperature under control: Fakhrul
The body temperature of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, being treated at Evercare Hospital in the capital for over one and a half months back, is now under control, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday. "I would like to thank the doctors as they’ve been providing treatment to her
Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics
Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and 9 other regions for another three weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said ''Although infections were falling, They remained high and some hospitals are still under strain. The restriction will continue until 19 June, which is just five weeks before the
Covid-19 claims 38 more lives in Bangladesh; new cases 1,043
Bangladesh has registered 38 more Coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning, raising the number of total fatalities to 12,549. Besides, 1,043 more people tested positive as 13,184 samples were tested during the period. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.57 per cent while the positivity rate declined to 7.91 per
Bangladesh reports two ‘black fungus’ cases, one suspected death
Two Covid-19 patients have reportedly been found infected with infectious ‘black fungus’ at BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka. “Two patients, who recovered from Covid-19 infections, have been infected by ‘black fungus’ with one undergoing treatment at the hospital,” Prof Delwar Hossain, Head of the Respiratory Medicine Department at the hospital, told UNB
India may firm up plans to export Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
India has received enquiries from other countries for the export of the indigenous Covid 19 vaccine Covaxin jointly developed by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), according to government officials aware of the development. According to Hindustan Tims, New Delhi has been approached by at least two