It’s not that South Asian governments don’t speak out on taking precautions against Covid-19 infections but just that people ignore them. It’s not that there is any lack of sincerity but a lack of will perhaps that makes even the most noble sentiment expressed sounds less than what it should.
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5 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine to arrive on May 12
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Monday announced that 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh on May 12 as a special gift from China. "It's the latest outcome of China-Bangladesh anti-pandemic cooperation which again shows that our two peoples are in the same boat and
Covid-19 claims 38 more lives, infects 1,514 people
Bangladesh reported 38 more coronavirus related death in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of death count to 11,972. According to the data provided by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the fatality rate was 1.54% during this period. Meanwhile, 1,514 more people were infected with the deadly virus
Callousness may lead to a catastrophe
Khaleda Zia tests negative for Covid-19
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has finally tested negative for Covid-19, 27 days after she was found infected with the deadly virus. ''Madam underwent a Covid test on Saturday and her report came out negative,'' the BNP chief's medical board member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said on Sunday. Though her overall condition marked
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 56 deaths, 1,386 new cases
Bangladesh reported another 56 more Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,386 new cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), in a hand note, said the new fatalities took the country’s death toll to 11,934 as the mortality rate remained static at 1.54 percent. Besides, the
Plea to take Khaleda Zia abroad turned down
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said that the government has turned down the application of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's family seeking permission to take her abroad for better treatment. ''The Law Ministry informed us that Khaleda Zia can’t go abroad unless her sentences are commuted. There is no judicial
Bangladesh needs a plan which India didn’t have
Mad rush of homebound people at Paturia terminal
Ferry terminal in ferry terminal Paturia saw a mad rush of homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr despite the so-called decision of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) suspending daytime ferry services. The corporation took the decision on late Friday night to suspend daytime ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia ferry ghat and Shimulia-Banglabazar
Bangladesh sees 45 more Covid deaths with 1,285 new cases
Bangladesh has reported another 45 Coronavirus-related deaths with 1,285 fresh cases in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning amid concern after the detection of the first case of highly contagious Indian Covid-19 variant in the country. According to the new data released by The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),