Bangladesh has reported its all-time highest single-day coronavirus fatalities on Sunday, surpassing Saturday’s figure. The health authorities confirmed 78 deaths during the last 24 hours till Sunday morning. A day earlier, the country recorded 77 fatalities, the highest since the outbreak of the disease first reported in March last year. Fatalities from Covid-19
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Khaleda Zia tests Covid-19 positive
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been diagnosed with covid-19 on Sunday, says the Ministry of Health. Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Maidul Islam Maidul Islam Prodhan said the BNP chief underwent the Covid-19 test on Saturday evening and the results came out to be positive. Her samples were collected for the
Daily Covid-19 death count hit record high
Lockdown and the return of fear
PM for balancing livelihoods and public health
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said livelihood activities need to be continued maintaining health hygiene amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The lives and livelihoods of people should go on. We can’t make people suffer. But it’s absolutely essential to follow health rules,” she said while addressing the concluding ceremony of the
Second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive begins
Bangladesh Thursday began its second phase of inoculating people against the coronavirus disease amid uncertainty around vaccine availablity. State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury got his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He took the first shot of the vaccine at the same medical
Global covid cases near 133 million
Around 132,944,526 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed around the world, according to the data of the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University. Moreover, death toll from the virus reached 2,886,103 as of Thursday morning. On the other hand, around 75,582,826 people have recovered from the nover coronavirus so
South African variant found in Bangladesh
The South African variant has accounted for 81% of the positive cases in Dhaka since the third week of March 2021. A research study conducted by the icddr,b has revealed this information. The research team at icddr,b analysed genomic sequence data of 57 samples of the SATS COV-2 virus in Covid-19 positive patients
Tk 10,000cr fund for minnows to fight back pandemic
The government has planned to create a Tk 10,000 crore fund for micro, small, and cottage industries and microfinance institutions to power them to fight back the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has taken an initiative earlier this year to provide low-interest loans to small traders affected by the pandemic. It is likely
Folk singer Indramohan Rajbongshi dies
Prominent folk singer, researcher and Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra vocal artiste Indramohan Rajbongshi died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday. Indramohan, who had tested positive for Covid-19, breathed his last at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) around 10:20 am. The Ekushey Padak recipient was admitted to the hospital