As Bangladesh is experiencing record-breaking Covid cases, experts think ‘health emergency’, ‘nighttime curfew’ and area-based lockdown can be the right measures to slow down the virus transmission. They think the 18-point directive issued by the government on Monday is not enough as the coronavirus situation is going from bad to worse
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Pfizer: Vaccine safe in kids as young as 12
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12. The announcement Wednesday marks a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before the next school year. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the
Bangladesh no longer needs to import 4G handsets: Mustafa Jabbar
With as many as 14 electronics makers now producing smartphones in this country, Bangladesh no longer needs to import 4G handsets from abroad. Minister of Post and Telecommunication Mustafa Jabbar said this at the 'GSMA Roundtable on Bangladesh Achieving Mobile-Enabled Digital Inclusion', a virtual global event, that took place on Tuesday. "As
Record infections, highest deaths in 7 months
Railway starts selling half tickets from today
Bangladesh Railway has started selling 50 percent tickets of the capacity of all passenger trains from Tuesday due to a surge in covid-19 infection cases in the country in recent days. The railway's authorities also asked their staff concerned and passengers to follow health regulations during the journey. The decision was taken
Covid death toll near 9,000 mark; Cases rise steeply
Bangladesh today saw a steep rise in Covid-19 daily infection rate as the country recorded 18.94% infection as 5,042 people tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours. The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 605,937. Bangladesh confirmed 45 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours
ADB to accelerate project implementation for post-pandemic recovery
Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday agreed on short- and medium-term roadmaps for 2021-2022 to speed up the implementation of ADB-assisted projects in the post-pandemic phase. The decision emerged from a tripartite portfolio review meeting where the progress of actions agreed in late 2020 and the readiness status of 2021
BNP blames govt for virus surge
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the coronavirus transmission rate is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh due to the government’s “failure” to take necessary measures to tackle it. “Coronavirus has now been spreading fast, though the Prime Minister was awarded for containing it. The virus cases are
BNP for emergency steps to control corona transmission
Voicing deep concerns over the fresh upsurge in coronavirus transmission, BNP on Tuesday urged the government to take effective steps immediately to contain the pandemic. “Covid cases are increasing alarmingly. The situation has turned so critical that many of our leaders have died of corona and many others are now receiving
