Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) personnel to make collective efforts for continuing the pace of advancement to transform Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country by 2041. “I want all of you to work together to keep running the country’s development spree,” she
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Covid-19: 31 more deaths, 15,501 cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 31 more deaths and 15,501 new infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Monday morning. The daily positivity rate rose again to 29.77 from Sunday’s 28.33 per cent after testing 45,358 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of
Lack of authentic data held back pandemic incentive plan: Mannan
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Saturday said that lack of credible, authentic data held back the implementation of the government's pandemic stimulus package, delaying allocation for the marginal groups."We need to upgrade the household database accurately so that the government can make quick decisions for implementation of any kind of
Covid-19: 17 more deaths, 15,527 cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have reported 17 new deaths and 15,527 more cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8am Wednesday. The daily positivity rate slightly declined to 31.64 per cent from Tuesday’s 32.40 per cent after testing 49,275 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The
Covid-19: 18 more deaths, 16,033 cases reported
Bangladesh logged 18 more Covid-linked deaths with 16,033 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The daily positivity rate rose to 32.40 per cent from Monday’s 32.37 per cent after testing 49,697 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS). The country logged its daily positivity rate of 32.55%
Hospitals overwhelmed with Covid patients, says Minister
One-third of hospital beds in Dhaka are now occupied with Covid-19 patients, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Friday. The minister said this while briefing the media at the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday on the new restrictions imposed by the government to curb the spike in Covid cases. "The
All educational institutions to remain shut till Feb 6
All the schools, colleges and universities of the country will remain closed from January 21 to February 6 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, said a government announcement on Friday. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard in the morning imposing restrictions on the overall
Covid: 10 more districts designated red zones
After designating Dhaka and Rangamati as 'red-zones', health authorities on Wednesday marked 10 more districts in the 'high-level risk' category in the wake of a rise in Covid infections there. Besides, 32 districts have been designated as 'yellow zones' (at mid-level risk) and 16 as 'green zones', officials said. The decision
Booster dose eligibility now 50: Health Minister
The government has lowered the age limit for receiving the Covid booster dose up to 50, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday. "We've enough vaccines in stock compared to our population," the minister said while talking to reporters at the secretariat. So far, he said, seven lakh booster doses have been
Covid-19: 8 more deaths, 5,222 cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 8 more deaths and 5,222 fresh infections from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Sunday morning. The latest figures took the country's death toll to 28,144 and the case tally to 1617,711 in the country so far, according to the daily statement