Covid-19: 6 more deaths, 4378 cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 6 more deaths and 4,378 new infections from COvid-19 across the country in last 254 hours to Friday morning, With the latest figures, the national Covid-19 death toll has reached 28,129 while the number of total caseload has reached 1609,042 in the country so far,

Dhaka designated red zone as Covid cases rise

Health authorities have designated Dhaka and Rangamati as 'red zones', following an exponential rise in Covid infections in the two districts. The infection rate in Dhaka and Rangamati is 10-19 percent, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Besides, six districts, including Jashore, have been marked as 'yellow zones' or at

Trains to carry 50pc passengers from Jan 15

Bangladesh Railway has decided to sell tickets for 50% passengers of each train from 15 January to comply with government regulations to curb the spread of new Covid-19 variant, Omicron. Half of the tickets will be sold on counters and the rest will be sold online. The decision came at a meeting

Govt reimposes restrictions amid concern over Omicron

The government has imposed restrictions on public movement and other activities like operating public transport at their half capacities amid growing concern over the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus. The Cabinet Division issued the notification on Monday which took effect on January 13 and will remain in force until further notice. In

No plan yet to shut educational institutions

The government has no plan right now to shut educational institutions even though Covid-19 cases keep rising across the world, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque. "Covid infections are on the rise in many countries but it is still under control in Bangladesh. The educational institutions are here and the government has

Covid-19: 1 more death, 1146 new cases reported

Amid a new surge in the virus Bangladesh reported another covid-linked death and 1,146 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the detection of fresh cases after testing 20,890 samples, the daily-case positivity rose to 5.67 per cent from Thursday's 4.86

New restrictions soon to fight off Covid, no lockdown now

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, the government is going to put some restrictions, including plying public transport at their half capacities and closing shops and markets by 8pm, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday. "Public buses will operate at half of their capacities while shops and shopping malls will

Covid-19: 4 more deaths, 674 new cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 4 more deaths and 674 new cases from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Monday morning. With the latest additions, the death toll reached 28,081 and the case tally climbed to 1587,140 in the country so far, said the daily statement issued

Covid-19: 2 more deaths, 512 new cases reported

Health authorities have reported two more deaths and 512 new infections from Covid-19 in 24 hours to Friday morning. With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 18,522 samples, the daily-case positivity rate increased to 2.74 per cent from Thursday's 2.25 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General

Covid-19: 1 more death, 397 cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have logged another death with 397 fresh infections from COvid-19 across the country in last 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The fresh numbers reported on Tuesday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,062 while the caseload mounted to 1584,023 so far, said the Directorate General of Health