The government has extended the current lockdown till August 10 amid a surge in the delta variant of Covid-19 across the country. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque disclosed the decision of the government while talking to reporters after an inter-ministerial meeting on Tuesday. He said shops, factories and offices will
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DGHS shutters Praava Health Care
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday ordered the closure of all activities of Praava Health Care on allegations of various irregularities. DGHS Additional Director General (administration) Prof. Nasima Sultana, confirmed the matter. She said that various allegations have been received against Praava Health Care. "Later we investigated it and all their
Covid-19: 204 more deaths, 8,489 new cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 204 more deaths and 8,489 new infections from Covid-19 in last 24 hours to Saturday morning. With the latest figures, the death tally reached 17,669 and caseload climed to 1092,411, according to the daily handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The fresh
Relaxing lockdown may increase Covid infections: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) feared that the easing of lockdown for eight days before Eid-ul-Adha could trigger a spike in coronavirus cases across the country. "There will be no way to control the infection rate if health guidelines are not followed properly during the eight days of reopening
Unilever Bangladesh donates Oxygen Machine to DGHS
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has donated a large consignment of Oxygen Concentrator Machines to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Shamima Akhter, Head- Corporate Affairs, Partnerships & Communications of Unilever Bangladesh handed over 100 Oxygen Concentrator Machines to Mr. Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Director General (Health) on
Covid-19: 201 more deaths, 11,162 new cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have recorded 201 deaths and 11,162 new infections from Covid-19 in last 24 hours to Wednesday morning. With the latest figures, the death toll in country from the disease has now reached 15,593, and total infected cases climbed to 9,77,568, according to a handout released by the
DGHS orders mass transfer of doctors
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has ordered a mass transfer of doctors, including teaching staff at medical colleges, to ensure proper treatment of Covid-19 patients in hospitals across the country. A total of 1,236 doctors were transferred through a number of separate notifications, according to the DGHS list of
Covid-19: 164 deaths, 9,964 new cases reported
Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 164 deaths and 9,964 new infections from Covid-19 in last 25 hours to Monday morning Bangladesh. With the latest figures, the country's death toll mounted to 15,229 while the caseload reached 954,881, according to a handout provided by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The
Covid-19: 30 more deaths, 2,000 new cases reported
Health authorites have reported 30 more Covid-19 related deaths with 1,970 new cases of infection in the last 24 hours to Monday. Thye latest figures pushes the total number of deaths to 12,869 while the total caseload has climed to 8,12,960 with the fresh cases, a handout of the Directorate General
Bangladesh logs 34 more Covid-19 deaths
As Covid-19 still remains grim in Bangladesh, 34 more deaths virus-related deaths were reported and 1,444 new cases in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. The latest figures pushed up the total fatalities to 12,583 while caseload reaches to 7,98,830. The new infections were detected after carrying out 14,277 sample tests. The mortality