Indonesia has issued a ban on civil servants and workers in state-owned and private companies taking leave around Christmas and New Year, in a strong pre-emptive measure to avoid a Covid-19 flare-up.

Official figures released Thursday show Germany has become the latest country to record 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said Wednesday, warning that people were falling into a false sense of security concerning jabs.

Pfizer Inc has sued a longtime employee for allegedly stealing "scores" of confidential documents, including some related to its COVID-19 vaccine, as she prepared to jump to a competitor.

The US has provided another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh. The American people have now donated a total of

Farhana Sultana, assistant scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), has won the grand prize at a global competition, for her proposed innovation -- developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sanitary pads.

France is set to announce new Covid-19 containment measures on Thursday (Nov 25) as infection rates surge nationwide, but does not plan a new lockdown like some other European Union countries.

At least 108 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The United States (US) has provided another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.

Farhana Sultana, Assistant Scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has won the grand prize at a global competition, for her proposed innovation -- developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sanitary pads.

New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 4,000 in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic as a delta-driven spread continues to rattle the country after it eased social distancing in recent weeks to improve its economy.

Almost all clinically important and widely used antibiotics have lost their effectiveness by more than 50 percent, found a recent study -- a development that can leave the population defenceless against pandemics.

Over 1,500 passengers, who need a Covid-19 negative certificate six hours prior to flying to the UAE, start crowding the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport every day since morning.

The homegrown Covid-19 vaccine Bangavax got ethical permission from the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) to begin human trials, in a massive endorsement of the research credentials of the local drug maker.

India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years despite huge festival gatherings in recent weeks, thanks to rising vaccinations and antibodies from prior infections.

Bangavax got ethical permission from Bangladesh Medical Research Council for the vaccine’s human trial.

At least 91 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours, till 8:00 am today, according to DGHS. Of them, 16 are from outside Dhaka.

Three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The country will get Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Bangladesh by next year as the local pharmaceutical companies are getting prepared, said Salam F Rahman, adviser on private industry and investment to the prime minister.