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Bangladesh Health Watch criticises cancellation of essential medicines list
20 August 2026
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Govt launches oral cholera vaccination campaign; 51.75 lakh targeted
20 August 2026
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Cholera vaccination campaign targeting 51.75 lakh people starts Aug 22
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Interview / ‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’
18 August 2026
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Thousands protest new Turkish vaccine and test rules
More than 2,000 Turks demonstrated in Istanbul on Saturday against official coronavirus-related mandates including vaccinations, tests and masks, responding to new government measures and an inoculation push.
11 September 2021
301 dengue patients hospitalised in a day
At least 301 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today.
11 September 2021
48 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, positivity rate now 7%
Forty-eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 September 2021
10 crore people to be vaccinated by December: health secretary
As many as ten crore people will be vaccinated by December, Senior Secretary of Health Service Division Lokman Hossain Miah said today.
11 September 2021
54 lakh Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka
Around 54 lakh doses of Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine reached Dhaka early today.
11 September 2021
Modi orders for stronger genome sequencing amid threat of 3rd Covid-19 wave
With the season of major religious festivals across India amidst concerns of a possible third wave of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need for constant genome sequencing in order to monitor emergence of new variants of coronavirus.
11 September 2021
US could authorise Pfizer Covid-19 shot for kids age 5-11 in October
Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
11 September 2021
Illusive herd immunity
The head of the WHO Europe was pessimistic yesterday about vaccines’ ability to put an end to the Covid pandemic, as new variants dash hopes of reaching herd immunity.
10 September 2021
Vaccine from India: Supply will follow rise in production
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday expressed hope that India would be able to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh as per the agreement once the neighbouring country’s production rises.
10 September 2021
Two crore doses every month
The government plans to administer two crore shots of Covid-19 vaccine each month to ramp up the ongoing vaccination drive as it hopes to get around 20 crore doses by the end of this year.
10 September 2021
Daily deaths lowest in 3 months
The country recorded 38 deaths from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the lowest daily death toll in the last three months.
10 September 2021
What is post-Covid vertigo?
If you have recovered from Covid-19, there may be several medical issues that follow suit. Some can be tame and some might make your head spin, quite literally.
10 September 2021
Dengue infections keep rising
At least 248 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
10 September 2021
Life-saving equipment lying unused
At a time when intensive care unit (ICU) support is so much in need, a state-of-the-art ambulance worth Tk 1.5 crore has just been lying idle at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) for over two years.
10 September 2021
54 lakh Sinopharm doses to arrive early tomorrow: Chinese embassy in Dhaka
54 lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Dhaka early tomorrow morning.
10 September 2021
Covid-19: 38 deaths reported in 24 hours, positivity rate now 8.65%
Thirty-eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 September 2021
248 dengue patients hospitalised in a day
At least 248 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today.
10 September 2021
Schools-colleges will be closed again if Covid-19 infection rises: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said schools and colleges will be closed again if coronavirus infection rate increases.
10 September 2021
Positivity rate drops under 9pc
The transmission of novel coronavirus continues to decline as the health directorate reported 8.76 percent positivity rate yesterday.
9 September 2021
WHO urges Covid vaccine booster moratorium
The World Health Organization has urged countries to avoid giving out extra Covid jabs until year-end, pointing to the millions worldwide who have yet to receive a single dose.
9 September 2021