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.

Dengue cases in the country have crossed the 13,000 mark yesterday, pointing to the worsening situation.

Eminent Jurist and former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Advocate Khandker Mahbbub Hossain, who was infected with Covid-19 is now on life support at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka after his condition deteriorated.

One more died while at least 317 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today. With the new cases, a total of 13,007 people were hospitalised with dengue fever this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Fifty-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).

An estimated 66 to 70 percent of India’s 1.3 billion population have been infected with Covid-19, concluded a sero-survey conducted in July.

A woman has been "mistakenly" administered two doses of Covid-19 vaccine at Baliadangi Upazila Health Complex in Thakurgaon, health officials said today.

As the number of people who registered for Covid vaccine is much higher than the capacity of vaccination centres, people are receiving texts late, Nazmul Islam, spokesperson for the health directorate, said yesterday.

Getting tested and vaccinated for Covid-19 was no less than a trauma for Tanisha Yasmin Chaity, a young transwoman and a development worker based in Cox’s Bazar.

A 79-year-old woman reportedly received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine within five minutes today at Pirgacha Upazila Health Complex vaccination centre in Rangpur.

At least 256 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Singapore-based Agrocorp Pte International today got the contract to supply 50,000 tonnes of wheat to the Directorate General (DG) of Food, according to a decision of the cabinet committee on purchase.

Local administration has suspended the health service activities of two hospitals in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka due to various irregularities and not having necessary documents.

Fifty-two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Usage of intensive care units for Covid-19 cases at Malaysia's hospitals rose on Tuesday (Sept 7) to 84 percent, health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Wednesday.

The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.

The first day of the Covid-19 second dose vaccine rollout marked much enthusiasm among the people in all centres across the country yesterday.

The government is set to start a training programme for creating skilled manpower fit for the job market with the view to creating employment in the post-Covid period with a particular focus on women and the underprivileged people.

The country logged 56 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

In only the first seven days of September, over 2,000 dengue cases were recorded in the country.