The government plans to inoculate at least 20 lakh people against Covid-19 in another special vaccination drive expected to begin on Tuesday.

BNP yesterday alleged that mismanagement centring the government’s Covid-19 vaccination drive has jeopardised lives of the people.

At least 242 people with dengue fever have been admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours, till 8am yesterday. Of them, 21 are from outside Dhaka.

As we are faced with a pandemic which is showing little or no signs of regression, Bangladesh -- like other countries -- is preparing for a long coexistence with the unseen menace called SARS-CoV-2.

At least 242 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours, till 8am today. Of them, only 21 are from outside Dhaka.

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

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that Bangladesh cannot vaccinate its entire population at once.

Pregnant women should be vaccinated against Covid-19, based on a new analysis that did not show increased risk for miscarriage, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

The government is going to procure six crore more doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine from China.

Tofazzal Hossain took his mother to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) earlier this week, as she tested positive for Covid-19 and was suffering from breathing issues.

The positivity rate has declined for the 10th consecutive day yesterday.

Numerous people’s wait in queues overnight for jabs proved how futile the mass vaccination campaign was, said Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader yesterday.

The ongoing pandemic is leaving an adverse effect on education, employment and mental condition of the country’s youth population, adding a new form of disengagement to the youth cohort.

The number of dengue patients hospitalised in the country this year crossed the 5,000-mark yesterday.

After a period of pandemic-induced calm, Dhaka is back to its usual chaotic self.

Luta Haider Rashid, chairman of Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila, was administered his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in his government residence  on Tuesday, flouting vaccination rules.

Mobile courts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today handed out fines of Tk 5.3 lakh to different people, including authorities of Concord IK Tower and HSBC bank, after finding Aedes mosquito larvae at their establishments.

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

UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has welcomed the vaccination campaign in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, in line with national authorities’ broader public health efforts.

Baby food, vegetables, fruit, cereals, meat, fish and other foodstuffs will have to meet stricter limits of cadmium and lead content before they can be sold in the European Union, according to new rules that will be applicable from the end of August.