Dengue outbreak: 65 more hospitalised in 24 hours 

At least 65 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today.
20 July 2021, 10:29 AM

Cornea transplant: Crisis created by social taboo worsened by pandemic

Fifty-five-year-old Zamila Begum lost vision in her right eye three years ago. She has been experiencing pain, redness, watering in the other eye over the last six months. Her doctor has advised her to replace the cornea in the functioning eye as soon as possible. She has been waiting for the cornea transplantation for last six months.
20 July 2021, 08:57 AM

Bangladesh must win fight against Covid-19: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh must win the fight against Covid-19, urging all to follow health guidelines accordingly to check the deadly virus.
20 July 2021, 07:57 AM

Research: India’s deaths during pandemic 10 times official toll

India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the south Asian country.
20 July 2021, 07:19 AM

13 more die at 5 Khulna hospital Covid units in 24 hours

Thirteen more patients died while undergoing treatment at Covid units of five Khulna hospitals in 24 hours, till 8 am today.
20 July 2021, 05:28 AM

60% of people being admitted to UK hospitals are unvaccinated: adviser

Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated, correcting an earlier statement he made on Monday.
19 July 2021, 20:17 PM

Workers victim of ‘wage theft’ amid pandemic

At least 115 Bangladeshi migrant workers who returned home untimely amid the pandemic have faced “wage theft” in different host countries, according to a regional migrant rights group’s report.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Khulna division goes thru’ its worst Covid-19 surge

The number of infections and deaths in Khulna division this month has broken all previous records.  
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Post-Eid Lockdown: Jul 23-Aug 5: Offices, factories to stay shut

All workplaces, including factories and offices, will stay shut during the fortnight-long lockdown starting July 23, as per the latest gazette notification that came on the eve of the three-day Eid vacation.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Another 75 hospitalised with dengue

At least 75 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM

3 million doses of Moderna vaccine arrives in Bangladesh

Three million doses of Moderna vaccine from the United States arrived in Dhaka under the COVAX facility today.
19 July 2021, 15:58 PM

‘Health ministry not going ahead with Gonoshasthaya proposal to buy 20 million Russian vaccines’

Health ministry has not gone ahead with Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s proposal of buying 20 million Sputnik V vaccine from Russia, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.
19 July 2021, 15:22 PM

75 hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours

At least 75 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today.
19 July 2021, 14:35 PM

Vaccine: 30 and above can now register on Surokkha app

People aged 30 and above can register for Covid-19 vaccine on the Surokkha app from today.
19 July 2021, 13:29 PM

Highest Covid-19 deaths: 231 die, 13,321 infected in 24hrs

Two hundred and thirty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 July 2021, 11:52 AM

England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'freedom day' ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages and his own forced self-isolation.
19 July 2021, 11:38 AM

Protect children’s rights as Covid devastates families: Unicef

As Covid-19 continues to devastate families and communities, Unicef has stressed the need for protecting the rights of every child to live and grow up in an environment that supports their physical, psychological, social and emotional development.
19 July 2021, 11:09 AM

Khaleda receives 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia took her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital today
19 July 2021, 10:03 AM

Pausing ‘lockdown’ could exacerbate ongoing Delta surge, says AP report

The Associated Press, among others, reported that the easing of the “strict lockdown” for eight days could exacerbate an ongoing surge in Bangladesh fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, which was first detected in India.
19 July 2021, 09:01 AM

13 die at 4 Khulna Hospital Covid units in 24 hours

Thirteen patients died while undergoing treatment at Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8 am today.
19 July 2021, 07:13 AM