The government is planning to expand the vaccination programme for schoolchildren aged between 12 and 17 to six more divisional cities and 14 districts.

Two more dengue patients died while at least 177 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them 46 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The World Health Organization today approved India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine “Covaxin” for emergency use listing (EUL) status.

Two more dengue patients died while 177 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Seven 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 director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday backed broad use of Pfizer's and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, clearing the way for shots to go into young arms as soon as Wednesday.

The vaccination programme for schoolchildren aged between 12 and 17 would be expanded outside the capital.

One more dengue patient died while at least 142 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today. Of them, 33 are outside Dhaka, 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 government yesterday started inoculating 12- to 17-year-old school students against Covid-19.

At least 146 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, of whom 22 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two 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 campaign to vaccinate school students, aged between 12-17, against Covid-19 began in Dhaka today.

The government is set to start inoculating 12 to 17-year-olds in Dhaka city with the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, which has been approved by the World Health Organisation for use in children, from today.

At least 146 more patients were hospitalised with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of whom 42 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

At least 146 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The campaign to vaccinate school students -- aged 12 to 17 -- will start from tomorrow at eight centres, instead of 12, due to lack of adequate facilities.

Eight more people died from Covid-19 and 166 others got the virus in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.

The Ministers of Health of countries in the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region recently committed to renew and