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94 fined, 13 sent to jail for defying lockdown in Khulna
A total of 94 people were fined and 13 were imprisoned in the second day of weeklong lockdown in Khulna for defying the health guidelines.
No ban on export of vaccine from India but domestic supply to be met first: officials
With India being battered by the second wave of Covid-19 since February and an acute supply...
7-day strict restrictions announced in Bagerhat
A seven-day strict lockdown has been announced in Bagerhat district to avoid unnecessary...
Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up
Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by the...
Covid-19 surge worsening: 85 deaths, 5,727 new cases recorded in 24 hours
Eighty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press...
Merkel gets Moderna as second Covid-19 jab after AstraZeneca first dose
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a Moderna coronavirus vaccine as her second jab, after...
Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine facing struggles in Europe
At the height of Europe’s vaccine supply crisis in March, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J)...
India’s total Covid-19 cases cross 3 crore mark
Number of India's total Covid-19 cases has crossed the grim mark of three crore, of which...
India’s total Covid-19 cases cross 3 crore mark
Number of India's total Covid-19 cases has crossed the grim mark of three crore, of which one...
AstraZeneca vaccine effective against Delta, Kappa Covid-19 variants
AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were...
Delta Covid-19 variant greatest threat to US pandemic response -Fauci
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to...
Rich countries hoarding Covid-19 vaccines, imposing conditions on supply: Momen
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed disappointment over rich countries’ behaviour in terms of...
Trawlers plying on Padma river route despite restrictions
Trawlers were seen plying on Shimulia-Banglabazar route disobeying movement restrictions imposed by...
Covid-19 vaccines: ADB approves $940 million for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan package of $940 million today for the Government...
Covid-19 spike continues: 76 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 19.36%
Seventy-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, according to a press release...
Covid-19 infection rate higher in slum areas, finds icddr,b study
Covid-19 infection rate is higher in the slum areas, finds a study.
US directs 16 million Covid-19 shots to Asia including Bangladesh
The White House laid out a plan on Monday to share 55 million US Covid-19 vaccine doses globally,...
WTO head says South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda and Nigeria considered as vaccine production hubs
Africa is working with the European Union and other partners to help create regional vaccine...
Covid-19: Daily positivity rate in Pabna quadruples in 2 days
The daily Covid-19 positivity rate in Pabna, one of the districts where the spread of the virus had...
Police constable in Jhenaidah dies of Covid-19 infection
A police personnel, who earlier tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Jhenaidah...
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 346
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 346 to 3,722,327, data from the...
13 die at RMCH Covid-19 unit in 24 hours
Thirteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours...
China passes 1 billion mark in Covid-19 vaccine doses administered
China has passed the one billion mark in the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, the...
94 fined, 13 sent to jail for defying lockdown in Khulna
A total of 94 people were fined and 13 were imprisoned in the second day of weeklong lockdown in Khulna for defying the health guidelines.
No ban on export of vaccine from India but domestic supply to be met first: officials
With India being battered by the second wave of Covid-19 since February and an acute supply...
7-day strict restrictions announced in Bagerhat
A seven-day strict lockdown has been announced in Bagerhat district to avoid unnecessary...
Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up
Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by the...
Covid-19 surge worsening: 85 deaths, 5,727 new cases recorded in 24 hours
Eighty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press...
Merkel gets Moderna as second Covid-19 jab after AstraZeneca first dose
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a Moderna coronavirus vaccine as her second jab, after...
Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine facing struggles in Europe
At the height of Europe’s vaccine supply crisis in March, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J)...
India’s total Covid-19 cases cross 3 crore mark
Number of India's total Covid-19 cases has crossed the grim mark of three crore, of which...
AstraZeneca vaccine effective against Delta, Kappa Covid-19 variants
AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were...
Delta Covid-19 variant greatest threat to US pandemic response -Fauci
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat...
Rich countries hoarding Covid-19 vaccines, imposing conditions on supply: Momen
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed disappointment over rich countries’ behaviour in terms...
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Trawlers plying on Padma river route despite restrictions
Trawlers were seen plying on Shimulia-Banglabazar route disobeying movement restrictions imposed...
Covid-19 vaccines: ADB approves $940 million for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan package of $940 million today for the Government...
Covid-19 spike continues: 76 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 19.36%
Seventy-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, according to a press...
Covid-19 infection rate higher in slum areas, finds icddr,b study
Covid-19 infection rate is higher in the slum areas, finds a study.
US directs 16 million Covid-19 shots to Asia including Bangladesh
The White House laid out a plan on Monday to share 55 million US Covid-19 vaccine doses globally,...
WTO head says South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda and Nigeria considered as vaccine production hubs
Africa is working with the European Union and other partners to help create regional vaccine...
Covid-19: Daily positivity rate in Pabna quadruples in 2 days
The daily Covid-19 positivity rate in Pabna, one of the districts where the spread of the virus...
Police constable in Jhenaidah dies of Covid-19 infection
A police personnel, who earlier tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Jhenaidah...
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 346
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 346 to 3,722,327, data from the...
13 die at RMCH Covid-19 unit in 24 hours
Thirteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours...
13 die at RMCH Covid-19 unit in 24 hours
Thirteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours...
China passes 1 billion mark in Covid-19 vaccine doses administered
China has passed the one billion mark in the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, the...
Dongguan becomes latest city in China’s Guangdong to be hit by Covid-19
The major manufacturing hub of Dongguan in China’s most populous province of Guangdong launched...
Pfizer Covid-19 shots being administered at 3 Dhaka centres
The health directorate has started administering Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at three centres in Dhaka...
Brazil passes half a million Covid-19 deaths, experts warn of worse ahead
Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world...
UK records 9,284 new Covid-19 cases, amid rising trend
Britain recorded 9,284 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and six new deaths within 28 days of a...
Afghanistan running out of oxygen as Covid-19 surge worsens
Afghanistan’s is racing to ramp up supplies of oxygen as a deadly third surge of Covid-19 worsens,...
Russia reports 17,611 new COVID-19 cases, 450 deaths
Russia reported 17,611 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 8,305 in Moscow, taking the official...
Philippines seals deal for 40 mln Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 doses
The Philippine government has signed a supply agreement for 40 million doses of the COVID-19...
Inoculation with Pfizer vaccine to start in Dhaka from tomorrow
Administering Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine will start in Dhaka from tomorrow, Dr Md Shamsul Haque,...
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases versus 30 the day before
China reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 19, down from 30 infections...
Is Asia really lagging? The Covid-19 pandemic finish line may be farther than we think
Across the Asia-Pacific, where several countries have witnessed alarming new Covid-19 outbreaks in...
6 Covid-19 patients die at KMCH, positivity rate in Khulna 28.11%
Six patients of Covid-19 and another with coronavirus-like symptoms died at Khulna Medical College...
India's daily Covid-19 cases drop below 60,000 for the first time in 81 days
Maintaining a continued improvement in the situation, India reported less than 60,000 daily Covid-...
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown Covid-19 vaccine
Cuba's Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses,...
