Coronavirus outbreak

There’s a new kit in town

Locally developed Covid testing kit opens a new window for Bangladesh

Explainer: China's Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of Covid-19

Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has urged China to release information about six labourers who fell ill after working in a mine in Yunnan province in 2012, and are now seen as a key part of efforts to find the origins of Covid-19.

Covid-19: 8 die, 387 infected, 642 recover in 24 hours

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

Coronavirus: Major disaster averted due to PM’s timely intervention, say speakers

Speakers at a webinar have said Bangladesh has been able to avert a big disaster caused by coronavirus due to the timely intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

45% of Dhaka dwellers exposed to Covid-19, IEDCR survey says

Around 45 percent of the people in Dhaka city have already been exposed to the coronavirus infection, said a study by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

Covid-19: 23 die, 1,125 infected, 1,587 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Sunamganj sub-registrar dies of Covid-19

Sunamganj's Sub-Registrar Md Zafar Ahmed died of Covid-19 today.He breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 5:00am, said a law ministry press release.

Another doctor dies of Covid-19

Another doctor who was diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Dhaka today.

Star staff member Shyamal Biswas dies with Covid-19

Shyamal Biswas, assistant officer, store of The Daily Star, died today with Covid-19. He was 53.

August 31, 2020
August 31, 2020

Covid-19: 33 die, 2,174 infected, 2,980 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-three people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

August 30, 2020
August 30, 2020

Covid-19: 42 die, 1,897 infected, 3,044 recover in 24 hours

Forty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020

Covid-19: 45 die, 2,436 infected, 3,275 recover in 24 hours

Forty-five people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020

Thakurgaon MP Dabirul Islam tests Covid-19 positive, airlifted to Dhaka

Dabirul Islam, lawmaker from Thakurgaon-2 constituency, has been airlifted to Dhaka for better treatment after he tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020

Covid-19: Number of total cases 2.97 lakh

42 die, 2,485 infected, 3,784 recover in 24 hours.

August 23, 2020
August 23, 2020

Joint chief news editor at NTV dies of coronavirus

Abdus Shahid, joint chief news editor of private television channel NTV, passed away with Covid-19 infection at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Hospital in Dhaka this morning. He was 63.

August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020

5 Covid-19 patients die in Bogura in 24 hours

Five Covid-19 positive patients died in Bogura in the last 24 hours.

August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020

Covid-19: 41 die, 2,747 infected, 2,913 recover in 24 hours

Forty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

August 15, 2020
August 15, 2020

Covid-19: 34 die, 2,644 infected, 1,012 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020

BNP MP Rumeen Farhana tests positive for coronavirus

Barrister Rumeen Farhana, a BNP lawmaker from reserved seat, has tested positive for coronavirus.

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