Singapore's health ministry reported 1,939 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.

Twenty-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).

A mass vaccination programme will be held on September 28, marking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s birthday.

Another consignment of 25 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka tomorrow, said a press release from the health ministry today.

Despite several promises by government high-ups and the prime minister’s instruction weeks ago, RT-PCR labs at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are still not serving passengers, especially migrants heading to the UAE.

The number of new cases yesterday have declined below 1,000-mark after more than four months as the health directorate reported 818 cases.

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

The United States is shipping another 2.5 million Covid vaccine doses to hard-hit Bangladesh, a White House official told AFP on Thursday, after the Biden administration announced a ramping up of global donations.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recorded the lowest Covid-19 daily infection rate in the last six and half months -- 4.54 percent -- yesterday.

Two weeks after the reopening of schools in the country, five students of classes IV and V have tested positive for coronavirus at a primary school in Thakurgaon town.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said people will be able to fly to the United Arab Emirates from today if there are flights.

The United States is shipping another 2.5 million Covid vaccine doses to hard-hit Bangladesh, a White House official told AFP on Thursday, after the Biden administration announced a ramping up of global donations.

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

A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and some adults with underlying medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease.

Fifty lakh more doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine reached Dhaka from China early yesterday.

The rt-PCR testing facility for outgoing passengers inside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be available from tomorrow, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

Novavax Inc and its partner Serum Institute of India have applied to the World Health Organization for an emergency use listing of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, the company said on Thursday.

UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has appreciated the joint efforts in testing, tracing and treating patients and thus keeping the pandemic under control in Bangladesh.

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

Fifty lakh more doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine have reached Dhaka from China early today.