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Temporary waiver of IP rights can 'meet global vaccine needs': Dr Yunus in UK journal
An article, authored by Parsa Erfani, Agnes Binagwaho, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Muhammad Yunus, Paul Farmer, and Vanessa Kerry, has been published in the British Medical Journal.
9 August 2021, 13:16 PM
245 Covid-19 deaths, 11,463 new cases recorded in 24 hours
Two hundred and forty-five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 August 2021, 12:34 PM
Heavy traffic on Dhaka streets two days before lockdown ends
Huge number of vehicles, except public transport, were seen on Dhaka streets today -- two days before the government-enforced lockdown ends.
9 August 2021, 09:51 AM
Vaccination at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps begins tomorrow
Covid-19 vaccination campaign for Rohingyas in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar will begin tomorrow, reports our local correspondent quoting the district’s civil surgeon.
9 August 2021, 09:38 AM
Star former chief assistant editor Abul Mansur Chowdhury dies of Covid-19
Abul Mansur Chowdhury, former chief assistant editor of The Daily Star died of Covid-19 early today at the age of 66.
9 August 2021, 08:46 AM
China punishes 30 officials for pandemic failing
More than 30 Chinese officials have been fired or received other punishments over accusations they failed to respond properly to the latest surge of the coronavirus in the country.
9 August 2021, 06:24 AM
17 die in MMCH’s Covid unit in 24 hours
Seventeen people died while being treated at the Covid unit of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till 8am today.
9 August 2021, 06:08 AM
US announces additional $11.4 million in urgent Covid assistance for Bangladesh
The United States has announced an additional $11.4 million in urgent Covid-19 assistance for Bangladesh.
9 August 2021, 05:01 AM
Mass deception in the name of mass vaccination: Fakhrul
The government has politicised the mass vaccination programme by deceiving people, alleged BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Life as usual in Dhaka as lockdown drags on
The third day of the latest phase of ongoing nationwide lockdown yesterday saw significant number of vehicles plying on the capital’s different streets.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbs to go when needed most
The government has decided to lift most of the restrictions on people’s movement and public transport from Wednesday even as Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll on people’s lives with high death and infection rates.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
241 more die, 10,299 get Covid
Two hundred and forty-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt’s 6-Day Campaign: Vaccine target met in 2 days
The government achieved the target of administering 32 lakh Covid vaccine jabs in just two days though it had fixed a six-day timeline for the mass inoculation drive.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Nursing Mothers, Moms-to-be: Govt decides to inoculate them
The government has decided to inoculate pregnant women and nursing mothers against Covid-19.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Expecting, nursing mothers to be brought under Covid vaccine coverage: DGHS
The health directorate has decided to bring expecting and nursing mothers under Covid-19 vaccine coverage.
8 August 2021, 17:35 PM
Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the virus with better ways of infecting humans or evading vaccine protection.
8 August 2021, 14:08 PM
241 Covid-19 deaths, 10,299 new cases recorded in 24 hours
Two hundred and forty-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 24.52 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 August 2021, 12:24 PM
Public transport to operate, offices and shops to reopen from August 11
The government has decided to allow all public transport to operate at full capacity across the country from August 11.
8 August 2021, 11:41 AM
15 Covid deaths in Chattogram in a day
Fifteen people died of Covid-19 in Chattogram district in 24 hours till 8am today.
8 August 2021, 05:57 AM
11 die of Covid-19 in Kushtia in 24 hours, infection rate 22.84%
Eleven people died of Covid-19 and another with Covid-like symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours till 8am today.
8 August 2021, 05:50 AM