In 24 hours till this morning, 21 people died of Covid-19 and related symptoms while undergoing treatment at the coronavirus units of different hospitals in Bogura.

A total of 30 lakh Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived in Bangladesh between this morning and last night.

A total of 802 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Sylhet division in 24 hours till this morning, breaking previous records of infections.

Britain's UN ambassador warned on Thursday that half of Myanmar's 54 million people could be infected with Covid-19 in the next two weeks as Myanmar's envoy called for UN monitors to ensure an effective delivery of vaccines.

Israel’s prime minister on Thursday announced that the country would offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated.

Bangladesh will need an estimated $3.7 billion to inoculate 80 percent of the population against Covid in one and a half to two years and achieve herd immunity.

Dengue infections keep rising as 194 more people with dengue fever were hospitalised in the country in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, the highest in a single day this year.   

The government yesterday lowered the age limit from 30 to 25 years for Covid-19 vaccination.

As the pandemic raged on for the last year and a half, the inventor’s wheels also kept turning.

China yesterday reported small coronavirus outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as Olympics host Japan

A doctor from Bogura died with Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the capital on Wednesday noon.

Two sitting judges and eight staff members of lower courts died from Covid-19, since the pandemic hit the country in March last year.

A patient diagnosed with black fungus (Mucormycosis) at Chattogram Medical College Hospital is not getting proper treatment due to lack of an essential drug necessary for the treatment, according to her family members.

A rights organisation served a legal notice on the government yesterday, requesting it to take necessary steps in 24 hours to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on priority basis. 

Amid the rising number of Covid-19 infections and deaths, the nationwide “strict lockdown” seems to be loosening up as public and vehicular movement on the streets of Dhaka and elsewhere continues to increase with each passing day.

Ten lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20am tonight.

Thirty lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China will reach Bangladesh tonight, said health ministry officials.

Two hundred and thirty-nine people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

AstraZeneca is exploring options for the future of its COVID-19 vaccine and expects greater clarity on the matter by the end of 2021, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.

At least 194 people suffering from dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8am today.