At least 115 Bangladeshi migrant workers who returned home untimely amid the pandemic have faced “wage theft” in different host countries, according to a regional migrant rights group’s report.

The number of infections and deaths in Khulna division this month has broken all previous records.  

All workplaces, including factories and offices, will stay shut during the fortnight-long lockdown starting July 23, as per the latest gazette notification that came on the eve of the three-day Eid vacation.

The country yesterday logged a record 231 daily Covid deaths raising the total number to 18,125.

Three million doses of Moderna vaccine from the United States arrived in Dhaka under the COVAX facility today.

Health ministry has not gone ahead with Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s proposal of buying 20 million Sputnik V vaccine from Russia, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

At least 75 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today.

People aged 30 and above can register for Covid-19 vaccine on the Surokkha app from today.

Two hundred and thirty-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).

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'freedom day' ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages and his own forced self-isolation.

As Covid-19 continues to devastate families and communities, Unicef has stressed the need for protecting the rights of every child to live and grow up in an environment that supports their physical, psychological, social and emotional development.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia took her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital today

The Associated Press, among others, reported that the easing of the “strict lockdown” for eight days could exacerbate an ongoing surge in Bangladesh fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, which was first detected in India.

Thirteen patients died while undergoing treatment at Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8 am today.

Twenty people died in the Covid unit of Kushtia General Hospital till 8am this morning.

At least a dozen mental health patients in Pabna Mental Hospital tested positive for Covid-19 last week.

European Union leaders celebrated their coronavirus vaccination programme reaching a higher proportion of its people than in the US, which had outpaced the bloc for months.

The government has decided to lower the age limit to 30 years for Covid vaccination to bring more people under its inoculation campaign.

The government yesterday allowed 78 private healthcare organisations across the country to conduct antigen-based Covid-19 rapid testing.

Health officials have voiced concern over violations of the health safety rules at cattle markets as the country yesterday recorded 225 deaths from Covid, the third-highest toll in a day.