At least 10 vaccine seekers were injured after being chased at by law enforcers at the  Bangladesh Health Management Institute vaccination centre in Savar during the countrywide mass vaccination campaign today, according to the witnesses.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam today warned that the trade licences of those not taking Covid-19 vaccines will be revoked.

The day-long countrywide mass vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate one crore people with the first dose of Covid-19 jabs began this morning amid huge crowds at the vaccination centres.

Vegetarians have 14 percent lower risk of developing cancer than those who regularly eat meat, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Oxford.

The World Bank approved a $300m loan for Bangladesh yesterday aiming to support the country’s urban local government institutions in facing the coronavirus pandemic and its future shocks.

Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) has organised the 9th regional public health conference on its campus.

At least 1,406 new infections were recorded and 11 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday said those who have not taken at least one dose of Covid vaccine will be deprived from services of the city corporation from March 1.

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The health directorate will continue its special campaign on the weekend today to administer the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines before the programme ends tomorrow.

The health directorate will continue Covid-19 vaccination campaign on the weekend tomorrow to tackle the rush of vaccine recipients.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said those who have not taken at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be deprived from services of the city corporation from March 1.

At least 1,516 new infections were recorded and 10 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

After South Korea, World Health Organization (WHO) is expanding its Covid-19 vaccine project to five nations including Bangladesh.

The Covid-19 vaccination centres are a hub of chaos now after the government scrapped the mandatory registration for the jab from February 16 and with the window to get the first dose slamming shut on February 26.

Last month, when 22-year-old Mitu Dhar was struggling to make her newborn stop crying at a private hospital in Dhaka, as she couldn’t produce enough milk for him, her family members got desperate to get some artificial milk for the baby.

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For the past few days, the announcement of ending the first dose of vaccination after February 26 has caused crowds of people coming to the Health Management Institute Centre in Savar. Today, the picture became grim.

At least 1,298 new infections were recorded and five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

More than half of the parents and pregnant women from eight countries, including Bangladesh, say they have been targeted with marketing in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.