Update / Measles shot drive begins today in Dhaka, Barisal, Mymensingh cities
11 April 2026
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Vaccine
20,000 children to get MR vaccine in Chattogram
4 April 2026
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Vaccine
UK Covid inquiry says thousands of lives could have been saved
20 November 2025
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World
One dies of Covid, six more infected
5 July 2025
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Deaths & infections
One dies of Covid, 27 new cases in 24 hrs
2 July 2025
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Deaths & infections
One dies of Covid, 10 new cases in 24 hrs
27 June 2025
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Coronavirus
19 new Covid-19 cases reported in 24hrs
26 June 2025
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Coronavirus
Three die of Covid in 24 hours
23 June 2025
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Coronavirus
5 die from Covid
22 June 2025
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Coronavirus
Most dists lack Covid testing facilities
17 June 2025
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Coronavirus
Restaurants’ iftar season salvaged by food delivery platforms
In recent years, Dhaka was developing an eating-out culture for iftar and sehri, like in the cosmopolitan cities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia,
2 May 2020
Blocking media access during Covid-19
Press freedom in Bangladesh has been in decline long before the coronavirus came to our shores.
2 May 2020
COVID-19 must not be a pathogen of repression
As COVID-19 spreads, repression and disinformation have generally followed in its wake.
2 May 2020
Reduce test seekers’ sufferings
It is a matter of grave concern that we still do not have enough designated hospitals or institutions to conduct Covid-19 tests. While initially only the
2 May 2020
Still no list of those unemployed by pandemic
An overwhelming number of people, both in the formal and informal sectors, have lost their jobs in Bangladesh due to the pandemic, but unfortunately the government lacks any data on the actual number of people who may have been impacted.
2 May 2020
How COVID-19 patients can avoid ICU management
We know that intensive care unit (ICU) is for critically ill patients. We also know that we have a scarcity of ICU beds as well as specialists in critical care management in Bangladesh.
2 May 2020
Covid-19: Private univs seek govt stimulus package
Private universities seek a stimulus package from the government to shore them up amid closure of these institutions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 May 2020
Jamalpur assistant commissioner, 6 others test positive for Covid-19
A female assistant commissioner (AC) of Jamalpur Sadar and six others are diagnosed to be positive for the coronavirus, raising the total confirmed cases in the district to 74.
2 May 2020
BSMMU forms committee to examine Gonoshasthaya’s Covid-19 test kit
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has formed a committee that will supervise validation of the home-grown rapid test kit developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra.
2 May 2020
Import-export resumes thru’ Benapole port after a month
Import and export between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port resumed after its closure for a month following the Covid-19 outbreak.
2 May 2020
Biman gets approval for Tk 1,000 crore loan from Sonali Bank
Reeling from a severe cash crunch amid global air travel restrictions owing to the coronavirus pandemic, Biman Bangladesh Airlines finally gets the approval for a loan of Tk 1,000 crore from Sonali Bank.
2 May 2020
US ambassador lauds journalists for bravely covering Covid-19 outbreak
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has paid special tribute to the journalists “who work tirelessly, often under stressful and dangerous conditions” to inform public about the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 May 2020
Lockdown brings to light priceless Satyajit memorabilia
The pan-India lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic has led to coming to light of some priceless memorabilia associated with master director Satyajit Ray at the loft of his house on Bishop Lefroy Road in south Kolkata.
2 May 2020
5 more Bangladeshis die of coronavirus in New York in 24 hours, total now 233
At least five Bangladeshis died of coronavirus infection in the state of New York in the last 24 hours.
2 May 2020
5 more coronavirus patients die, 552 test positive in 24hrs: DGHS
Five people died of coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.
2 May 2020
18 among 540 doctors recover from Covid-19: Bangladesh Doctors’ Foundation
A total of 18 doctors have recovered from Covid-19 so far in the country, according to Bangladesh Doctors' Foundation.
2 May 2020
741 police personnel infected with Covid-19
The number of Covid-19 infected police personnel across the country has reached 741 today noon, according to a tally of Bangladesh Police Headquarters.
2 May 2020
Another police official dies with Covid-19 infection
Another police official infected with Covid-19 dies at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka.
2 May 2020
Combating coronavirus: Hotels allotted for accommodation of SBMCH doctors, staff
Barishal district administration has allotted seven hotels for the accommodation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
2 May 2020
US issues emergency approval for remdesivir for Covid-19 patients
The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Friday.
2 May 2020