COVID-19 pandemic
Former state minister AKM Zahangir dies
Former state minister AKM Zahangir Hossain has died from Covid-19 at a city hospital.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Death toll reaches 7,378, New cases 1,234
Amid global alarm after detection of new strains of Coronavirus in the United Kingdom and South Africa, Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,378 until Thursday with 19 more deaths in the past 24 hours.
Partex Group chairman MA Hashem dies of Covid-19
Partex Group founder chairman and former Member of Parliament MA Hashem passed away at a city hospital early Thursday after contracting coronavirus. He was 77.
PM donates Tk 50 lakh for journalists
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 50 lakh for the journalists as special financial grants during the corona period.
Speakers for collaborative support to continue children’s education in new context
Save the Children in Bangladesh has laid emphasis on protection, proper education and collective work with the government saying it is much needed now to continue children’s education at home and re-opening schools safely.
Covid-infected Partex chairman MA Hashem’s condition deteriorates
Partex Group chairman and former Member of Parliament MA Hashem has been put on life support at a hospital in the capital.
UK returnees to Bangladesh must stay in quarantine: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said UK returnees must be there in quarantine for seven days as a new strain of coronavirus has been detected there.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 30 deaths in 24 hrs
Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,359 with 30 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Wednesday morning.
UK coronavirus variant now has no significant impact on vaccines: WHO
Despite a number of mutations so far of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the culprit behind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, none of them, including the latest UK variant, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have said.
UNICEF launches COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard to ensure fair access
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced the launch of a COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard, an interactive tool to follow the developments of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 vaccine market and the efforts of the COVAX Facility to ensure fair and equitable access for every country in the world.