September 22, 2020

Antigen-Based Testing: Public hospitals get the green light

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 22 Sep 2020 After months of bureaucratic tangle, the government has permitted antigen-based rapid testing for Covid-19 at the public […]
September 22, 2020

Brace yourself for second wave

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 22 Sep 2020 With infections and deaths from Covid-19 still far from over, a high-powered technical committee has warned that […]
September 22, 2020

WHO endorses protocol for virus herbal medicine trials

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Sep 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday endorsed a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments […]
September 21, 2020

Virus won’t derail Bangladesh’s rising potential growth

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 Sep 2020 A sustained pickup in Bangladesh’s growth potential before Covid-19 struck gave the economy more resilience to cope […]
September 21, 2020

COVID-19 Bangladesh situation reports (WHO) (21 September 2020)

On 14 September 2020, WHO published a guideline titled ‘Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19’ as an annex to previously published […]
September 21, 2020

PM for all-out preparations to fight possible second wave of Covid-19

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 Sep 2020 Apprehending the second wave of coronavirus in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today instructed the authorities […]
September 21, 2020

Deadline extended for disbursing stimulus funds for farm sector

Published in; The Daily Star Date: 21 Sep 2020 Bangladesh Bank yesterday extended the deadline to disburse the Tk 5,000-crore stimulus package for entrepreneurs in the […]
September 21, 2020

India to loan virus-hit Maldives $250m

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 Sep 2020 India on Sunday announced a $250 million loan to the Maldives to boost its coronavirus-battered economy in […]
September 21, 2020

Daily new cases drop

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 Sep 2020 Comparing with the previous epidemiological week, the number of new Covid-19 cases have drastically decreased. The detection […]