January 3, 2021

New strain, new worry

Published in The Daily Star 03 January, 2021   Experts say RT-PCR testing in Bangladesh hardly capable of detecting new Covid strain Golam Mortoza The RT-PCR […]
January 2, 2021

Covid-19: 23 die, 684 infected, 964 recover in 24 hours

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 02 January, 2021   Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press […]
January 2, 2021

Britain will allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 02 January, 2021 Reuters, London Britain will allow people to be given shots of different COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions, […]
January 1, 2021

Number of Covid-19 cases stands at 5,14,500 on January 1, 2021

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 01 January, 2021   Seventeen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press […]
January 1, 2021

WHO grants ‘emergency validation’ to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 01 January, 2021 AFP, Geneva The World Health Organization on Thursday granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the […]
December 30, 2020

Covid-19: 22 die, 1,235 infected, 1,507 recover in 24 hours

Published in The Daily Star Date: 30-12-2020   Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued […]
December 24, 2020

New Covid strain may be in Bangladesh already: Experts

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 Dec 2020 A new variant of the coronavirus that originated in the United Kingdom sometime in September is likely […]
December 23, 2020

Plan stimulus package ahead of second wave: PM

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 Dec 2020 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the finance ministry to draw up an incentive package plan ahead […]
December 23, 2020

BB fears vaccine uncertainty might hamper economic recovery

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 Dec 2020 The Bangladesh Bank (BB) raised concern on the second wave of Covid-19 and uncertainties regarding the quick […]