Dhaka to receive 10 lakh Sinopharm vaccine doses shortly
Bangladesh will receive 10 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine on Friday evening from the Chinese government as a gift. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight is on the way to Hazrat…
Bangladesh reports 197 new deaths as it fails to take hold on Covid
Bangladesh added 197 fatalities to its national tally on Friday as horrific Covid hospitalisations and deaths continue to soar. The country is averaging 200-plus single-day fatalities for the last three…
Covid claims 14 more lives in Barishal
Barishal division has logged 14 new Covid deaths in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Friday morning. Of the deceased, nine had tested positive for Covid-19 while the…
Undertrial female prisoner dies in Chandpur
A 41-year-old undertrial inmate in the Chandpur district jail has died after she complained of having breathing difficulty, police said on Friday. Umme Hasina, who had also been down with…
Sylhet sees 8 more Covid deaths
Sylhet division lost eight more lives to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours until early Friday. Of the deceased, six were from Sylhet district and one each from Habiganj and…
A million more Sinopharm doses land in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Friday received ten lakh (1 million) doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine from China as a gift. This new batch of China-aided vaccine doses arrived just after former batches…
Bangladesh’s economic progress continues despite pandemic: Minister
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Friday said Bangladesh has been able to continue its journey towards becoming a developed country offsetting the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. “When…
Ghaibandha doc rapes patient at clinic, held
A doctor has been arrested for allegedly raping a patient at his clinic in Kalua Bazar village of Ghaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila. The arrestee has been identified as Shaharul Islam, a…