Right to healthy environment: States urged to take bold actions
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday called on states to take bold actions to give prompt and real effect to the right to a healthy…
Global Covid cases near 237 million
The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 237 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count…
1 killed in road crash at city’s Nawabpur
A man was killed and another sustained injuries as a pick-up van hit a roadside tree in Old Dhaka’s Nawabpur area on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Subhash,40, and…
HPL launches anti-cancer medicine in Bangladesh
Bangladesh-based Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (HPL) and American Eli Lilly & Company on Friday launched Cyramza™ (ramucirumab injection, 10 mg/mL solution) in the country. Cyramza™ is an anti-cancer medicine approved as…
Dengue: 150 more hospitalized in 24 hrs, no fresh death reported
Bangladesh reported hospitalization of 150 new dengue patients across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning. The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 73 as no…
No self-isolation in Britain for fully jabbed Bangladeshi travellers
From Monday, fully vaccinated Bangladeshi nationals will no longer have to self-isolate on arrival in the UK. This is because the British government has added Bangladesh to the list of…
Covid-19: Daily death toll in Bangladesh falls to 7, lowest since March
Bangladesh logged seven Covid-19 deaths, the lowest since March, in 24 hours till Friday morning with 645 infections reported during this time. The single-day daily death toll was the lowest…
Chinese citizen dies after falling from a ship in Chattogram
A 38-year-old Chinese citizen died after falling from a foreign ship off Chattogram's Patenga beach on Friday morning, authorities said. The deceased was identified as Hu Haikiang who used to…