NICVD to be upgraded to 1200-bed hospital: Minister
The government is going to upgrade the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) to a 1200-bed hospital soon as part of its move to improve the healthcare services in the…
Mashrafe’s children catch Covid-19
Both the children of former Bangladesh national team captain and lawmaker of Narail-2 constituency Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, have been diagnosed with Covid-19. Mashrafe confirmed the matter in a workshop at…
Raihan’s death ‘in Sylhet police custody’: Constable Titu held
Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested constable Titu Chandra Das, who was suspended over the death of Raihan at Bandarbazar police outpost, from Sylhet police lines on Tuesday.…
COVID-19 hospital facilities expanded for Rohingyas, locals in Cox’s Bazar
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with Sadar Hospital and the government of Bangladesh, inaugurated the expansion of medical services for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms in the Cox’s…
Global deaths from Covid-19 crosses 1,108, 607
The global death toll from coronavirus hit 1,108,607 as of Sunday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, the total caseload from Covid-19 surpassed 39.5 million…
Journalist Aziz Ahmed dies of Covid-19 in Sylhet
Aziz Ahmed Selim, a senior journalist and former president of Sylhet Press Club, died of Covid-19 in Sylhet on Sunday night. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Combined…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1274 new cases, 14 deaths
Bangladesh’s coronavirus fatalities reached 5,660 on Sunday with the deaths of 14 more patients in the last 24 hours until morning. The health authorities reported 1,274 new cases, taking the…
Global TB progress mired by insufficient fund, COVID-19: WHO
Despite steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed largely due to insufficient funding and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,…