Bangladesh reports one more Covid death
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and three fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning...
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Thousands of school drop-out children return to education with BRAC support
Nearly 25,000 out-of-school and learning-lagged children who had dropped out during the Covid-19 pandemic have returned to mainstream primary education through BRAC’s Returning to Learning project, which provided accelerated learning in 1,005 one-room schools...
ACC sues Saad Musa Group owner, ex-NBL MD, nine directors
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 16 people, including Saad Musa Group proprietor Mohammad Mohsin and former National Bank Limited managing director Chowdhury Moshtaq Ahmed, on charges of embezzling Tk 404 crore from the government-declared Covid stimulus package and laundering the fund...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
TK 22,000CR THEFT IN COVID VACCINE SCAM: Salman-led syndicate under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry into a syndicate led by Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, over allegations of embezzling Tk 22,000 crore from the procurement process of COVID vaccines.
China says ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid pandemic came from lab leak
China said Monday it was ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
Covid more likely to have leaked from lab: CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was ‘more likely’ leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals....
Surge in HMPV: time to act
IN THE midst of recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid pandemic, whispers of a potential new viral threat have surfaced, capturing the attention of global health experts and citizens alike. Human metapneumovirus, a respiratory pathogen that has largely flown under the radar, is now being dubbed the potential ‘Covid 2.0.’ But is this...
Vietnam jails more officials over Covid flight bribes
The case is part of a major anti-graft drive that has led to the resignation of a president and two deputy prime ministers in a country where political changes are usually carefully orchestrated...
London wall illuminates Covid’s enduring pain at Christmas
UK families of some 2,40,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
Health workers recruited during Covid-19 crisis demand contract extension
A group of frontline workers employed during the Covid-19 crisis are continuing their protest outside the Directorate General of Health Services in Dhaka demanding an extension of their employment contracts beyond December.
A life with lost meaning
Anwar Hossain, 55, has had an unbearable life since 2020, when he lost his 18-year-old daughter to Covid 19...
Kremlin says Trump sent Putin Covid tests as part of international cooperation
The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed claims that then-US president Donald Trump sent Russian president Vladimir Putin Covid tests, but said it was part of an international exchange at the...
New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese market
A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019.
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid
Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.
Mpox ‘not the new Covid’, says WHO
The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it...
WHO says mpox ‘not the new Covid’
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the mpox outbreak was not another Covid-19.
Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise: WHO
More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka apologises for cremating Muslim Covid victims
Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe....
Joe Biden tests positive for Covid
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid on Wednesday, shortly after conceding that he would consider dropping his troubled reelection bid if he was diagnosed with a serious medical condition.
Covid restrictions brought back at Tour de France
The Tour de France stepped up protective measures on Sunday, to ‘limit health risks’ in the face of a resurgence of Covid-19, which has affected several riders in recent days.
15 new Covid patients detected in 24hrs
Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
Covid still kills 1,700 a week worldwide: WHO
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.
ACC sues ex-DGHS DG Azad, JKG’s Sabrina
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against seven people, including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services Professor Abul Kalam Azad and JKG Health Care chairperson Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, on charges of cheating people by preparing fake Covid-19 test reports...
Bangladesh reports 14 more Covid cases
Bangladesh reported 14 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning...
Bangladesh reports one more Covid death
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 13 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning....
Trial begins against Regent’s Shahed, 4 others
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday framed charges against five people, including chairman of Regent Hospital Mohammad Shahed, for allegedly giving...
China releases journalist Zhang Zhan imprisoned for Covid-19 coverage
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing’s Covid-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders...
Another Covid-19 death reported in Bangladesh in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 30 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning...
