Coronavirus situation in Bangladesh
65 policemen die of Covid-19, 15,536 infected
A total of 65 members of Bangladesh Police have died so far after contracting coronavirus while 15,436 have been infected with the virus across the country until Monday.
Force people to exercise precautions against corona: Govt
As the public awareness about Covid-19 safety measures has declined, the government has asked the field-level administrations to intensify their mobile court drives so that people exercise precautions like wearing face masks.
Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 2.6 lakh
Bangladesh’s officially confirmed coronavirus cases went up to 260,507 with the detection of 2,907 new patients in 24 hours until Monday.
BAF airlifts Covid-19 infected doctor to Dhaka
Associate Professor Dr Rizwanul Bari of Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College, who was diagnosed with coronavirus, was flown from Bogura to Dhaka on Sunday by Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).
Corona infection and death rates declining in Bangladesh: Minister
The numbers of both corona-infected people and deaths in Bangladesh have declined, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Sunday.
Bangladesh sees 2,611 new Covid-19 cases amid rising rate of infection
Officially confirmed number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh soared to 2,55,113 on Saturday with the detection of 2,611 new cases in the last 24 hours until morning thanks to free movement of people, violation of the health guidelines and lax monitoring.
Thespian couple Ramendu and Ferdousi Majumdar recovering from COVID-19
Thespian couple and Ekushey Padak recipients Ramendu and Ferdousi Majumdar tested positive for COVID-19 back in July, but now are on the road to recovering from the virus.
Marginalised people must get equitable access to stimulus incentives: Experts
The marginalised and the vulnerable population of the country are still in "dire need of policy support" in view of COVID-19 although the government announced a number of stimulus incentives in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, experts say.
Full reopening of govt offices to intensify pandemic: BNP
BNP on Friday opposed the government’s decision to fully reopen government offices as it thinks this will only contribute to worsening the coronavirus situation in the country.
Freedom fighter upazila chairman dies of Covid-19 in Satkhira
Freedom fighter Abdul Gani, the upazila chairman of Debhata, died of Covid-19 in a city hospital on Friday. He was 70.