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Prof Khurshid Alam new health DG

The government has appointed Professor of Surgery at Dhaka Medical College Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam as the new director general for health services following the resignation of Prof Abul Kalam Azad over Covid-19 storms.The health services division of the health ministry gave the appoint...

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2,856 new cases in a day, 50 die

Bangladesh on Thursday registered 2,856 new cases positive for coronavirus, 50 deaths and 2,006 recoveries from the disease in 24 hours.With that, the total number of cases surged to 216,110. Of them, 2,801 died and 119,208 recovered.Prof Nasima Sultana, additional director general for health, said ...

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh 2,744 new cases, 42 deaths in a day

Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 42 more deaths from Covid-19 and 2,744 fresh cases overnight.During the period of 24 hours till 8am, 1,805 patients were discharged from the hospitals.With that, the total number of cases surged to 213,254, deaths 2,751 and recoveries 117,202 in Bangladesh.Additional...

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AmCham Bangladesh announces award for pandemic reporting

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham), which has been helping the country to fight pandemic through different ways, has announced awards for journalists who are working at the frontline. Styled ‘AmCham frontline journalism Award’, the initiative, in association wit...

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Bangladesh finds 3,057 new Covid-19 cases in a day

Bangladesh on Monday 3,057 new cases of coronavirus and 41 more deaths in 24 hours. Some 1,841 patients have recovered during the timeWith that, the number of cases surged to 210,510, deaths 2709 and recoveries 115,397.But most of the patients are staying at home.Additional Director General (adminis...

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Health dept DG quits amid pandemic scam

Director General for health services Prof Abul Kalam Azad has resigned following the tug of war between the health ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services on the Regent Hospital and JKG scams.He tendered his resignation at the public administration ministry on Monday, health secretar...

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Bangladesh makes mask use mandatory for Covid-19

Bangladesh on Tuesday in an official order made the use of masks mandatory for all places amid growing numbers of Covid-19 infections.According to the circular, all of the officials and staff of the government, semi-government, autonomous and private offices will wear masks.Those who will come to th...

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Shahabuddin Hospital MD, 2 others remanded over fake Covid-19 test

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three people, including Faisal Al Islam, Managing Director (MD) of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital, on five-day remand each in a case lodged over coronavirus (Covid-19) test scam and other forgeries.The other two accused are hospital’s assistant director Dr...

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2,928 new cases, 50 die in a day

The government on Monday confirmed to record 2,928 fresh cases of coronavirus, 50 deaths and 1,914 recoveries from the Covid-19 in 24 hours.During the period till 8am, according to additional director general for health Prof Nasima Sultana, 13,362 samples had been tested across the country.With the ...

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Bangladesh to get Covid-19 vaccine first and free: Health Secretary

Health secretary Md Abdul Mannan on Monday said that Covid-19 vaccine, if discovered anywhere, will come to Bangladesh “first” and at “free of cost”.He was speaking at a virtual meeting of the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 in Bangladesh.The meeting took st...

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Oxford vaccine gives immunity against Covid-19

In a groundbreaking result, the keenly-waited Covid-19 vaccine from the Oxford University shows strong immune response against the pandemic virus.The results of the Phase I/II trial published on Monday in the scientific journal, The Lancet, indicate no early safety concerns and induces strong immune...

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ATU arrest two members of Allahr Dal

Anti-Terrorism Unit on early Sunday arrested two members of banned terrorist organization Allahr Dal from Dinajpur district.Getting secrete information, a team of ATU raided at Kotowali Upazil of the district and made the arrest, ATU officials said on  Monday.The Islamist terrorists outfit were...

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New cases drop with testing

The number of new infections from the coronavirus has dropped with the decline of people coming to the testing facilities.The government on Sunday confirmed only 2,459 new cases after testing 10,625 samples in 80 labs in the last 24 hours. During the period, 37 more patients died of the disease.With...

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Six JMB ‘operatives’ arrested in Savar

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested six members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Savar, outskirts of capital Dhaka on Sunday.Director of RAB-4 Md Mozammel Hoque confirmed the matter to the Bangladesh Post.The arrestee were identified as Md Omar Faruque alias Rub...

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Fraud Shahed’s house raided

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) raided at the residence of Regent Hospital's owner Md Shahed Karim on Saturday night.Talking to the reporters, Kazi Shafiul Alam, deputy commissioner of DB (Uttara Division), confirmed it on Sunday.He said, “We seized five bottles of fore...

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Govt to collect Covid-19 testing samples of elderly from home

The health ministry has asked the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to take measures to collect samples of people aged above 50 from their homes for Covid-19 testing.The decision follows the advice of the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 to make the sample collection pro...

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Covid cases cross 200,000-mark

Covid-19 cases crossed 200,000-mark in Bangladesh on Saturday with the confirmation of fresh 2,709 patients in the last 24 hours till 8am.During the period, 34 more patients died and 1,373 were discharged from hospitals, additional director general for health Prof Nasima Sultana said at the daily br...

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Bangladesh fixes centres for travellers’ Covid testing

The health ministry has streamlined the Covid-19 testing facilities for the international passengers amid fake certificate scam and asked all to use 16 designated centres across Bangladesh for the testing before travelling.Those are the National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre...

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Vice admiral Shaheen Iqbal new Navy chief

Vice admiral Mohammed Shaheen Iqbal has been appointed the new chief of Bangladesh Navy.The appointment was announced in a circular issued by the defence ministry on Saturday.Earlier, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral.He will be on his new role from July 25 this year when the outgoing Chie...

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3,034 new cases reported

Deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic crossed 2500-mark in Bangladesh on Friday with 51 more patients died overnight.During the period of 24 hours, the government also confirmed the detection of 3,034 fresh cases and the recoveries of 1,762 patients.With that, the death toll from the pandemic rose to 2,...