Coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus: Major disaster averted due to PM’s timely intervention, say speakers

Speakers at a webinar have said Bangladesh has been able to avert a big disaster caused by coronavirus due to the timely intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
45% of Dhaka dwellers exposed to Covid-19, IEDCR survey says

Around 45 percent of the people in Dhaka city have already been exposed to the coronavirus infection, said a study by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Covid-19: 23 die, 1,125 infected, 1,587 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Sunamganj sub-registrar dies of Covid-19

Sunamganj's Sub-Registrar Md Zafar Ahmed died of Covid-19 today.He breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 5:00am, said a law ministry press release.
Another doctor dies of Covid-19

Another doctor who was diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Dhaka today.
Star staff member Shyamal Biswas dies with Covid-19

Shyamal Biswas, assistant officer, store of The Daily Star, died today with Covid-19. He was 53.
Bangladesh establishes minimum standards for fabric mask production

Bangladesh has established minimum requirements for the production of non-medical fabric masks for community use, taking an important step towards safe and regulated production of masks and providing essential guidelines to local manufacturers, the RMG sector and NGOs to join the fight against Covid-19.
Covid-19: 33 die, 2,174 infected, 2,980 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-three people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 42 die, 1,897 infected, 3,044 recover in 24 hours

Forty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 45 die, 2,436 infected, 3,275 recover in 24 hours

Forty-five people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Thakurgaon MP Dabirul Islam tests Covid-19 positive, airlifted to Dhaka

Dabirul Islam, lawmaker from Thakurgaon-2 constituency, has been airlifted to Dhaka for better treatment after he tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Covid-19: Number of total cases 2.97 lakh

42 die, 2,485 infected, 3,784 recover in 24 hours.
Joint chief news editor at NTV dies of coronavirus

Abdus Shahid, joint chief news editor of private television channel NTV, passed away with Covid-19 infection at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Hospital in Dhaka this morning. He was 63.
5 Covid-19 patients die in Bogura in 24 hours

Five Covid-19 positive patients died in Bogura in the last 24 hours.
Covid-19: 41 die, 2,747 infected, 2,913 recover in 24 hours

Forty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 34 die, 2,644 infected, 1,012 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country, reads a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
BNP MP Rumeen Farhana tests positive for coronavirus

Barrister Rumeen Farhana, a BNP lawmaker from reserved seat, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Daily briefing on Covid-19 updates won’t be held from tomorrow: DGHS

33 die, 2,996 infected, 1,535 recover in 24 hours
Covid-19: 39 die, 2,907 infected, 2,067 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-nine people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing today.
Covid-19: 34 die, 2,487 infected in 24 hours

Thirty-four people -- 31 male and three female -- have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), has said.
Covid-19: 32 die, 2,611 infected, 1,020 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-two people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
Ex-secretary of law and justice division dies of Covid-19

Former Law and Justice Division Secretary of Law Ministry ASSM Zahirul Haque Dulal has died of Covid-19.
Country in the right position to fight against coronavirus: health minister says

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque says that the country is now exactly in the right position to fight against Coronavirus, although there were delays initially in understanding the situation.
Covid-19: 20.83% infection rate, recovery and death rates at 56.61% and 1.31%

Forty-eight people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
Covid-19: number of deaths reaches 3,000

The number of total deaths with Covid-19 infection in Bangladesh has reached the grim milestone of 3,000 with 35 new deaths.
Covid-19: 37 die, 2,772 infected, 1,801 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
Covid-19: 1,333 people aged above 60 have so far died

Fifty-four people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing today.
Collective effort needed to curb Covid-19 spread during Eid journey: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader calls upon all authorities concerned to work together to protect people from the risk of coronavirus spread --centring journey ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Shakib’s father tests positive for coronavirus

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s father, Mashrur Reza, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Issuing fake Covid-19 reports: JKG chief Ariful, his associate Sayeed sent to jail

A Dhaka court today sent JKG Health Care Chief Executive Officer Ariful Chowdhury and one of his associates Sayeed Chowdhury to jail in a case filed for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.