Amid a rising trend in both the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths, Bangladesh recorded 30 more deaths in 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising the death toll to 6,305.
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Wired second Covid-19 wave raises concerns in Bangladesh
Dhaka, November 19 – Bangladesh is now apparently back to the alarming situation it largely saw a few months back when Covid-19 was at its peak in the country. After showing an erratic decline for nearly 70 days, the coronavirus…
Fighting COVID-19 in Solidarity, Advancing BRICS Cooperation
Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China I wish to begin by thanking President Putin and the Russian government for their thoughtful organization of this BRICS Summit. Right now, the world is caught between a pandemic of the…
Nepal team’s manager Madhusudan tested for COVID-19 positive
DHAKA – Nepal national football team manager Madhusudan Upadhaya has tested for COVID-19 positive, a press release of Bangladesh Football Federation said today. According to international law, it is necessary to test COVID-19 seventy-two hours before entering any country. After…
COVID-19 compounding inequalities
Kuala Lumpur/Sydney, 18 Nov (IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury) — The United Nations’ renamed World Social Report 2020 (WSR 2020) argued that income inequality is rising in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries, including China, the world’s fastest…
Waiving Intellectual Property Rules Key to Beating Covid-19
19 Years On, Learning the Lessons from the Fight for Access to HIV Drugs Aruna Kashyap and Margaret Wurth With two companies, Pfizer and BioNTech, having announced promising early results for a Covid-19 vaccine they are developing, governments in the…
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 39 deaths, 2,212 new cases
Bangladesh on Tuesday saw further rise in both the number of coronavirus deaths and new confirmed cases.
Working Class Bears Disproportionate COVID-19 Fallout Burden
DELHI, India, Nov 16 2020 (IPS) – Back in May 2019, we were visiting a large garment factory in Arsikere, Karnataka, when we asked some of the workers, “What would you do if you got Saturdays off?” Their responses to…
Bangladesh records 2,139 new cases, 21 deaths from Covid-19
Bangladesh reported 2,139 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Monday, raising the caseload to 434,472. Besides, 21 more patients died from the virus infection during the period which took the fatalities to 6,215.
Bangladesh Home Minister tests Covid-19 positive
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was found infected with Coronavirus on Saturday night. Home Ministry Public Relation Officer Sharif Mahmud confirmed the matter.
Covid-19: Global cases nears 54 million, deaths 1.31 mln
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 15 – Global coronavirus cases are getting close to 54 million with 1,310,433 deaths since the virus emerged in China late last year.
COVID-19: Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Lanka, Pak to coordinate
Xinhua/UNB, Nov. 14 – Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have vowed to strengthen information sharing and coordination of policies and actions to cope with the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1531 new cases, 14 deaths in a day
Dhaka, November 14 – Bangladesh recorded 1,531 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths in 24 hours until Saturday morning amid apprehensions about a second deadly wave of Covid-19 this winter.
Covid-19 claims 19 more lives, infects 1,767 in Bangladesh
Daily Covid-19 infections in Bangladesh have shown a rising trend this month, with 1,767 new cases and 19 deaths reported until early Friday.
City green banks driving green and just COVID-19 recovery
C40 Cities urges leaders to consider city green banks as a mechanism to deliver a COVID-19 recovery plan that prioritises the environment and local communities.
UN experts blame countries for hoarding COVID-19 vaccines
Geneva, 10 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – A group of United Nations human rights experts has criticized some governments that are trying to secure for their own citizens any future vaccine against COVID-19, arguing that any potential vaccine should be made…
Bangladesh records 1699 new cases, 16 deaths from Covid-19
Bangladesh reported 1,699 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Tuesday, raising the caseload to 423,620. Besides, 16 more patients died from the virus infection during the period which took the fatalities to 6,108.
Bangladesh sees spike in Covid-19 infection rate
Dhaka, Nov 10 – Amid the growing worry over a possible deterioration in Covid-19 situation during the winter, the coronavirus infection rate has marked a rise over the last one week as the air temperature dropped a bit.
UN HR Experts call for Universal access to Covid-19 vaccines
UN human rights experts have in a statement called for ensuring universal access to Covid-19 vaccines disregarding profitability and barriers of intellectual property rights on the issue of common concern around the globe. The statement is as follows: To date,…
Researchers find promising herbal cure for moderate COVID-19
Berlin, Xinhua/UNB, Nov 09 – Chinese and German researchers, in a recently-published study, have suggested that Shufeng Jiedu capsules, a patented herbal drug composed of eight medicinal plants, might be “a promising herbal therapy for moderate COVID-19.” The scientific paper…
Shakib to take part fitness test after testing negative for Covid-19
DHAKA — Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was tested negative for Covid-19, which paved his way to take part in the fitness test tomorrow (Monday) conducted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). “Shakib was found negative in Covid-19 test,”…
Covid-19 claims 18 more lives, infects 1474 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 1,474 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until early Sunday, pushing the caseload to 420,238.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1517 new cases 21 more deaths
Dhaka, Nov 04 – The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Bangladesh rose to 6,004 on Wednesday with the death of 21 more people in 24 hours. Besides, health authorities registered 1517 new coronavirus cases during the period, pushing the…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1659 new cases, 17 deaths
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Bangladesh rose to 5,983 on Tuesday with the death of 17 more people in 24 hours.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1568 new cases, 18 deaths
Bangladesh on Sunday registered 1,568 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 409,252. Besides, 18 more patients died from Covid-19 during the period, taking the fatalities to 5,941.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1320 new cases, 18 deaths
Dhaka, Oct 31 – Bangladesh on Saturday registered 1,320 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 407,684. Besides, 18 more patients died from Covid-19 during the period, taking the fatalities to 5,923.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1604 new cases, 19 deaths
Bangladesh on Thursday reported 1,604 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total caseload to 406,364.
Covid-19 prevent Shakib from missing more matches
DHAKA —Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan received a ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) a week before Bangladesh’s tour of India last year. Bangladesh in fact was preparing for the tour as Shakib was set to lead the side…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1493 new cases, 23 deaths
Bangladesh on Wednesday announced the detection of 1,493 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 23 more deaths. The country’s caseload stands at 403,079 with 5,861 fatalities.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1335 cases, 20 deaths
Bangladesh on Tuesday saw another spike in Covid-19 cases as health authorities detected 1,335 new patients across the country in 24 hours, taking the total to 401,586.