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[ 13th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Regarding the expenses, the minister said: “We have to spend $5 to bring each dose of the vaccine to the country. Local expenses are estimated at $1 or $1.25, for transporting the dose and administering it. It might take $6.25 for each dose.'The vaccine will arrive in six installments – 5 million doses every month. As two doses are needed for each person, the government will be able to vaccinate 2.5 million people each month, he added.According to the ministry, the doses will be provided to the people for free, but the government will be spending over Tk500 per dose.
[ 13th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Earlier, the health minister said they have completed a contract with Serum Institute of India, who are producing the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine. Bangladesh has initially ordered 30 million doses.“We will receive the vaccine in January, if the World Health Organization  ( WHO )  approves the vaccine this month or in early January,' he said, adding that there is also the issue of approval from DGHS.
[ 13th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh earlier signed a memorandum of understanding  ( MoU )  with the Serum Institute of India on November 5.“We have started taking all the preparation, including for storage of the vaccine, transport, and providing training to the required people, Zahid Maleque said.When asked about measures if any side effects emerged, he said no side effects were observed during the trial and that is one of the reasons the vaccine was bought.“The food habits, environment, and culture of these two countries  [ Bangladesh and India ]  are near similar, so it is a good option,' the minister explained.
[ 14th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate is 1.49 percent, according to the handout.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh expects the first shipment of the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India  ( SII )  to arrive in early January, says Health Minister Zahid Maleque. The minister said this on Thursday while addressing the inaugural event of the measles rubella vaccination program in Dhaka. “We hope that we'll receive the vaccines early next month  [ January ] . We have made arrangements to bring the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh through the Serum Institute of India. The government is bringing 30 million doses of vaccine directly,' he said.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  A memorandum of understanding  ( MoU )  was signed in November, between the officials of the Health Ministry, SII, and Beximco Pharmaceuticals in Dhaka to collect the vaccines. Earlier this week, an official of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka also said that Bangladesh is likely to receive its first shipment of the vaccine early next month.
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Contacted, Dr Abu Jamil Faisel, a member of the public health expert team for the eight divisions formed by the government, said Bangladesh must take necessary preparations in advance for procuring the vaccine, its preservation, and distribution.“As I know, three expert teams, formed by the Health Ministry, have been working out a plan and policy in this regard,' he said.Dr Faisel said: “It is certain that the government will not be able to provide the vaccine to the country's all people at a time, no matter how many doses it receives.“That's why we need a priority list and a vaccine policy to avoid chaos and misstatement.'
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  He said that a vaccine distribution policy should be formed immediately and people need to be informed about it.“The government must communicate with people and prepare them to accept the reality by giving them proper information and presenting the real scenario before them,' he added.Or else, the experts said, when some vaccine doses will arrive in the country, people may create a chaotic situation in hospitals and vaccine distribution centres. And anything bad can happen at that time.“So, we need to tell people in advance who may get it first and its reasons,' Dr Faisel added.
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Faisel said Bangladesh needs to procure a vaccine which is affordable and preservable in the country's cold chain. “So, we must have a plan for the preservation of the vaccine.'He said a large part of the country's current vaccine cold chain is occupied with anti measles Measles Rubella  ( MR )  vaccine.A total of 3.40 crore children, aged between nine months to under 10, were supposed to be given the MR vaccine in March last, but this campaign was not held due to the coronavirus outbreak.So, we need to have a plan about the preservation of the vaccine maintaining its quality,' Dr Faisel added.
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Lenin said a high level committee, incorporating capable people, should be formed immediately to make appropriate plans and a policy and ensure their execution. “It won't be possible to do it by the Health Ministry alone.'
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Faisel also said that the quality of the vaccine will degrade if the doses are not properly preserved, transported, distributed, and vaccinated. “That's why we need a monitoring team.'“We'll send the vaccine doses to different places across the country. We must do it properly to maintain the quality. The monitoring team will oversee whether the vaccine is transported properly and preserved everywhere maintaining the right temperature,' he said. The expert said this team will also examine whether there are any reactions or side effects of the vaccine on people since there has been no trial of any vaccine in Bangladesh.
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Be Nazir Ahmed, former director  ( disease control )  of the DGHS, said the committee should be formed, led by a high official from the Prime Minister's Office  ( PMO ) .“This committee will have to take many crucial decisions, regarding selecting a vaccine, collecting funds to procure it and other logistic support and rightly preserve and distribute the vaccine checking irregularities,' he observed.
[ 8th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  “Once the vaccine is developed, the Serum Institute will provide 30 million doses in the first phase, and Beximco Pharmaceuticals will bring it to Bangladesh,' Health Minister Zahid Maleque had said.“We will be able to provide the vaccine to 15 million people once it's available in Bangladesh as two shots of vaccine are needed for one person," added Maleque. Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan also said at that time that the government is not thinking about procuring the vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna as those are not suitable for Bangladesh due to temperature related problems.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is procuring AstraZeneca vaccines which can be stored in normal refrigerators. It will be essential to reduce potential hazards as the vaccine travels from the point of manufacturing to the point of delivery. Early planning of setting up vaccination points and the meticulous distribution process must address all logistical hurdles associated with the cold chain maintenance. Last mile cooling facilities, storage at vaccination points, and inoculation as the final delivery must be a smooth process for a successful vaccination program. This will require a large coordination effort, awareness, and skilled people handling the vaccines.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Countries gearing up to use the Pfizer vaccines have ramped up their cold storage capacity and delivery logistics in readiness for the vaccine roll out. Investments are going in to make specialized freezers, dry ice, lithium battery, syringes supply, etc. Logistics companies UPS, FedEx, and DHL are also preparing for vaccine transportation. Any private initiative in Bangladesh would do well to keep these additional investments in mind while importing Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, since specialized ultra cooling facilities will be needed to maintain cold chain at either minus 70 or minus 20 degrees Celsius, depending on the vaccine.
[ 8th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  In addition, the government of Bangladesh decided, the people of Bangladesh are set to get 30 million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine free of cost. “Over Tk735 crore has been allocated to purchase this vaccine. The government will buy 30 million doses and the people will get it for free,' Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam had said.
[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Anowarul Haq, social development adviser at FCDO, said: “A recent study of UNDP, covering 20 municipalities, has shown that urban poverty has increased three fold in the country.' Referring to different studies, he said that the overall poverty rate of the country had increased by 7% to 10%. “We should work together for an immediate solution for those who are jobless.'
[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Authorities have so far tested 4,328,269 samples, including 24,275 in the past 24 hours.
[ 28th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  The overall infection rate stood at 13.54%. However, 496,107 patients – 90.89% – have recovered so far.
[ 14th January 2021 , Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 4,345 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,441 in Chittagong, 449 in Rajshahi, 541 in Khulna, 240 in Barisal, 300 in Sylhet, 350 in Rangpur, and 183 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.49%.
[ 14th January 2021 , Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 883 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 470,405 patients – 89.48% – have made full recovery across the country.
[ 28th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate rose to 3.30%, which was 3.13% on Friday.
[ 26th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  While multiple vaccines are undergoing clinical trials across the globe, an observational trial in Bangladesh has found Ivermectin, a cheap and widely available drug, effective in preventing Covid 19.Mohammed Tarek Alam of Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, who led a 13 strong team mentioned in the EJMED article, told Dhaka Tribune on Saturday that the team administered Ivermectin dosages four times, one each per month, to 58 volunteers in Dhaka during the May August period this year and found that only four of them later suffered from mild Covid 19.On the other hand, he added, as many as 44 volunteers out of 60 others, who chose not to take the tablet during the same period, later suffered from Covid 19.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country has been going through the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic for the last 10 months. Despite the deaths of several thousands of people, it can be said that given the size of the population and a fragile health system, the situation has so far not been as bad as many feared. The country did relatively well in the first few months after the first detection, mainly due to lockdown and the enforcement of social distancing and wearing masks.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  However, with the withdrawal of the lockdown, the enforcement of maintaining social distancing and wearing masks all but disappeared, allowing people to move around in a manner as if the pandemic does not exist. Several weeks ago, the government decided to impose a fine of Tk200 for not wearing a mask. After a few days of enforcement, that also has gone.As of today, the everyday life on the streets seems like the days before March. No social distancing at all, less and improper use of masks are the facts of the day. Although, in countries like Bangladesh, social distancing and wearing masks are the only two tools to stay safe from the deadly virus. Failure to do so will result in a catastrophe.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  It is feared that the country will likely go through the peak of the second wave of coronavirus between late January and early February next year. And, the limited hospital spaces are shrinking in an alarming manner.So, adequate preparations must be taken to face the second wave peak, which will surely be much more dangerous. Moreover, our health system is not ready to cope with a big surge in the number of cases.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The second batch of Rohingyas will join 1,645 of their fellow citizens, who were relocated to the island on December 4. Actually, 1,642 Rohingyas arrived in Bhashan Char on that day. Since then, three babies were born to take the number to 1,645.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh and Myanmar signed the repatriation deal on November 23, 2017. On January 16, 2018, Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a document on "Physical Arrangement," which was supposed to facilitate the return of Rohingyas to their homeland.
[ 30th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw the death of 30 more people from COVID 19 and 1,181 new infections in the last 24 hours until Tuesday. The number of deaths rose to 7,509 since the first one was reported in the country on March 18.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The government has postponed the online admission applications to public schools across the country for the upcoming academic year. The Department of Secondary and Higher Education  ( DSHE )  made the announcement on Tuesday in a notice signed by Prof Syed Md Golam Faruk, director general of DSHE. The new date and time of the lottery will be informed later, according to the notice. The lottery draw for the online admission was scheduled on December 30. However, the decision to postpone the lottery came following a High Court bench on Tuesday suspending the government order of not admitting students under 11 years in Class VI.On December 11, the DHSE announced that lottery draws for admissions to public schools would be held on December 30. The decision was taken to admit new students in public schools on the basis of a lottery system in light of the coronavirus situation in the country. The admission seekers were asked to submit online applications between December 15 and 27.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  With the 22 who died from the disease in the same period, taking the overall tally to 7,531. Of the total samples tested, 8.11% tested positive, whereas 15.94% cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, added the release.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has logged 22 deaths and 1,235 new Covid 19 cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new cases, the total number of cases on Saturday surged to 512,496 according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Among the total infections, 88.99% patients have recovered, while 1.47% died since Bangladesh detected its first three Covid 19 positive cases on March 8. Of the 22 victims, 16 were male, six female and all of them died in the hospital. Of the total deceased 11 were aged above 60, six were above fifty, four were above 40 and one above 30 the press release said.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country's export earnings grew only 0.86 per cent to $15.5 billion in the first five months of the fiscal year, according to the BB data. Earnings from garment exports fell 1.48 per cent year on year to $12.89 billion in the July November period of the fiscal year.The country's foreign exchange reserves on December 15 crossed the $42 billion mark for the first time amid the pandemic.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The recovery count rose to 456,070 after another 1,507 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period. A total of 15,229 samples were tested at 163 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The division wise data shows that 11 deaths took place in Dhaka division, five in Chittagong, two in Mymensingh, one each in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, and Sylhet. Among the total 7,531 deaths, 4,129 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 1,407 in Chittagong division, 433 in Rajshahi division, 530 in Khulna division, 237 in Barisal division, 291 in Sylhet division, 338 in Rangpur division, and 166 in Mymensingh division.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total 54.7% of parents do not feel safe enough to send their children to schools amid the Covid 19 pandemic, according to a recent survey. On the other hand, 68% of teachers believe it is now safe for children to go to school.
[ 30th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  A total of 3,214,344 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid 19 cases in the country. The DGHS said in order to make treatment facilities easily available for the Covid 19 patients, the government has introduced round the clock telemedicine services, comprising 100 physicians, in the country. A total of 665,895 people have so far received healthcare services from telemedicine.To receive information and treatment facilities on Covid 19, the contact hotline and mobile numbers are 16263; 333 and 10655.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  It took Bangladesh 287 days to reach the grim feat, 270 days to surpass the 7,000 body count and 232 days to top the 6,000 mark since confirming the first Covid 19 fatality on March 18. The country took 34 days to cross the first 100 death threshold; 69 days to 500; 85 days or almost three months for 1,000; 110 days to 2,000; and 133 days or around three and a half months to 3,000. The 4,000th and 5,000th deaths came in 161 and 189 days respectively.
[ 23rd Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,359 with 30 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Wednesday morning. The mortality rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Pre order frontline vaccine candidates suitable for Bangladesh: The government must start pre ordering frontline vaccine candidates without any delay. In choosing the scientifically solid vaccine candidates, Bangladesh should also follow those vaccines pre ordered by the developed countries.The vaccine candidate of Janssen Pharmaceutica  ( Johnson and Johnson )  should be given the priority as the vaccine technology has proven to be successful in receiving the recent EU approval for the Ebola vaccine.Moreover, the Janssen vaccine is affordable, its storage temperature is suitable for Bangladesh, and the vaccine will be manufactured over 1 billion per year; therefore, the chance of getting that vaccine in Bangladesh is relatively high.
[ 21st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has so far, confirmed 502, 183 Covid 19 cases after 1,470 new infections were recorded on Monday with the death toll standing at 7,312 with 32 new fatalities.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh may consider BioNtech Pfizer and Moderna NIAID vaccines after assuring that  ( ultra )  cold chain storage is properly functional. However, using the mRNA technology, CureVac is developing another vaccine that is expected to receive emergency use authorization during summer 2021, which can be stored in standard 2 8°C. Bangladesh should pre order the vaccine of CureVac but effective price negotiation may be necessary.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  To date, 3,005,512 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 16.44% so far. The health authorities said 2,884 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 426,729 patients   86.35% of all infected   have made full recovery across the country.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  With the latest development, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 494,209, according to the daily virus update released on Tuesday by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .Of the 40 deceased    26 men and 14 women    24 were from Dhaka division, 10 from Chittagong, two each from Rangpur and Mymensingh, and one each from Khulna and Sylhet divisions.Among the victims, 39 died at different hospitals and one at home.So far, 5,439 men  ( 76.29% )  and 1,690 women  ( 23.71% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country.
[ 24th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The European Union  ( EU )  and Germany transferred €80 million  ( around Tk800 crore )  to Bangladesh to strengthen key areas of its social security system and build resilience to Covid 19, with a particular focus on affected workers in export oriented industries. This is the first joint disbursement from the €113 million grant made available by the EU and Germany as part of Team Europe's response to fight Covid 19 and its consequences in Bangladesh. Funds are channelled through the budget support program on National Social Security Strategy reforms in Bangladesh.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  As of December 24, a total 2,885 doctors, 1,979 nurses, and 3,285 other medical staff have been infected with the novel coronavirus, mostly while treating, collecting test samples, or providing other medical services to patients at various hospitals and clinics. The highest number of infected doctors, 829, were reported in Dhaka, followed by 492 in Chittagong and 349 in Sylhet. A total of 793 nurses and 460 other medical staff tested positive for Covid 19 in Dhaka.
[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Out of the police officials infected with Covid 19, six are additional inspector generals of police, 10 are deputy inspector generals, 19 are additional deputy inspector generals, 112 are superintendents of police, 187 are additional police supers, and 228 are assistant police supers. The list of infected includes 957 inspectors, 3007 sub inspectors, 2835 assistant sub inspectors, 550 nayeks, 8,823 constables and 2,077 in other posts.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Moreover, due to its standard storage temperature, relatively cheap price, and capability of manufacturing in huge doses, Bangladesh must consider pre ordering the Janssen vaccine in addition to more doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Sputnik V vaccine of Gamaleya Institute  ( Russia )  should also be strongly considered. Recently, there has been an agreement that Serum Institute of India will manufacture 100 million doses of Sputnik V vaccines.
[ 24th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Shahriar Sazzad, assistant director of DGHS at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA ) , said: “Not only passengers from UK, but also those coming from other European countries or transiting through UK will be screened for the virus.' The DGHS unit at the airport informed that they are focusing on European passengers mostly on the passengers who are coming from UK or have transit there.
[ 24th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The mutation of the virus has changed its spikes which is responsible for attaching with human body and it is also the same area where the antibodies of vaccines would work. So, all the vaccination activities could go in vain, he added. “The antibodies which the vaccines will produce might not work on this particular variant as well,' Prof Dr Nazrul Islam, noted virologist and a member of National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid  19feared. However, biomedical scientist Prof Liaquat Ali, who is also a member of the government formed Public Health Advisors Group, hoped that vaccine would be effective on the new variant.
[ 31st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Besides, 1,014 new cases pushed the caseload to 513,510. So far, 457,459 patients – 89.08 percent, with 1,389 new ones, have recovered
Refugee:  [ 28th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has started moving a second group of Rohingya refugees to a controversial flood prone island in the Bay of Bengal despite opposition from rights activists. More than 1,600 of the Muslim minority from Myanmar were taken to Bhashan Char earlier this month, and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said just under 1,000 are in the latest group heading for what he called a “beautiful resort'. Buses took the Rohingya from camps in Cox's Bazar, where nearly one million refugees have sought shelter from violence in their native Myanmar, to Chittagong port where they will be taken to the barren island.
[ 16th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  However, income inequality has increased in the economy, which also squeezed the opportunity for labourers.The lockdown forced the informal workers in the services sector, as well as internal migrants to suffer the most, Hussain said.Poverty caused by the pandemic would be alleviated to some extent if necessary assistance were distributed properly.
[ 16th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The pandemic is not over. Workers and entrepreneurs are vulnerable. Workers need support for their livelihoods, said Sara Elder, chief of an economic unit, ILO regional office for Asia and the Pacific, during a question answer session after the briefing. Long term and mid term supports are needed to protect the workers, while the concerned countries should invest more in social protection in the region, Elder said.These pre crisis weaknesses have left far too many exposed to the pain of economic insecurity when the pandemic hit and inflicted its toll on working hours and jobs, Miyakawa added.
[ 31st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 32,27,598 tests have been carried out, including 13,204 new ones. So far, 15.91 percent of the tests turned out to be positive.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 13,204 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the 24 hour time frame. As many as 13,254 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 180 authorized labs   government and private   across the country and 1,014 new patients were confirmed. The latest figures showed an infection rate of 7.65%.
[ 31st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 3015.21 infections, 2,686.09 recoveries and 44.38 deaths per million, the DGHS said.
[ 14th January 2021 , Bangladesh ]  As many as 16,608 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 199 authorized labs    government and private    across the country. Currently, 11,193 people are in isolation and 37,089 are quarantined.
[ 13th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, the country's daily Covid 19 cases stayed below the 1,000 mark before Wednesday when the daily Covid 19 cases rose to 1,018.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The ongoing Covid 19 pandemic and protracted Rohingya crisis were the dominant factors of the country's diplomatic front in the outgoing 2020 described as the worst year in many decades. Diplomatic engagements were much less in the outgoing year due to the very infectious virus that forced countries to impose travel restrictions. Of course, few visits took place while many programs were held virtually.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  MoFA was also involved in getting medical help from different countries and efforts to get vaccines for Covid 19.
[ 13th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered another 14 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, bringing the tally to 7,833. The latest single day body count is the lowest since November 13, when 19 deaths were recorded in a 24 hour period. On November 12, the number of daily fatalities was 13. The country also logged a total of 524,910 coronavirus cases, with 890 people testing positive over the same period.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 1,014 new Covid 19 cases, taking the tally so far to 513,510. The death toll climbed to 7,559 after 28 fatalities were recorded in a 24 hour time frame until Thursday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a press release. Another 1,389 patients recovered from Covid 19 through treatment at home and in hospital care; it brought the total recovery count to 457,459.
[ 31st December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The United Nations and rights groups have condemned the relocation to the island, which is prone to cyclones and flooding. Several attempts at repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar have failed after the refugees said they were too fearful of further violence to return.
[ 27th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh says it is transferring only people who are willing to go and the move will ease chronic overcrowding in the Cox's Bazar camps that are home to more than one million Rohingya. But refugees and humanitarian workers say some of the Rohingya have been coerced into going to the island, which emerged from the sea only 20 years ago.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Of the 28 deceased   21 men and seven women   22 were from Dhaka Division, three from Chittagong and one each from Barisal, Mymensingh and Rangpur. Twenty six of them died at different hospitals in the country while two died at home. So far, 5,754 men  ( 76.12% )  and 1,805 women  ( 23.88% )  have died of Covid 19 across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected stood at 1.47%.
[ 13th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 841 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 469,522 patients – 89.45% – have made full recovery all over the country. As many as 15,727 samples, including pending ones, were tested in the 199 authorized labs    government and private    across the country.
[ 14th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Around 42,000 health workers are being trained for vaccination and an app for vaccine registration and distribution is in its final stage of completion under the ICT ministry, he said.
[ 11th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 849 new Covid 19 cases, taking the tally so far to 523,302. The death toll climbed to 7,803 after 22 fatalities were recorded in a 24 hour time frame until Monday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a press release.
[ 3rd Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has witnessed deaths of 23 more people from Covid 19 and 684 new infections in 24 hours until Saturday.
[ 10th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded 22 more deaths and 692 new cases of COVID 19 in the past 24 hours until Saturday morning.
[ 10th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, a total of 7,756 people have lost their lives and 4,66,064 recovered from the disease since the first death was reported on March 18.
[ 10th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The infection tally stood at 5,21,382 with the new cases.
[ 10th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country saw a daily infection rate of 5.36 percent with 89.39 percent recovery and a mortality rate of 1.49 percent.
[ 14th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Although the daily infection rate dropped to 4.9 percent, the overall infection rate stood at 15.38 percent, the DGHS said, noting that 89.48 percent patients have recovered till date.
[ 19th Jan 2021 Bangladesh ]  Dr Muhammad Maqsud Hossain, principal investigator of the team, said the research team had completed the sequencing of 58 SARS CoV 2 isolates by using their facilities.
[ 17th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the 23 deceased   16 men and seven women   16 were from Dhaka division, two from Mymensingh, and one each from Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, and Rangpur divisions. All of them breathed their last while undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country. So far, 5,992 men  ( 75.79% )  and 1,914 women  ( 24.21% )  have died of Covid 19 in Bangladesh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected currently stands at 1.50%.
[ 19th Jan 2021 Bangladesh ]  Researchers from NSU are now in the process of submitting findings to genome databases Researchers from North South University  ( NSU )  have detected a rare mutation in spike proteins of SARS Cov 2.
[ 17th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said a total of 13,553 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the 24 hour time frame. As many as 13,446 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 199 authorized labs   government and private   across the country. The latest figures showed a test positivity rate of 4.23%.
[ 28th December 2020, Dhaka Division ]  The government is spending around Tk4.5 lakh for the treatment of each Covid 19 patient admitted to ICUs of public hospitals, but private hospitals may require Tk30,000 to Tk1 lakh, depending on the condition of the patient seeking admittance. United Hospital charges Tk50,000 in advance and Tk9,000 per day for a bed in the ICU. Officials said the overall cost varies from Tk50,000 to Tk80,000, depending on the condition of the patient. Still, half of the 22 ICU beds were occupied at the hospital by coronavirus patients.
[ 27th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,600,508 samples have been tested, including 15,932 in the past 24 hours.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  On October 5, the Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company said they have completed all the necessary preparations for making their vaccine initiative a success, but they said everything depended on the government's cooperation in completing the required processes.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The total number of deaths rose to 7,687 since the first cases were reported in the country on March 8.
[ 13th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country recorded 8.29% infection on January 10, 7.52 percent on January 4, and 8.18 percent on January 1.
[ 13th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country's fatality number rose to 7,833 with 14 deaths in 24 hours. The death rate stands at 1.49 percent.
[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to Health Service Division Secretary Abdul Mannan, some 80 to 90 million people will be vaccinated, while around 70 million will not be included for several reasons. He also said that a dry run on 400 500 people would be conducted at four hospitals in Dhaka before the nationwide vaccination program got underway. The health secretary in a press briefing at the Prime Minister's Office  ( PMO )  on Wednesday said the vaccines would arrive in Bangladesh by an Air India flight at 1:30pm.
[ 24th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of Saturday, a total of 97 Covid 19 patients aged under 20 died in Bangladesh since the virus spread. The number of total fatalities is 8,003 in Bangladesh, which means 1.21% of them are aged under 20.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  All victims of SGBV should be granted non discriminatory access to services, no matter their gender identity, age, or ethnic belonging. These need to be delivered respectfully, confidentially and in all safety. Services should cover the health needs of victims, as well as the psychological, livelihood, safety and legal support, regardless of the backgrounds and the circumstances of the incident.
[ 23rd Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,530,274 tests, including 14,846 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 15.04%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health secretary said people with co morbidity or people taking medicine that exposed them to more risks, pregnant women, and people aged under 18 would not be considered eligible for vaccination. “Around 37% of the people in the country are aged under 18. Besides, we estimated some five million women are pregnant or at lactation stage, and over 10 million are working abroad. So, we primarily calculated that we do not need to vaccinate around 70 million people,' Abdul Mannan mentioned. “We need to vaccinate some 80 to 90 million people although we plan to vaccinate around 70 80% of the total population,' the secretary added.
[ 13th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the new infections, the total number of cases has risen to 540,266, according to the daily virus update released by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  on Saturday afternoon. The latest figures showed an infection rate of 2.26%.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily test positivity rate for Covid 19 in Bangladesh has dropped further, sinking below 4% in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning. The latest figures showed an infection rate of 3.96% in the last 24 hours, according to the daily Covid 19 briefing issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  on Thursday afternoon. This is the lowest daily test positivity rate recorded in Bangladesh since April 5, when the daily infection rate was recorded at 4.90%. On April 4, the rate was 2.07%.
[ 25th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Hon'ble prime minister also asked whether Bangladesh could get the vaccines at the same price as India. I engaged Nazmul Hassan Papon, MD of our Pharma Division, to talk to Serum about her proposal. The subsequent negotiation resulted in an agreement that the preliminary price of the vaccine would be $4 per dose. However, the agreement contains, if Serum sells the vaccines to India at a lower rate than $4, Bangladesh will pay the lower rate.Accordingly, we paid Serum $60 million in advance. And, that is why we are at a comfortable position now, whereas many countries struggling.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 602 people recovered from Covid 19 over the preceding 24 hours. Up until now, 475,074 patients   89.59%   have recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 14,761 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 200 authorized labs   government and private   across the country in the 24 hour period .
[ 24th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ] So far, 3,555,558 tests, including 14,169 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 14.96%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.However, 476,413 patients – 89.59% – have recovered so far.
[ 25th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, replying to a question, DGHS Director General Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam said the DGHS was discouraging changing residence while a person is taking the vaccine. As the centre for the vaccination would be assigned based on current address, if a person changed his location “It would cause wastage of some doses of vaccine,' he added.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccines were stored at Expanded Program on Immunization  ( EPI )  cold storage in Dhaka's Tejgaon area The first shipment of the much awaited Covid 19 vaccine arrived in Bangladesh as a gift from India on Thursday morning. India officially handed over the consignment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Padma State Guest House in Dhaka.
[ 27th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 509 people recovered from Covid 19 over the preceding 24 hours. Up till now, 477,935 patients   89.59%   have recovered from the disease caused by coronavirus.
[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said along with the two million doses, an additional one and a half million vaccines were going to arrive as part of the first consignment of the private purchase by Beximco pharmaceuticals ltd. The health secretary gave a rough estimate, where he said around 70 million people in the country would not be vaccinated.
[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The much awaited shipment of two million Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines gifted by India will arrive in the country on Thursday afternoon. The government plans to inoculate as many as six million people in the first month as the gifted vaccines as well as the first consignment of five million doses from Serum Institute of India  ( SII )  will arrive in the country within January. The government will provide the vaccine for free and it will only be administered at government hospitals.
[ 25th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  We always maintained that the vaccines will arrive by January 25, and it did arrive by January 25. Our civil society, opposition and talk show guests ruled out the timely arrival of the vaccines. There were so many attempts to undermine us. But we were silent and only clarified that the vaccines will come timely and they just did.
[ 27th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 15,720 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 200 authorized labs   government and private   across the country.
[ 20th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The United Nations takes this opportunity to highlight its longstanding position that Rohingya refugees must be able to make a free and informed decision about relocating to Bhasan Char based upon relevant, accurate and updated information. The Government has indicated that movements to the island will be voluntary, and the United Nations calls on the Government to respect this important commitment.
[ 20th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The United Nations is aware of reports that the Government of Bangladesh may begin the initial movements of Rohingya refugees from Cox's Bazar to Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal in the coming days. The United Nations has not been involved in preparations for this movement or the identification of refugees and has limited information on the overall relocation exercise.
[ 20th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The United Nations has also emphasised that refugees who choose to move to Bhasan Char should have basic rights and services on the island, which would include effective freedom of movement to and from the mainland, as well as access to education, health care, and livelihood opportunities. This would help to lay the foundations for a productive and secure community on Bhasan Char.
[ 25th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The first consignment containing five million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine, purchased by Bangladesh from the Serum Institute of India  ( SII )  Pvt Limited, has arrived in Dhaka.A special Air India flight carrying the vaccine landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11am, health directorate official Shahriar Sazzad told Dhaka Tribune.Sazzad, also the chief of health directorate's airport unit, said the special flight had taken off from Mumbai airport around 8:28am.
[ 25th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier in the morning, around 8:30am, nine freezer vans of the pharmaceutical company entered the airport. They left the airport through gate No 8 for the warehouse around 12:20pm.Beximco Pharma Managing Director Nazmul Hasan Papon, who was also present at the airport, earlier had said that the vaccine will be sent out to all districts after necessary tests.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The government and various state organizations provided internet facilities, affordable data and smartphone loans to expedite the adoption of online learning across the country. But internet access in rural and semi urban areas was still limited. However, access to the internet was not the only factor preventing students from enjoying the benefits of online education. A lack of skilled teachers, quality content, satisfactory environment and financial support were some of the key issues that still needed to be addressed.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  With the extensive adoption of online learning, the education system in Bangladesh has gone through drastic changes in 2020 after the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, as in most other countries around the world. Experts said although the materials were inadequate and the skill of the workforce questionable, the concept of online learning brought changes to the notion of how a school, college or university could impart education, leveraging various online platforms.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  All schools, colleges and universities of the country have been closed since March 18 due to the Covid 19 pandemic, increasing the impetus for online education systems. Academic programs for students of grade VI to grade X began airing on national television from March 28, from 9am to 9pm.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  On Thursday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government would not allow the reopening of educational institutes until the coronavirus situation in the country improved, to ensure the safety of teachers and students. "Even if educational institutions reopen, online classes and assignment activities will continue amid the pandemic," the minister said.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Eminent educationalists of the country recommended that online teaching learning be continued and the authorities should figure out its flaws to ensure that it could be utilized in the coming days even after the educational institutes reopened. In May, the University Grants Commission  ( UGC )  permitted all universities to conduct academic activities online instead of traditional classroom based teaching.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Along with online classes, online counselling sessions should be provided to ensure that learners of all ages received mental support and learning did not become monotonous, suggested Prof Shaikh Ekramul Kabir, a member of the Education Policy 2010 Formulation Committee. The educationist also suggested that online learning for children would have to be structured in a better way as pre primary level students were easily distracted.
[ 31st December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Experts said many students   of both public and private universities   did not have uninterrupted access to the internet and/or suitable smartphones or computers. In the budget for the fiscal year 2020 2021, around Tk66,400 crore was allocated for the education sector. This amounted to 11.7% of the total expenditure and a 2.1% share of the GDP. Educationists opined that the percentage was very low compared to Bhutan and Nepal. More allocation was needed for the education sector, they said.
Refugee:  [ 11th December 2020,Cox's Bazar ]  “It is crucial that the Bangladeshi authorities let the UN, rights groups and humanitarian agencies carry out independent assessments of Bhashan Char's habitability first before taking any steps to relocate people there. No relocation plan, either to Bhashan Char or to another location, can be undertaken without the full and informed consent of the individuals involved." The Bhashan Char  which in English translates to “floating island' – is a silt island developed by the Bangladesh Navy, where the Bangladeshi authorities plan to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees. Amnesty obtained a partial list of the Rohingya families that the government of Bangladesh identified for relocation to Bhashan Char. Ininterviews with Amnesty,five family members   who represent 23 refugees on the list for relocation   said that they signed up to relocate to Bhashan Char out of compulsion rather than choice.
Refugee:  [ 28th December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury, a senior police official and director of the Bhasan Char project, told Bangladesh's The Daily Star newspaper that about 700 to 1,000 Rohingya refugees would be sent to the island on 28 and 29 December, and that Bhasan Char has been readied to receive the new arrivals. Saad Hammadi, Amnesty International's south Asia campaigner, said concerns about relocation to Bhashan Char stemmed from a “lack of understanding about the human rights safeguards there, including access to healthcare and the right to freedom of movement between the island and Cox's Bazar'.
Refugee:  [ 28th December 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Earlier this month, HRW said in a statement that there was limited information on the actual conditions on the island, “and there are some allegations that the authorities may have offered misleading information and incentives to move there'. However, the Bangladeshi government has denied there are any reasons to be concerned. Mostafizur Rahman, Bangladesh's permanent representative and ambassador to the UN office in Geneva, said Rohingyas were relocated voluntarily, and that the government has taken measures to improve their quality of life, livelihood and security.
[ 20th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Although the two million vaccines will arrive earlier, the vaccination program will start when the first consignment from SII arrives. The vaccination campaign will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually while the vaccine will be administered at Kurmitola General Hospital on the first day, Abdul Mannan said. He, however, could not confirm the date, saying it would depend on the schedule of the prime minister. On the first day, 20 25 individuals, including health care professionals as well as members of the police and army, civil society members like teachers and freedom fighters, will receive vaccines “We are working on the list,' the health secretary added.Initially, the vaccine will be stored at the Expanded Program on Immunization  ( EPI )  depot in Tejgaon. Later the vaccines will be transported to districts and upazilas in frozen containers.