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[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw a rise in its daily Covid 19 in cases in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning as the country registered 912 new cases.
[ 29th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Daily positivity rate stands at 13.02% as country crosses 462,000 mark in total cases Bangladesh has registered 29 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. With the latest development, the total number of deaths reached 6,609 in the country.
[ 24th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh records 32 more deaths, 2,230 new cases19 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours until Monday, pushing up the tally to 449,760
[ 23rd January 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 11,115 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 200 authorized labs    government and private    across the country. Currently, 10,762 people are in isolation and 36,846 are quarantined.
[ 28th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has witnessed 36 more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning, taking the number of total fatalities to 6,580. The country also logged more than 460,000 coronavirus cases with 1,908 people testing positive over the same period.
[ 7th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The total number of coronavirus cases surged to 4,18,764 as the health authorities recorded 1,289 fresh cases in the 24 hour span the lowest since October 24 when 1,094 patients tested positive for the virus. The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  disclosed the updated figures through a regular press release on Saturday.
[ 27th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  To date, 2,729,580 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 16.81% so far. The health authorities said 2,223 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 373,676 patients   81.46% of all infected   have made full recovery across the country.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest figure, the Covid 19 fatalities climbed to 8,489 and total infections to 552,087, the DGHS said in a handout.
[ 29th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 5,075 men  ( 76.79% )  and 1,534 women  ( 23.21% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. Since the beginning, 3,540 have died in Dhaka division, 1,256 in Chittagong, 402 in Rajshahi, 496 in Khulna, 219 in Barishal, 264 in Sylhet, 300 in Rangpur, and 132 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.43%.
[ 7th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  A total of 2,429,842 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid 19 cases in the country.
[ 29th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 2,287 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 378,172 patients – 81.78% – have made full recovery across the country.
[ 7th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Among the total 6,049 deaths, 3,161 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 1,194 in Chittagong division, 373 in Rajshahi division, 474 in Khulna division, 201 in Barisal division, 252 in Sylhet division, 268 in Rangpur division, and 126 in Mymensingh division.
[ 28th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Of the 36 deceased    28 men and eight women    30 were from Dhaka division, three from Khulna, and one each from Chittagong, Barisal, and Rangpur divisions. All the victims died at different hospitals in the country. So far, 5,052 men  ( 76.78% )  and 1,528 women  ( 23.22% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.43%.
[ 12th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has so far recorded 555,222 coronavirus cases and 8,515 fatalities. So far, 509,172 patients have recovered, according to government data.
[ 27th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  With the latest figure, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 458,711, according to the daily virus update released on Friday by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . Of the 20 deceased    17 men and three women    10 were from Dhaka division, three each from Chittagong and Barisal, two from Khulna, and one each from Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions. All the victims died at different hospitals in the country.So far, 5,024 men  ( 76.77% )  and 1,520 women  ( 23.23% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country.
[ 18th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the new cases, the caseload now stands at 527,632. So far, 472,437 of the patients  ( 89.5% )  have recovered including 681 in the past 24 hours. The country recorded a daily infection rate of 4.90% on January 14, 8.29% on January 10, 7.52% on January 4, and 8.18% on January 1.
[ 30th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 2,539 people had recovered from Covid 19 over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 380,711 patients – 81.89% – have made full recoveries across the country. Currently, 12,866 people are in isolation and 40,522 are quarantined.
[ 17th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  To date, 3,457,453 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall test positivity rate of 15.26%. Up to this point, 472,437 patients   89.54% of all infected   have recovered from Covid 19 in the country.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country's infection number reached the 500,000 mark on December 20. The first cases were reported on March 8. The death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.
[ 23rd Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Besides 1,367 new cases pushed the caseload to 504,868.With 2,416 new recoveries, 444,345 patients   88.01 percent – have recovered so far.
[ 27th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 fatalities in Bangladesh surged to 7,452 with 24 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Sunday morning.The mortality rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Registration  [ Vaccination ] of over 20,000 people completed as of Sunday
[ 23rd Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  The least affected areas in Bangladesh in terms of infection rate are    Lalmonirhat  ( 0.28% ) , Bhola  ( 0.27% ) , Bandarban  ( 0.26% ) , Chapainawabganj  ( 0.25% ) , Netrakona  ( 0.24% ) , Jhalakathi  ( 0.23% ) , Khagrachhari  ( 0.22% ) , Panchagarh  ( 0.22% ) , Meherpur  ( 0.21% ) , and Sherpur  ( 0.16% ) .
[ 16th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Authorities have so far tested 4,283,246 samples, including 18,695 in the past 24 hours.
[ 19th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  According to Unmasking Report, a compilation of the Covid 19 early recovery assessment findings and recommendations by World Vision, loss of livelihood during the pandemic has forced parents and caregivers to take desperate measures that are negatively impacting children's well being, including inflicting violence.
[ 29th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country also logged a total of 462,407 coronavirus cases with 1,788 people testing positive over the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  revealed the latest figures on Covid 19 in the country with a press release on Sunday.
[ 7th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Of the total samples tested, 11.29% tested positive, whereas 17.23 % cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, added the press release.
[ 29th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,199,115 tests have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 15.98 % and the death rate at 1.47
[ 28th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,995.07 infections, 2,661.78 recoveries and 43.91 deaths per million.
[ 24th Nov 2020, Moulvibazar, Sylhet  ]  On their day long drive  [ local administration  ]  on Tuesday they also gifted masks to residents and pedestrians in different areas of Kusum Bag, Adalatpara, Bejbari Mour to ensure that common people wore masks at all times in public places.“We are working day and night to raise awareness among the locals about the deadly disease and we will continue to do so until the whole area becomes Covid 19 free,' said Deputy Commissioner of the district Mir Nahid.
[ 8th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Sunday, 37,89,352 people received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the fresh cases, the number of total cases rose to 549,724 in the country.
[ 30th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  With the number of cases spiking, the demand for ICU beds at most hospitals across Bangladesh is increasing every day. Out of the total 566 ICU beds across Bangladesh, 318 of them were occupied as of Monday morning. In Dhaka, four out of five ICU beds are occupied as only 91 out of a total 316 ICU beds were vacant as of Monday morning. Five hospitals in Dhaka – Kurmitola General Hospital, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Ibn Sina Hospital, AMZ Hospital, and Bangladesh Specialised Hospital – had no ICU beds vacant, according to the DGHS bulletin.
[ 29th 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.
[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Beximco will deliver the allotted doses of the vaccine across the country in a day or two
[ 23rd Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,964.47 infections, 2,609.09 recoveries and 43.21 deaths per million, the DGHS said.
[ 23rd Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 3,122,426 tests have been carried out, including 15,896 new ones. So far, 16.17 percent of the tests turned out to be positive.
[ 29th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  However, 454,563 patients – 88.91% – have recovered up to now.
[ 29th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 3,002.01 infections, 2,669.09 recoveries and 44.09 deaths per million.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier, at a press brief on Wednesday, Health Service Division secretary Abdul Mannan said the authorities were preparing a list of people who would get the vaccine on the first day.He did not answer when asked if any prominent person was going to get the vaccine. Meanwhile, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal claimed he would take the first shot of vaccine in the country. He made the remark on Thursday following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement.
[ 13th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The minister also said they would ask for more vaccines from the Serum Institute of India. “If they cannot provide the required number of vaccines, the government will acquire them from other companies.'
[ 11th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The latest figures showed a test positivity rate of 6.02%. To date, 3,371,416 tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall test positivity rate of 15.52%. Up to this point, 467,718 patients   89.38% of all infected   have recovered from Covid 19 across the country.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The recovery count rose to 466,064 after another 785 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period. A total of 12,523 samples were tested at 181 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.A total of 3,344,399 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid 19 cases in the country.
[ 6th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 3,046.85 infections, 2,721.45 recoveries and 45.14 deaths per million.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the death rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,978.54 infections, 2,635.26 recoveries, and 43.44 deaths per million.
[ 8th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded 16 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours till Friday morning, the lowest daily death toll since 14 deaths were registered on November 14 . The overall death toll in the country now stands at 7,734.
[ 24th Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  Besides, 1,367 new cases pushed the caseload to 504,868.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the new deaths – seven males and four females – seven were from Dhaka, one each from Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, and Sylhet divisions. Ten of the victims died in different hospitals across the country while one died in their residence.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 fatalities rose to 7,398 on Friday with 20 more deaths recorded in the past 24 hours amid apprehensions that winter could complicate the coronavirus situation.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 6,271 men  ( 75.70% )  and 2,014 women  ( 24.30% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected in the country stands at 1.53%.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Some 822 people have recovered from the virus infections during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate stood at 4.13 percent which was 4.63 percent on Friday. The overall infection rate slightly fell to 13.30 percent, which was 13.33 percent on Friday.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  But the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.54 percent for the past few days, the DGHS said in a handout. So far, 501, 966 patients  ( 91.31 percent )  have recovered from the Covid 19.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Authorities have so far tested 41, 32,113 samples, including 13,082 in the past 24 hours.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, 473,173 patients – 89.56% – have recovered so far.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The second consignment of vaccines will arrive under the agreement Bangladesh signed with SII through Beximco Pharmaceuticals to procure 30 million doses of the Covishield vaccine. On January 21, Dhaka received 2 million doses of Covid 19 vaccines as a gift from India.
[ 24th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,971.71 infections, 2,622.86 recoveries, and 43.32 deaths per million.
[ 24th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities also reported 1,234 new Covid 19 cases during the same period, taking the country's total caseload to 506,102.
[ 24th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The death rate stood at 1.46%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 10th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 12,979 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the 24 hour time frame. As many as 12,920 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 181 authorized labs   government and private   across the country and 1,071 new patients were confirmed. The latest figures showed a test positivity rate of 8.29%.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has logged 22 deaths and 692 new Covid 19 cases in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new cases, the total number of cases surged to 521,382 according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  on Saturday.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the 22 who people died from the disease in the same period, taking the overall tally to 7,756. Of the total samples tested, 3.36% tested positive, whereas 15.59% cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, added the release.
[ 8th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Among the total infections, 89.36% patients have recovered with a mortality rate of 1.48%. Bangladesh detected its first three Covid 19 positive cases on March 8. Of the 16 latest victims of Covid 19, 13 were male, three female and all died at hospitals. Among them, 14 were aged above 60, one was above 40 and one was between the age of 11 and 20, said the press release.
[ 24th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,135,653 tests have been carried out, including 13,227 new ones. And the overall infection rate stood at 16.14 %.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Wednesday, 3,460,159 people received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.
[ 8th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The recovery count rose to 465,279 after another 883 patients were discharged from hospitals in the 24 hours till Friday morning. A total of 13,681 samples were tested at 181 authorized laboratories across the country during the time. A total of 3,331,491 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid 19 cases in the country.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government launched a countrywide Covid 19 vaccination drive on February 7. Doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine that Bangladesh brought from India's Serum Institute have been sent to hospitals around the country to make the inoculation drive a success.
[ 13th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 194,371 people were administered Covid 19 vaccines across the country on February 13. Among the vaccine receivers, 127,043 were male and 67,328 females, according to figures by the Management Information System of Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 8th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Thursday reported 31 coronavirus related deaths and 1,007 new cases.
[ 23rd January 2021, Bangladesh ]  As of January 23, Dhaka had contributed 55.63% of the death toll and Chittagong was in second place with 18.32%.Khulna has contributed 6.81% of the death toll, Rajshahi 5.7%, Rangpur 4.44%, Sylhet 3.76%, Barisal 3.01% and Mymensingh 2.34%.
[ 13th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The number of people, who got the vaccine shots, stands at 736,680 as of Saturday. Of them, 513,621 are male and 223,059 female. People aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive Covid 19 vaccines, the health ministry sources notified.
[ 5th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has been warning of a second wave of Covid 19 in winter and urging people to follow health safety measures. It has also adopted a “no mask, no service' policy.
[ 6th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, 463,480 patients – 89.32% – have so far recovered.
[ 21st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate stood at 1.45%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 6th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,302,429 tests, including 15,689 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate now stands at 15.71 % and the death rate at 1.48.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  It took 270 days or almost nine months in total to surpass the 7,000 body count while 232 days were taken to top 6,000. It took 38 days or five weeks to reach 7,000 from 6,000, which in turn, took 43 days   over eight weeks   from 5,000 mark. It took 34 days or a month for Bangladesh 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.Death count was in single digits between week 1 and week 4 and hit double digits between weeks 5 9. The body count faced an upward trend in maximum weeks from the 10th week till 40th week.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Until the morning, 473,855 patients  ( 89.57 percent )  have recovered. “The mortality rate is 1.5 percent,' the DGHS said.
[ 26th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the death rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 26th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 448,803 patients – 88.87 percent – have recovered, including 2,113 in the past 24 hours.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The fatality count was below 200 deaths between the 30th and 37th week, which again started rising from week 38  ( November 22 28 ) . And, at present, 213 deaths were recorded this week alone  ( week 40 ) . Also, the highest positive cases  ( 25,701 )  and death toll  ( 308 )  were reported in the 17th and 18th week respectively, around the end of June.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Of the 34 deceased till Saturday – 23 men and 11 women – 24 were from Dhaka division, four from Chittagong, two each from Sylhet and Rangpur, one each from Barisal and Mymensingh divisions. Among the victims, 32 died at different hospitals and two others at home.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The death rate stood at 1.46%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authority also reported 1,234 new Covid 19 cases during the same period, taking the country's total caseload to 506,102.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,135,653 tests have been carried out, including 13,227 new ones. And the overall infection rate stood at 16.14 %.
[ 21st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2948.70 infections, 2581.78 recoveries and 42.93 deaths per million.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,971.71 infections, 2,622.86 recoveries, and 43.32 deaths per million.
[ 25th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 446,690 patients – 88.26 % – have recovered.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh witnessed 22 more deaths and 692 new cases of Covid 19 in past 24 hours until Saturday morning. The infection tally stood at 5,21,382 with the new cases. So far, a total of 7756 people have lost their lives and 4,66,064 recovered from the disease since the first death was reported on March 18.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country saw a daily infection rate of 5.36 percent with 89.39 percent recovery and 1.49 deaths. Until now, 3,344,399 tests, including 12,524 new ones, have been carried out.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Maleque said Bangladesh is also in talks with Russia, China and others for collecting more vaccine. He said they have trained 4,200 people on vaccination and made a list of people who will get the vaccine first. “Every journalist will get the vaccine as they work with risk," he said.
[ 24th Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  The infection number reached the 300,000 mark on August 26. The first death was reported on March 18 and the death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh  ]  Bangladesh records 20 more deaths, 702 new cases in 24 hours as of Tuesday morning
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 tally reached 529,031 on Tuesday with the detection of 702 new cases.
[ 21st Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Besides,1470 new Covid 19 cases were reported, taking the caseload to 502,183.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh  ]  As many as 15,097 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 199 authorized labs    government and private    across the country.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Some of the seven million vaccine doses Bangladesh has so far received from India will expire on April 24 and the rest on June 3, as the batches were manufactured on different dates.“We have now received guarantees about receiving the next shipment of the vaccine and we have also been advised to keep 8 12 weeks between doses, so we are sticking with 8 weeks,' he added.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh  ]  Currently, 11,072 people are in isolation and 36,701 are quarantined.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The overall infection rate stood at 15.59 percent and 89.39 percent – have recovered so far, the Directorate General of Health Services said. The country's infection number reached the 500,000 mark on December 20. The first cases were reported on March 8. The death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh  ]  The daily test positivity rate for Covid 19 has again sunk below 5% in Bangladesh in 24 hours between Monday and Tuesday. The latest figures show an infection rate of 4.65% in the last 24 hours as of Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  press release.
[ 3rd Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  With 684 new infections the country's caseload stood at 515,184, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
[ 3rd Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country's infection number reached the 5,00000 mark on December 20. The first death was reported on March 18 and the death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.
[ 20th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccines that will come as a gift will be handed over through a programme at the state guesthouse Padma on Thursday.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded 529,687 cases so far. And the country's fatality number rose to 7,950 and death rate to 1.50%, with 8 Covid 19 deaths in the last 24 hours, since the first fatality was reported on March 18.
[ 4th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Covid 19 death toll in Bangladesh rose to 7,626, raising the mortality rate to 1.48 percent. In the last 24 hours until Sunday morning, 27 more deaths were recorded, according to a handout from the Directorate General of Health Services.
[ 21st January 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,500,667 tests, including 15,410 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 15.13%, the Directorate General of Health Services said. However, 474,472 patients – 89.58% – have recovered so far.The country's infection number reached the 500,000 mark on December 20. The first cases were reported on March 8. The death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.
[ 4th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Dhaka has so far recorded the highest number of fatalities 4,192 or 54.97 percent of all the Covid 19 related deaths in the country.
[ 4th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  During this time, 835 new cases were detected through 10,925 tests as 978 more patients recovered. The recovery rate currently stands at 89.26 percent. So far, 3,260,327 tests have been carried out.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  “We have been assured that we will get the second consignment of the vaccine on time, around February 25. There will be no shortage,' he further said. According to DGHS the daily Covid 19 test positivity rate in Bangladesh had dropped to 2.53% in the last 24 hours.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 16,600 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours. As many as 16,265 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 140 authorized labs   government and private   across the country and 1,861 new patients were confirmed. The latest figures show an infection rate of 11.44%.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  To date, nearly 2.93 million tests have been conducted in the country, leading to an overall infection rate of 16.60%. As of Thursday, a total of 410,452 patients   84.46% of all infected   have made full recovery across the country.
[ 9th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Under the deal, Bangladesh will import 3 crore doses of SARS Cov 2 AZD 1222  ( Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine )  from Serum in the next six months. “If everything goes well, then we'll get the vaccines in mid January,' Health Minister Zahid Maleques said. The process to bring Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine would start in January next, said Zahid adding that a decision was taken in principle that Serum Institute would provide the vaccine at the same price they would procure.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,272,423 tests have been carried out and the overall infection rate stands at 15.80%.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Yasmin Kamal said: “The effects of the global Covid 19 epidemic are devastating. Lately we have seen from newspapers and media that its impact on women at all levels is much greater. In addition to, economic losses, domestic violence against women is on the rise. Even child marriage has increased so much that it demands a special role of the authorities. We are seeing a negative impact on girls' education, especially in rural areas. Responsibility has also increased for those who are employed.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Fahmida Khatun said: “During the pandemic, many women who were working in the formal sector lost their jobs and physical & mental abuse on women have increased. Women entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises have lost capital due to the Covid 19 pandemic, which has caused difficulties for running their organizations and they had to laid off their workers. It is necessary for the government to take various incentive measures for women to solve all these problems.'
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Of the 37 deceased   28 men and nine women   23 were from Dhaka Division, seven from Chittagong, three from Mymensingh and two each from Rajshahi and Sylhet. Thirty six of them died at different hospitals in the country while one died at home. So far, 5,326 men  ( 76.45% )  and 1,641 women  ( 23.55% )  have died of Covid 19 across the country.
[ 14th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far at least 7,089 people have died of Covid 19 in the country Bangladesh has logged 37 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours until Monday morning, taking the overall tally to 7,089. The total number of coronavirus cases surged to 492,332 as the health authorities recorded 1,799 fresh cases in the 24 hour span.
[ 14th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Among the total 7,089 deaths, 3,863 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 1,315 in Chittagong division, 419 in Rajshahi division, 511 in Khulna division, 231 in Barisal division, 279 in Sylhet division, 318 in Rangpur division, and 153 in Mymensingh division.
[ 14th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  disclosed the updated figures through a regular press release on Monday. Of the total samples tested, 10.69% tested positive, whereas 16.49 % cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, added the press release.
[ 14th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The recovery count rose to 423,845 after another 2,949 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period. A total of 16,828 samples were tested at 140 authorized laboratories across the country during the time. A total of 2,986,458 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid 19 cases in the country.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has reported 1,861 new Covid 19 cases in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 485,965. The death toll climbed to 6,967 after 37 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a statement. The number of recoveries outpaced active cases in the same period as another 4,486 patients recovered from Covid 19 through treatment at home and in hospital care. It brings the total recovery to 410,452.
[ 11th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Death toll from the coronavirus infection is nearing the mark of 7,000 in Bangladesh as 19 more people died in the 24 hours to Friday morning. With the latest figure, the number of total fatalities surged to 6,986. Meanwhile, the country logged more than 487,000 Covid 19 cases with 1,884 people contracting the virus over the same period.
[ 11th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 5,339 men  ( 76.42% )  and 1,647 women  ( 23.58% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. Since the beginning, 3,795 have died in Dhaka division, 1,301 in Chittagong, 417 in Rajshahi, 505 in Khulna, 230 in Barisal, 273 in Sylhet, 313 in Rangpur, and 152 in Mymensingh.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, 917 more patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the overall recovery rate to 89.28%.
[ 11th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  With this development, the number of total positive confirmed cases jumped to 487,849, according to the daily virus update released on Friday by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . Of the 19 deceased – 13 men and 6 women – 12 were from Dhaka division, four from Chittagong, and one each from Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Barishal divisions.
[ 11th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 3,866 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 414,318 patients – 84.93% – have made full recovery across the country.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Dr Nazneen Ahmed said: “More than 100,000 garment workers have lost their jobs due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The environment in which women workers live is very inhumane, so they have various health problems. In order to solve all these problems, the concerned authorities must take necessary initiatives to improve the working environment for women and provide job security.'
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 7.52% with 910 new infections reported until early Monday. The country has recorded 516,929 Covid 19 cases so far.
[ 2nd December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Of the 38 deceased – 25 men and 13 women – 30 were from Dhaka division, four from Chittagong, two from Rangpur, one from Rajshahi, and one from Khulna.Of the victims, 37 died at different hospitals and one at home. So far, 5,141 men  ( 76.58% )  and 1,572 women  ( 23.42% )  have died from Covid 19 across the country. Since the beginning, 3,612 have died in Dhaka division, 1,266 in Chittagong, 408 in Rajshahi, 499 in Khulna, 219 in Barishal, 266 in Sylhet, 303 in Rangpur, and 134 in Mymensingh.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Also, the Covid 19 death toll in Bangladesh rose to 7,650 with 24 new fatalities, bringing the mortality rate to 1.48, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Dhaka has so far recorded the highest number of fatalities – 4,209 Covid 19 deaths – in the country.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country's infection number reached the 5,00000 mark on December 20. The death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.
[ 15th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh should also pre order the vaccine candidates of Novavax and CureVac. Sputnik V could also be an interesting candidate for Bangladesh as Gamaleya Institute has already permitted India and Latin America to produce 100 million doses each.Promote private initiatives to secure vaccines: The whole population of Bangladesh should not wait to receive Covid 19 vaccines through a government funded vaccination program. Studies have shown that nearly 70% of patients seek healthcare service in private hospitals/clinics and, therefore, a significant proportion of the population can afford vaccination from private initiatives.Therefore, the government should promote reputed pharmaceutical companies to make deals with vaccine developers to ensure that Bangladesh gets priority access to suitable vaccines and secure more doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine through the Serum Institute.
[ 4th January 2021 Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 7.52% with 910 new infections reported until early Monday. The country has recorded 516,929 Covid 19 cases so far. Also, the Covid 19 death toll in Bangladesh rose to 7,650 with 24 new fatalities, bringing the mortality rate to 1.48, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 4th January 2021 Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,272,423 tests have been carried out and the overall infection rate stands at 15.80%. However, 917 more patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the overall recovery rate to 89.28%.
[ 9th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Public health expert MH Chowdhury  ( Lenin ) , chairman of the medicine department at the Health and Hope Hospital, said Bangladesh does not have the capacity of preserving three crore doses of the coronavirus vaccine at a time.“We should first assess how many doses of virus can be preserved in our existing cold chain. Then we can hire private cold storage to enhance our capacity. “We can also take steps for making makeshift storages in different districts as we'll have to send the vaccine there.'
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, 471,123 patients – 89.48% – have recovered so far.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,431,792 tests, including 13,678 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 15.34%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 9th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, it said, 1,229 people recovered from the virus infections during the period. So far, 505,349 patients  ( 91.46 percent )  have recovered.
[ 17th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  He urged the operators to implement 4G network across the country with the shortest time. The GSMA report put three recommendations ­­   promoting network resilience, ensuring access and affordability of digital services, leverage e health, big data and telemedicine    to utilize the operators for fighting Covid 19 pandemic, as well as developing telecom sector.
[ 17th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country's telecom operators are in troubled waters to serve an increased amount of customers, which surged thanks to the Covid 19 pandemic. This caused the data quality, voice call and other services to deteriorate significantly. "Almost all the operators saw a 20 35 per cent boom in their customer base, as well as huge increase in data uses amid the Covid 19 outbreak. For this, we needed to scale up our infrastructure and logistic supports by four to five times," said Yasir Azman, chief executive officer of Grameenphone, the leading network operator currently.
[ 17th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The main challenge was ensuring network for the huge number of people who shifted from cities to remote areas in the pandemic. Besides, lowering service prices to an affordable level was also a prime concern, the CEO said. "We saw an unexpected tax increase amid the pandemic. Now we have to pay more than 50 per cent effective tax. It is the main cause why we cannot elevate our telecom services," said Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, managing director and chief executive officer of Robi Axiata.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ] “In line with suggestions by the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid 19, schools and colleges are most likely to reopen next month,' he told Dhaka Tribune on Monday. However, academic activities at universities will not resume, the deputy minister said before adding they will be allowed to hold exams.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,470,160 tests, including 12,707 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 15.22%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 16th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  “Each government hospital has been prepared to preserve 425,000 doses. Another 71,000 doses can be stored in the five six ice freezers at the hospitals,' the minister said.
[ 15th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government shut schools and educational institutions on March 17 last year after the country confirmed its first Covid 19 cases on March 8. The closure was extended several times, most recently until Jan 16 this year.
[ 15th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's coronavirus caseload stood at 526,485 on Friday with 7,862 fatalities – a mortality rate of 1.49%. So far, 471,123 patients – 89.48% – have recovered.
[ 15th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh approved the emergency use of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine on January 7, allowing Beximco Pharmaceuticals to bring doses from the Serum Institute of India, which is manufacturing the vaccine.
[ 26th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
[ 26th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Besides, 834 new cases pushed the caseload to 508,099.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded 528,329 cases so far. And the country's fatality number rose to 7,922 and death rate to 1.50%, with 16 Covid 19 deaths in the last 24 hours, since the first fatality was reported on March 18.
[ 15th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has again extended the closure of educational institutions until Jan 30 as the coronavirus situation shows no sign of improvement.
[ 15th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Under the deal, Bangladesh will import 30 million doses from Serum in the next six months. “If everything goes well, we will get the vaccines in mid January,' Health Minister Zahid Maleques said.
[ 26th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2,983.44 infections, 2,646.16 recoveries and 43.62 deaths per million, the DGHS said.
[ 26th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Currently, the country has 532,916 cases with 8,055 fatalities.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded 526,485 cases so far. And the country's fatality number rose to 7,862 and death rate to 1.49%, with 13 Covid 19 deaths in the last 24 hours, since the first fatality was reported on March 18.
Refugee:  [ 31st October 2020, Bangladesh ]  MoDMR granted permission for the construction of the Mezzanine Shelter design based on the pilot designs developed for the Nayapara & Kutapalong Registered Camps. An assessment of just under 74,500 shelters was conducted, and almost 82,000 were allocated materials to make improvements to their shelters. A similar effort was planned this year as the monsoon approached, but the circumstances around COVID 19 limited UNHCR's shelter response significantly, as part of the public health response to reduce movements into the camps and prevent the spread of the virus.
Refugee:  [ 31st October 2020, Bangladesh ]  Due to the disruption caused to regular activities by COVID 19, there have been very limited opportunities to assess and identify shelters in immediate need of assistance, though any walk through the camp demonstrates that there are significant needs. The majority of Shelter assistance, since Covid 19 was declared, has been emergency in nature and despite the challenges more than 50,000 families were allocated shelter materials, following rapid technical assessment, enabling light repair to full replacement by families themselves.
Refugee:  [ 31st October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  The monsoon continues to have an impact on shelter and site development in the camps in Cox's Bazar and further preparations are being made for the cyclone season that is just ahead. Given the high risks related to the two cyclone seasons and the monsoon season, UNHCR Shelter & Partners continue to ensure emergency preparedness for quick repair response after sudden incidents such as strong winds and heavy rains.
[ 10th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  “As we have said earlier, Bangladesh would be the first country to get the Indian Covid 19 vaccine once it is ready. Now we are in the last moments of vaccine approval and manufacturing. Hopefully, the people of Bangladesh will get the vaccine in the upcoming new year, by January,' said the official who asked not to be named. The vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showed an average efficacy of 70.4% in a pooled analysis of interim data from late stage trials, Oxford said earlier this week.
[ 17th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  On the other hand, the country witnessed a growing number of people under the poverty line, as Covid 19 affected families, reduced jobs, and forced migration from cities to rural areas in the last few months. Affordable internet and telecom services became an emergency for their survival, he also said.The government should lower tax rates at least for pandemic time and it was imperative, he also said.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Under the deal, Bangladesh will import 3 crore doses of SARS Cov 2 AZD 1222  ( Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine )  from Serum in the next six months.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Initially, 200,000 people will be given Covid 19 vaccine per day in the district and upazila levels Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the Covid 19 vaccination program will start in Dhaka first after the arrival of the vaccines from India.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the initial stage, there is a preparation to vaccinate 200,000 people per day in the district and upazila levels, he added. Four vaccination teams will work at district level, two in each upazila, and six teams in each hospital.
[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  34 more deaths in 24 hours , raising the death toll to 7,020. Besides, 1,329 new cases were reported during the period, pushing the country's total tally to 489,178.
[ 26th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily percentage of people testing positive for Covid 19 in Bangladesh has gone up over 3% after dipping lower for two days. In the 24 hours to Friday morning, 470 infections were reported with the daily test positivity rate standing at 3.13%.
[ 13th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Until now, 2,969,630 tests have been carried out and 16.52% of the patients turned out to be positive. Bangladesh is seeing 2880.30 infections, 2471.40 recoveries, and 41.41 deaths per million.
[ 8th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,331,491 tests, including 13,681 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 15.63 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said. However, 465,279 patients – 89.36 percent – have recovered so far.
[ 20th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said there would be plenty of vaccines in the country with the arrival of 20 lakh doses of Covishield from India as a gift on Thursday.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh will receive a total of 2 million additional vaccines as a gift from the Indian government, according to the authorities.
[ 19th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  He said: "If there is any adverse impact after vaccination, we have preparation to deal with the matter. As many as 28,000 people will work as volunteers in the vaccination."
[ 20th Jan 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded 529,687 cases so far. And the country's fatality number rose to 7,950 and death rate to 1.50%, with 8 Covid 19 deaths in the last 24 hours, since the first fatality was reported on March 18.
[ 22nd Dec 2020 ]  Covid 19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,312 with 32 more deaths in 24 hours until Monday.
[ 13th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning of the Covid outbreak, 4,336 people have died in Dhaka division, 1,436 in Chittagong, 449 in Rajshahi, 541 in Khulna, 239 in Barisal, 299 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%.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the new cases, the caseload now stands at 527,632. So far, 472,437 of the patients  ( 89.5 percent )  have recovered including 681 in the past 24 hours.
[ 8th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine. The approval will allow Beximco Pharmaceuticals to bring doses from the Serum Institute of India, which is manufacturing the vaccine, Mohammad Salahuddin, deputy director of the Directorate General of Drug Administration, said.
[ 20th Jan 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country recorded a daily infection rate of 5.49% on January 18, 4.90% on January 14, 8.29% on January 10, 7.52% on January 4, and 8.18% on January 1.
[ 30th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  With 1,181 new infections, the country's caseload stood at 510,080, said the Directorate General of Health Services. The first cases were reported on March 8.
[ 20th Jan 2020, Bangladesh ]  On January 7, the government approved the emergency use of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccine.The approval would allow Beximco Pharmaceuticals to bring doses from the Serum Institute of India, which is manufacturing the vaccine, Mohammad Salahuddin, deputy director of the DGDA, said.Under the deal, Bangladesh will import 3 crore doses of SARS Cov 2 AZD 1222  ( Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine )  from Serum in the next six months.
[ 26th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Of the 11 deceased – six men and five women – seven were from Dhaka division and four from Chittagong. All of them breathed their last while undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.54%.
[ 26th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 743 people recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 495,498 patients – 90.85% of all infected – have made full recovery across the country.
[ 16th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Among the 7,156 deaths, 3,906 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 1,330 in Chittagong division, 420 in Rajshahi division, 512 in Khulna division, 231 in Barisal division, 280 in Sylhet division, 322 in Rangpur division and 155 in Mymensingh division.
[ 24th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 fatalities in Bangladesh soared to 8,003 after the health authorities confirmed 22 more deaths in 24 hours until Saturday morning.
[ 24th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Two million doses of Covid 19 vaccine “gifted' by India reached Dhaka on Thursday. Besides, thirty million doses of the vaccine are scheduled to arrive between January and June  ( five million a month )  as per the agreement the government signed with Serum Institute of India.
[ 18th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  During this time, 23 more coronavirus deaths were recorded, pushing up the country's death tally to 7,906. The mortality rate now stands at 1.5 percent, according to a handout from the Directorate General of Health Services.
[ 17th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 12,776 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours. As many as 13,191 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 140 authorized labs   government and private   across the country and 1,134 new patients were confirmed.