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[ 25th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to the people of the country to strictly maintain the health protection guidelines, even after receiving the Covid 19 vaccine. “ [ You ]  don't think that all the problems will be over after taking the Covid 19 shots. You'll have to wear masks always and follow all the health guidelines to keep yourselves protected. I hope everyone will do it,' she said. She said though the government is implementing the Covid 19 vaccination program, all should follow all the health protection guidelines, including using face masks and keeping their hands clean always as these are essentials.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  At the same time, 16 people have died across the country from the infection, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,314. The DGHS update said a total of 16,431 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours for testing at 214 authorized labs across the country.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the country registered 13 more deaths from Covid 19 in the past 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,298. Of the deceased   10 men and three women    nine were from Dhaka division, two from Chittagong, and one each from Barisal and Mymensingh divisions. All the victims died at hospitals.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 15,029 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours for testing at 212 authorized labs across the country. The overall infection rate in the country stands at 13.97% from 3,877,042 tests that have been conducted, so far.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily test positivity rate for Covid 19 in Bangladesh has dropped below 3% again after going over the mark for a day. The infection rate decreased to 2.68% in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning while it rose to 3.15% on Monday, after remaining below the mark for 10 days straight.
[ 9th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,777,242 samples, including 14,468 in the past 24 hours, have been tested. Currently, the DGHS said, the daily Covid 19 infection rate stands at 2.67 percent.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) , no fewer than 226,902 people received vaccines on Tuesday. However, the number of people suffering from some common adverse issues on Wednesday dropped to 20, in contrast to 35 a day earlier.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 6,281 men  ( 75.69% )  and 2,017 women  ( 24.31% )  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%.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily test positivity in the country has been in single digits since December 19. A total of 396 new infections were reported from 14,788 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Monday, the director general  ( DG )  of the DGHS said the authorities would continue administering the first dose of the vaccine to more people even after the initial target of 3.5 million if people continued registering online.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, a total of 2,302,192 people completed their registration to receive the vaccine till 6:45pm on Tuesday, Director  ( MIS )  Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman confirmed. The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  on February 6, made it known that it had taken a target to vaccinate 3.5million people in the first month of the inoculation program.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Tuesday completed administering Covid 19 vaccine to over one third of their initial nationwide target. The country accomplished the feat in 10 days into the nationwide vaccination program as 1.35 million healthcare professionals, frontline fighters and people aged or above 40 years were inoculated against the deadly virus.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The prime minister also mentioned that to face the coronavirus, the government appointed 2,000 doctors and 6,000 nurses and technicians at the beginning of the pandemic. "We're taking further steps to appoint more  ( doctors and nurses, technicians )  so that the people of the country can avail medical facilities," she said.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  On Monday, some 62,733 people were vaccinated in the division. Chittagong and Sylhet city saw the highest volume of decrease in 24 hours. In Chittagong the number dropped to 49,000 from 52,744 and in Sylhet it was 12,398 from 16,227.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  About the availability of vaccine for all in Bangladesh, she said there were some doubts and confusions at the initial stage among people about the vaccine. She thanked Runu Veronica Costa, who obtained her nursing degree from Kumudini Nursing Institute, for receiving the first shot of the Covid 19 vaccine and removed all the confusions and doubts regarding the vaccine. "Now there's no problem, all are coming to get the vaccine at vaccination centres with huge interest and enthusiasm," she said.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said many countries have expressed their interest to provide Covid 19 vaccines to Bangladesh, and the country will receive them to ensure vaccination up to rural level. "We've procured 3 crore  ( doses )  of vaccine. The Indian government has sent 20 lakh doses as a gift. Other countries are willing to provide. We'll take all those so that we can ensure vaccination up to rural level. We will take steps for that," she said on Sunday.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The latest shots pushed up the number of vaccinated people to 1,586,368 since January 27. So far, some 510 people have faced adverse reactions after taking the vaccine. Meanwhile, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said that the country had adequate doses of the Covid 19 vaccine and there would be no shortage in the future, reports UNB.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Around 2.5 million people have registered for receiving the jab, the minister said. Bangladesh currently has seven million  ( 70 lakh )  doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the government is providing them for free.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Wednesday administered the Covid 19 vaccine to another 226,755 people. But the figure is a little lower than that recorded the previous day. Of the latest recipients, as many as 145,203 were men and 81,552 were women.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the ICT Division, the vaccine providers would be able to download the app from the panel store on the ICT division's server and use it. After the event, Palak told Dhaka Tribune that the app was prepared for only those who were administering the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine jabs. “The general people will not have access to this app. This has been developed to only help better manage the vaccination efforts," he said.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till now, the vaccine providers had to enter NID numbers of the vaccine recipients before administering the vaccine. Now they will receive all the information through the vaccine card, ICT officials said. If there is a network problem, the health workers can complete the registration later after providing the vaccine. It would reduce the workload and bring about efficiency in work, according to the officials.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, ICT officials said they were not concerned as more than 80% of registrations were currently done by mobile devices. Some 2.86 million people have been registered online till 6:30pm on Thursday. ICT officials said registration might cross three million within midnight as there had been a surge in registration since Thursday afternoon. “We noticed several times that around 1,000 people registered in a minute since Thursday afternoon,' one of the officials said.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, Health Minister Zahid Maleque dismissed the possibility of on site registration for now as the registration number was relatively higher. “We are observing around 300,000 registrations and vaccinating 225,000 people in a day. We are happy with the progress and will do whatever is necessary,' he said.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh currently has seven million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the government is providing them for free.He said according to the World Health Organization's directive, the second shot will have to be taken after 8 weeks of the first one.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has an adequate amount of Covid 19 vaccine and there won't be any shortage in the future, Health Minister Zahid Maleque assured people on Wednesday. He said Bangladesh is way ahead in vaccination campaigns as most countries are yet to get their doses. Around 2.5 million people have registered for receiving the jab, the minister said.
[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The foreign minister has taken the first shot of the Covid 19 vaccine at the Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute More than 1.5 million people have gotten vaccinated for Covid 19 in Bangladesh since the country launched the vaccination drive on February 7, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Thursday.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccine target group is, therefore, only 50% of the entire population. If we vaccinate 100% of the “target' group, we can only achieve 50% immunity of the whole community. Considering all the difficulties of accessing people in remote rural locations coupled with the so called “vaccine hesitancy' among a large segment of the population, it is not possible to achieve more than 50% 60% vaccination of the target group. Therefore, it is nearly impossible to go beyond 25% 30% community immunity through vaccination alone.
[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The minister was talking to reporters after taking the first shot of the vaccine at Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute in Dhaka. He also thanked the prime minister, the health minister and the staff and employees under the Health Ministry for carrying out the vaccination drive very smoothly.
[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Phyicians and nurses have been trained to carry out the vaccination drive. So far, top government officials, cabinet members, judges, and policemen, along with general people, have received the vaccine.
[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on February 8 instructed the authorities concerned to bring down the age limit of vaccine recipients from 55 to 40 to expand and accelerate the drive. After receiving the first dose, one will have to take the second one within eight to 12 weeks.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported 16 new Covid 19 deaths on Monday, taking the national death tally to 8,221. The mortality rate in the country now stands at 1.53 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  in a handout.
[ 13th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 291 new cases were detected pushing up the national tally to 540,266. The daily infection rate fell to 2.26 percent while the current overall rate is 14.09 percent. Until the morning, 486,767 patients  ( 90.10 percent )  were recovered. So far, 3,835,216 samples, including 12,871 in the past 24 hours, have been tested.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate stood at 1.53 percent on Sunday the handout said adding that 487,229 patients  ( 90.13 pc )  have so far recovered from the virus infection so far. As of now, 3,848,116 samples have been tested, including 12,900 in the past 24 hours.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  On February 8, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed the authorities concerned to bring down the age limit from 55 years to 40 to widen the drive. After the first dose, the second one has to be taken within 8 to 12 weeks.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded eight more Covid 19 related deaths and 326 fresh cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, showing a little bit of rise in infection rate. With the fresh figures, the death toll from the Coronavirus in the country rose to 8,274 and the caseload to 540,592, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Physicians and nurses have been trained to carry out the vaccination drive. So far, top government officials, Cabinet members, judges, policemen, along with general people, have received the vaccine.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh witnessed a daily infection rate of 2.30 percent with 316 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing up the caseload to 538,378. Earlier, on January 1, the daily infection rate was 8.18 percent.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  On February 8, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed the authorities concerned to bring down the age limit for the vaccine recipients from 55 years to 40 to widen the drive. After the first dose, the second one has to be taken within 8 to 12 weeks.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Some 20 30 lakh more doses of the Covid 19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh on February 22, said Nazmul Hassan Papon, the Managing Director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, the mortality rate remained almost steady at 1.53 percent for the past few days, including Monday, said the handout, adding that 487,870 patients  ( 90.17 pc )  have recovered from the virus infection so far. As of now, 3,862,254 samples have been tested, including 14,138 in the past 24 hours.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid the surging coronavirus situation, the government launched a countrywide Covid 19 vaccination drive on February 7. Doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine that Bangladesh brought from India's Serum Institute have been sent to hospitals across the country to make the inoculation drive a success.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  In a handout, the DGHS said the daily coronavirus infection rate in Bangladesh rose to 3.15 percent from Sunday's 2.53 percent, while the overall infection rate stood at 14.01 percent, a little bit lower than yesterday's 14.05.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 claimed 11 more lives and infected another 446 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing higher rates both in death toll and infection than that of Sunday. With the latest figures, the Covid 19 fatalities in the country rose to 8,285 and the caseload to 541,038, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 15th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the fresh figures, the death toll from the Coronavirus in the country rose to 8,274 and the caseload to 540,592, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .
[ 13th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 8,266 on Saturday as the health authorities recorded 13 more deaths in 24 hours till morning. “The mortality rate is now 1.53 percent,' the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 12th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,822,345 tests, including 14,328 new ones, have been carried out since the first cases were reported on March 8. The overall infection rate stood at 14.13%. However, 486,393 patients – 90.08% – have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
[ 13th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government launched a countrywide Covid 19 vaccination drive on February 7. Doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine – acquired from India's Serum Institute – have been sent to hospitals across the country to make the inoculation drive a success. Physicians and nurses have been trained to carry out the vaccination drive. So far, top government officials, cabinet members, judges, policemen, along with general people, have received the vaccine.
[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 fatalities rose to 8,239 on Wednesday after the health authorities recorded 10 more coronavirus related deaths in 24 hours till morning. “The mortality rate is now 1.53 percent,' the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, the Health Minister said, vaccine shots have been provided to 955 hospitals in different parts of the country on the first day of mass inoculation drive and some 2,196 teams are working to make the drive a success.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government rolled out a countrywide mass Covid 19 vaccination drive on Sunday. The vaccine will be administered at 1,005 centers across the country. According to the DGHS, 50 booths have been set up in 50 hospitals in Dhaka while a total of 204 teams of health workers will administer the vaccine.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said the people aged over 40 will be vaccinated first. The people who are above 40 years of age and the family members of those who got vaccinated will be allowed to get their jabs first.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,762,774 tests, including 13,762 new ones, have been carried out since the first cases were reported on March 8. The overall infection rate now stands at 14.31 percent. However, 483,931 patients – 89.89 percent – have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
[ 25th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh is currently conducting a mass immunization drive against Covid 19 using the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine made by Serum Institute of India. People need to take two doses of the vaccine, Covishield, with a booster shot eight to 12 weeks after the first.
[ 7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the nationwide inoculation programme through a videoconference from the Health Directorate around 10:30 am. The vaccine will be administered at 1,005 centers across the country.Health Minister Zahid Maleque received the first shot of the vaccine at Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute & Hospital in the morning.
[ 2nd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 fatalities rose to 8,149 on Tuesday as the health authorities recorded 12 more coronavirus related deaths in 24 hours till morning. “The mortality rate is now 1.52 percent,' the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 2nd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a Covid 19 vaccination drive at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on January 27. Health Minister Zahid Maleque said at the launch that “70 lakh doses of Covid 19 vaccines are now available in the country. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is the safest one in the world".
[ 2nd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  For getting a shot, one needs to get registered on www.surokkha.gov.bd. For now, the vaccination programme will be limited to five centres in the capital and nationwide inoculation will start in early February.
Refugee: [ 14th February 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar district and most of them entered Bangladesh since August 25, 2017, amid a military crackdown on Rohingyas in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, which the UN called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing" and other rights groups dubbed as "genocide." Bangladesh has been urging the global community to mount pressure on Myanmar for effective repatriation of the Rohingyas.
Refugee: [ 14th February 2021,Cox's Bazar ]  Contacted, Additional Commissioner for Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission  ( RRRC )  Mohammad Samchu Dauja said: “A total of 37 buses left Ukhia for Noakhali's Bhashan Char in the morning and noon on Sunday on the fourth phase of the relocation process. “Tomorrow, around 2,000 more Rohingyas will leave for the island. They all will be moved on Monday.'
[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government started administering Covid 19 vaccines to foreign diplomats on February 10, with 30 diplomats receiving it that day. The government launched the countrywide mass vaccination drive on February 7. The doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine that Bangladesh collected from India's Serum Institute have been sent to hospitals across the country to make the vaccination drive a success.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily coronavirus infection rate was 3.15% on Monday, while the overall infection rate stood at 13.97percent. The figure is expected to fall further as a mass countrywide coronavirus vaccination drive has been going on.
[ 7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the DGHS, 50 booths have been set up in 50 hospitals in Dhaka while a total of 204 teams of health workers will administer the vaccine. Besides, the minister said, vaccine shots have been provided to 955 hospitals in different parts of the country on the first day of mass inoculation drive and some 2,196 teams are working to make the drive a success.
[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Farmers have taken out loans or sold off their assets. Islam sold his cow to pay off his arrears to the landowner – and to buy a small boat that he uses to ferry people across the river. He earns up to 300 taka  ( £2.60 )  a day. His family of six now have only two meals a day. His daughter had to be taken out of school because Islam couldn't afford the fees, and he's had to stop sending his son money to help him through college.
[ 15th February 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Some 2,010 more Rohingyas have arrived at Bhashan Char in Noakhali from the camps in Cox's Bazar in the fourth phase of the relocation process. The persecuted Myanmar citizens reached the island in the Bay of Bengal on Monday afternoon, Additional Commissioner for Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission  ( RRRC )  Mohammad Shamsud Douza told the Dhaka Tribune.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government has launched the Surokkha app version for Covid 19 vaccine providers, three weeks after launching the registration platform online. The app is expected to help improve management and efficiency of the ongoing nationwide vaccination program. Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the app on Thursday at Kurmitola General Hospital in the city.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Although many are speculating that another version of Surokkha app for general people to complete registration could increase the number of registration, it is yet to be launched. An ICT official, seeking anonymity said the reason behind the app for registration not arriving yet was still unknown. When contacted, Director  ( MIS )  of DGHS Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman said ICT division did not provide the apps till yesterday and he did not know when it would be provided. It is to be noted that the Surokkha app developed to help general people register for the Covid 19 vaccine in Bangladesh was scheduled to be launched on the Google Play Store by February 4, according to announcements by the ICT Division.
[ 14th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  For research activities, she said, the government has established Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University during its 1996 tenure while four medical universities are now being set up. "Our aim is to establish one medical university in each division of the country to pave the way for research works," she said.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest update the total number of vaccinated people in the country now stands at 1,359,613. Among them 490 people experienced adverse events. Highest number of vaccine administered in Dhaka The highest number of vaccines was administered in Dhaka division while almost all the divisions across the country have lesser or equal numbers.
[ 4th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  After hundreds of thousands of migrant workers lost their jobs because of Covid 19's economic impact, government research suggests that they and their families are returning to the poverty they tried to escape.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh Eleven Covid 19 related deaths were confirmed, pushing up the local fatalities to 8,462
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's coronavirus caseload rose to 550,330 on Sunday after the health authorities confirmed 606 new cases in the last 24 hours.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said 1,037 people recovered from the virus infections during this period.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government, determined to make the vaccination driver a success, brought down the age to 40 for registration to get jabs. The government is providing the vaccine for free. So far, 50,730 people have received the first shot. After the first dose, the second one has to be taken within 8 to 12 weeks.
[ 13th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Lenin said people are now gradually showing less interest in receiving the vaccine. “The campaign should be strengthened further to motivate people for taking the vaccine jabs.' He said volunteers and public representatives should visit people's homes as they do during voting for encouraging people to receive the vaccine. Besides, he said, the number of vaccination centres should be increased so that people can easily get vaccinated. “We should provide vaccine shots to around four lakh people every day, but currently around one lakh people are receiving the jabs every day.' The expert said the government should also look for new sources for collecting the vaccine as a huge number of people will have to be given it within a year to control the virus transmission.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 542,268 Covid 19 cases have been confirmed with 8,329 fatalities, data released by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  showed. The daily coronavirus infection rate rose to 2.68% on Thursday which was 2.67% on Wednesday.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Fifteen more coronavirus related deaths and 391 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning. The numbers are slightly lower than Wednesday's when the health authorities reported 16 deaths and 443 fresh cases.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to latest figures, the overall infection rate stood at 13.87% which was 13.97% percent on Wednesday and expected to fall further as a mass countrywide coronavirus vaccination drive is underway.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate remained at 1.53%, said the DGHS handout. So far, 489,932 patients  ( 90.35% )  have recovered. The authorities have tested 3,908,257 samples until today, 14,603 in the past 24 hours.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The countrywide Covid 19 vaccination drive kicked off on February 7. Bangladesh inked an agreement with the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, the world's largest vaccine maker, for 30 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Serum will send five million doses each month between January and June.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Five million doses arrived in Jan and India gifted another two million doses as gift. The government, determined to make the vaccination driver a success, brought down the age to 40 for registration to get jabs. The doses are being provided for free. So far, 181,546 people have received the first shot. After the first dose, the second one has to be taken within 8 to 12 weeks.
[ 4th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a Covid 19 vaccination drive at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on January 27.
[ 4th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health Minister Zahid Maleque said at the launch that seven million doses of Covid 19 vaccine are now available in the country. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is the safest one in the world.
[ 4th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 485 new cases were identified, pushing up the national tally to 537,030.
[ 26th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Until Friday afternoon, 4,108,165 people registered to get the first shot of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. By Thursday, 2,850,940 people had received the first dose. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.
[ 4th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's Covid 19 fatalities rose to 8,175 on Thursday after the health authorities recorded 13 more coronavirus related deaths in 24 hours till morning.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Until Monday morning, the country recorded 543,717 cases, including 8,356 fatalities. Thanks to prompt steps taken by the government, the country averted a public health disaster.
[ 22nd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 492,059 coronavirus patients  ( 90.5% of the recorded cases )  have recovered.
[ 7th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government rolled out a countrywide mass Covid 19 vaccination drive on Sunday. Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the nationwide inoculation programme through a video conference from the Health Directorate. The vaccine will be administered at 1005 centers across the country. Some 3.28 lakh people got registered to receive a shot until 2:30 pm on February 6, said a handout of Directorate General of Health Services.
[ 7th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  At the inaugural event, five people were vaccinated in the virtual presence of the Prime Minister. Runu Veronica Costa, a senior staff nurse at Kurmitola General Hospital, was the first to get the shot in the country.
[ 3rd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Thirteen more people died of Covid 19 and 438 others got infected by the deadly virus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Wednesday.
[ 3rd Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the fresh ones, the total death toll from the virus in the country reached 8,162 while the mortality rate stood at 1.52 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported eight new Covid 19 deaths until early Saturday, including five in Dhaka, taking the national tally to 8,190. The mortality rate stood at 1.52%, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 1st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  For getting a shot, one needs to register on www.surokkha.gov.bd. For now, the vaccination programme will be limited to five centres in the capital and the nationwide vaccination drive will start on February 7.
[ 1st February, Bangladesh ]  It said the Covid 19 infection rate in the country is now 3.55 percent. Meanwhile, the new cases pushed up the national tally to 535,582,putting the current overall detection rate at 14.62 percent.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  But the mortality rate remained at 1.53 percent for the past few days, including Tuesday, said the handout. So far, 488,621 patients  ( 90.25% )  have recovered from coronavirus. As of now, 3,877,042 samples have been tested, including 14,788 in the past 24 hours.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily coronavirus infection rate in Bangladesh fell to 2.68% on Tuesday after the health authorities reported 396 fresh cases until the morning. Thirteen new Covid 19 related deaths were also confirmed, taking the local tally to 8,298. So far, 541,434 cases have been confirmed in the country, data released by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  showed.
[ 16th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The countrywide Covid 19 vaccination drive kicked off on February 7. Bangladesh inked an agreement with the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, the world's largest vaccine maker, for 30 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Serum will send five million doses each month between January and June. Five million doses arrived in Jan and India gifted another two million doses as gift.
[ 1st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities in Bangladesh recorded 16 more new coronavirus related deaths and 369 new cases in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Sunday. The total number of deaths from the virus in the country now reached 8,127 while the mortality rate stands at 1.52 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout. Of the 16 new deceased, 14 are men and two are women.
[ 1st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 27 inaugurated the much sought Covid 19 vaccination programme at a city hospital to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh. Health Minister Zahid Maleque said at the launch that “70 lakh doses of Covid 19 vaccines are now available in the country. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is the safest one in the world".
[ 5th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported seven new Covid 19 deaths until early Friday, including six in Dhaka, taking the national tally to 8,182 since the pandemic began. The country's mortality rate stood at 1.52%, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said.
[ 5th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh confirmed a daily infection rate of 2.79% with 435 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the official infection toll to 537,465. The country saw a daily infection rate of 3.34% on January 24, 4.90% on January 14, 8.29% on January 10, 7.52% on January 4, and 8.18% on January 1.
[ 1st February, Bangladesh ]  Ten more people died of Covid 19 and 443 others got infected by the deadly virus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Monday. With the fresh ones, the total death toll from the deadly virus in the country reached 8,137 while the mortality rate stood at 1.52 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 1st February, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a Covid 19 vaccination drive at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on January 27. Health Minister ZahidMaleque said at the launch that “70 lakh doses of Covid 19 vaccines are now available in the country. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is the safest one in the world". For getting a shot, one needs to register on www.surokkha.gov.bd. For now, the vaccination programme will be limited to five centres in the capital and nationwide inoculation will start in early February.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh recorded eight more Covid 19 related deaths and 326 fresh cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, showing a little bit of rise in infection rate.
[ 14th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier, on January 29, the government extended the closure of educational institutions, except the Qawmi madrasas, until February 14 as there had been no significant improvement in the coronavirus situation in the country.But the situation has been improving steadily in recent weeks. A countrywide vaccination drive was launched on Feb 7.
[ 9th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Tuesday said it recorded eight more coronavirus related deaths and 387 fresh cases in the last 24 hours until morning. The national case tally soared to 538,765, including 8,229 fatalities. The mortality rate stood at 1.53 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 9th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday instructed the authorities concerned to bring down the age limit from 55 years to 40 to widen the vaccination drive. Once one receives the first dose, the second one has to be taken within 8 to 12 weeks.
[ 6th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,736,608 tests, including 12,135 new ones, have been carried out since the first cases were reported on March 8. The overall infection rate stood at 14.39%. However, 482,841 patients – 89.79% – have recovered so far, the DGHS said.
[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the fresh figures, the death toll from the Coronavirus in the country rose to 8,274 and the caseload to 540,592, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . In a handout, the DGHS said the daily coronavirus infection rate in Bangladesh rose to 2.53 percent from Saturday's 2.26 percent. The overall infection rate is now 14.05 percent.
[ 6th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported eight new Covid 19 deaths until early Saturday, including five in Dhaka, taking the national tally to 8,190. The mortality rate stood at 1.52%, the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said in a handout.
[ 11th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, Bangladesh has confirmed 539,571 coronavirus cases, including 8,248 fatalities. The mortality rate stood at 1.53 percent, according to a handout from the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .Until morning, 485,971 patients  ( 90.07 percent )  have recovered.
[ 13th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Physicians and nurses have been trained to carry out the vaccination drive. So far, top government officials, cabinet members, judges, policemen, along general people, have received the vaccine. "More than 6 lakh people have been vaccinated up to now," Mannan said on Saturday.
[ 13th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  The government is considering to arrange on spot registration facilities for senior citizens for Covid 19 vaccination. Health Services Division Secretary Md Abdul Mannan said this to the media on Saturday while visiting Dhaka's Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vaccination centre. On Thursday, the government decided to halt the on spot registration for Covid 19 vaccine following a surge of registrations at healthcare facilities.
[ 9th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported 16 new Covid 19 deaths on Monday, taking the national death tally to 8,221. The mortality rate in the country now stands at 1.53 percent, said the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  in a handout.
[ 9th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh witnessed a daily infection rate of 2.30 percent with 316 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing up the caseload to 538,378. Earlier, on January 1, the daily infection rate was 8.18 percent.
[ 17th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The fresh cases of Covid 19 and deaths caused by the deadly virus marked a rise in Bangladesh as the country's health authorities recorded 16 more deaths and 443 new cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
[ 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, 503,003 patients  ( 91.4 percent )  have recovered from Covid 19.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The fresh cases of Covid 19 and deaths caused by the deadly virus marked a rise in Bangladesh as the country's health authorities recorded 16 more deaths and 443 new cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
[ 18th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  However, the mortality rate remained almost steady at 1.53 percent for the past few days, including Tuesday, said the handout, adding that 489,254 patients  ( 90.29 pc )  have recovered from the virus infection so far.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Authorities have so far tested 41,46,205 samples, including 14,092 in the past 24 hours.
[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Saturday, 3,682,152 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.
[ 25th April 2021 Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh's coronavirus fatalities crossed 10,000 on April 15 and the death tally reached near 11,000 within 10 days as the country finds it hard to deal with the pandemic. With the latest figure, the mortality rate rose to 1.48 percent from 23rd April 2021's 1.47 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a handout.
[ 25th April 2021 Bangladesh ]  2,697 new cases were detected, after examining 20,571 samples. With the news cases, the total caseload reached 742,400 while the total number of recoveries is 653,151, including 5477 in the last 24 hours.
[ 23rd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  A rise in infection prompted the government to go for lockdown from early April but it turned out to be lax. From April 11, the government imposed a ‘strict lockdown' and extended it to April 28. The government said shopping malls would be opened from April 25.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily test positivity rate for Covid 19 in Bangladesh has jumped above 3% in the last 24 hours until Monday morning. The latest daily infection rate rose to 3.30% while it went below the 3% mark on Sunday and stood at 2.33%.
[ 28th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  At least 38% to 40% children suffered from malnutrition during the Covid 19 pandemic in this country, according to a study.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Until Friday, the test positivity rate remained below 3% for four consecutive days, before it jumped to 3.14% on Saturday. On February 15, the infection rate rose to 3.15%, after remaining below the mark for 10 days straight.
[ 28th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The study also found that 18% people lost their day labour jobs, incomes of 90% households decreased, 70% people started taking loans and 40% people broke their savings due to the pandemic.
[ 28th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Forty four percent of children dropped out while studying at junior level  ( Class 8 )  to support their families by earning a livelihood, the study stated.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh received the first batch of five million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine on January 25. Earlier, the Indian government sent two million doses of the vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift on January 20. The country received the second batch of two million doses of Covid 19 vaccine from India in the early hours of Tuesday.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 11,051 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the past 24 hours for testing at 214 authorized labs across the country. The overall infection rate in the country stands at 13.73% from 3,958,776 tests that have been conducted, so far.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the health minister, over 2.3 million people have received their first doses of the vaccine and around 3.65 million people have registered for vaccination. “We are thinking about them  [ local pharmaceutical companies ]  and holding discussions at various levels. We will take a decision after discussion with the high ups of the government,' the health minister added.
[ 20th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The 234,564 people vaccinated on Saturday included 145,280 men and 89,284 women. A total 41 adverse events were reported on the day, taking the total number of adverse events since the vaccination campaign began to 578, the press release added.
[ 21st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Mizanur Rahman, vice chancellor of Jagannath University, said the Ministry of Education would make a final decision in a day or two, after talking to the government about reopening campuses. “After the opening of the halls, residential students and teachers will be vaccinated on a priority basis,' he told Dhaka Tribune. The meeting also discussed measures to maintain hygiene after reopening campuses.
[ 1st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  in a handout said 873 people have recovered from the virus infection during the period.
[ 19th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, as many as 536 patients recovered from the contagious disease in the 24 hour period, taking the total number of recoveries to 490,468. The country's recovery rate now stands at 90.38%.
[ 19th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily test positivity rate for Covid 19 in Bangladesh has remained below the 3% mark for four consecutive days. The latest figures showed an infection rate of 2.85% in the 24 hours till Friday morning, according to a Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  press release.
[ 19th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  It is to be noted that the infection rate rose to 3.15% on Monday, after remaining below the 3% mark for 10 days at a stretch. A total of 406 new infections were reported from 14,232 samples tested in the 24 hour time frame.
[ 19th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The seven day moving average for daily new cases on Friday was 386. The number was 385 and 389 on Thursday and Wednesday, respectively. At the same time, eight people died across the country from the infection, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,337.
[ March 21, 2021, Bangladesh ] : More than 2.7 million people have died due to Covid 19 pandemic across the globe while over 122.7 million people have infected with the virus till Sunday.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 1,018 new Covid 19 cases, the highest daily caseload in two months. With the latest development, the tally of those testing positive for the deadly virus now stands at 553,105.
[ 11th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine that Bangladesh brought from India's Serum Institute have been sent to hospitals across the country to make the inoculation drive a success.
[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said a total of 17,299 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the 24 hour time frame. As many as 17,032 samples, including some pending ones, were tested at the 219 authorized labs   government and private   across the country.
[ 20th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh saw a decline in Covid 19 related deaths in the past 24 hours until Friday morning, but the daily infection rate rose marginally. Eight coronavirus related deaths and 406 new cases were recorded until Friday morning. On Thursday, 15 deaths and 391 fresh cases were reported.
[ 20th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily infection rate jumped to 2.85% on Friday, which was 2.68% on Thursday, according to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . So far, 542,674 Covid 19 cases have been confirmed, with 8,337 fatalities.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  So far, 6,325 men  ( 75.70% )  and 2,031 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 1.54%.
[ 24th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh on Wednesday witnessed a decrease as 181,985 people received vaccine shots. Some 39 people have faced mild adverse after effects, taking the total number of such incidents to 669 till now.
[ 21st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily Covid 19 test positivity rate in Bangladesh on Sunday went below 3% a day after a jump on Saturday. Bangladesh has recorded seven more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,349.
[ 21st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said a total of 14,212 samples were collected from suspected Covid 19 patients in the last 24 hours for testing at 214 authorized labs across the country and 14,036 were tested. The overall infection rate in the country now stands at 13.76% from 3,947,673 tests conducted so far.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  On November 5 last year, Bangladesh signed a deal with SII for the procurement of 30 million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. As per contract, Serum Institute will supply five million doses each month. Bangladesh began its nationwide vaccination efforts on February 7. Newly received vaccines will be kept in stock, for now
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  As per DGHS data, till Monday, the number of vaccine receivers in Bangladesh stands at 2,308,157 – 1,518,715 male and 789,442 female.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Regarding plans for vaccination ahead of the reopening of universities, Zahid Maleque said: “Teachers will be immunized first. The government will decide on the students soon Till Monday, a total 1,518,715 men and 789,442 women had been vaccinated in Bangladesh.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 828 people have recovered from Covid 19 over the last 24 hours. So far, 492,887 patients   90.58% of all infected   have made full recoveries across the country. Currently, 9,909 people are in isolation and 31,857 are quarantined.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the health authorities had inoculated as many as 2,308,157 people against Covid 19 till Monday. Of them, 1,518,715 are male and 789,442 female. Additionally, 3,646,970 people had registered to get the vaccine till Tuesday at 2:30pm.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily test positivity rate for Covid 19 in Bangladesh has jumped above 3% again in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The latest daily infection rate was recorded at 3.13% while it was 3.30% on Monday.
[ 23rd February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Until Friday, the test positivity rate remained below 3% for four consecutive days, before it jumped to 3.14% on Saturday and dropped to 2.33% on Sunday. On February 15, the infection rate rose to 3.15%, after remaining below the mark for 10 days straight. The daily test positivity in the country has been in single digits since December 19.