8,364 people test positive in a single day
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Monday recorded 8,364 Covid-19 cases after testing 35,059 samples, which is also the highest number of infections since the pandemic began in the country last year. ReadMore
1st consignment of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine may arrive early next month: DGHS DG
Shawdesh Desk: Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam has said the first consignment of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine of China ReadMore
Average life expectancy of Bangladeshis goes up to 72.8 years
Shawdesh desk: The average life expectancy of Bangladeshis has increased to 72.8 years in 2020 as compared to 72.6 years in 2019. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published a report ReadMore
Covid-19: 14 more die in RMCH in a day
Shawdesh desk: Fourteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours (till 8am on Monday). With this, the district’s Covid-19 and suspected death ReadMore
BGB-Army to be deployed to enforce hard lockdown
Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Army and Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed to enforce hard lockdown. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam came with the information on ReadMore
All-out 7-day lockdown from July 1: Cabinet secretary
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will go into all-out lockdown from Thursday in an effort to bring the Covid situation under control. Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam made the announcement on Monday. ReadMore
Moghbazar blast: Police to form another committee involving bomb disposal unit, says IGP
Shawdesh Desk: Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed on Monday said they would form a probe body to investigate Sunday’s explosion in Dhaka’s Moghbazar that killed at least seven persons ReadMore
Public transports go off streets, malls shut as ‘strict lockdown’ begins in Bangladesh
Shawdesh desk: Public transports went off streets and shopping malls remained shut in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh as the government has enforced a strict lockdown ‘on a limited ReadMore
