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Bangladesh reports zero Covid death, 20 cases

Bangladesh on Thursday recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 20 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 0.65 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 3,067 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the ...

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Bangladesh reports 33 more Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 33 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the caseload rose to 2,036,449, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,431 as no death was reported during this period. The daily case test positivity slightly dropped to 0.87 per cent from Tuesday’s 0.89 per ...

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Bangladesh reports 23 Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 23 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the new numbers, the caseload rose to 2,036,416, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,431 as no death was reported during this period. The daily case test positivity rate rose to 0.89 per cent from Monday’s 0.66 per ...

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Govt increases prices of 24 medicines manufactured by Libra

The Directorate General of Drug Administration has increased the prices of 24 medicines manufactured by Libra Pharmaceuticals Limited. The medicine price hike comes at a time when people in general are already affected by the soaring prices of essentials and services as well.

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Dengue: Four die, 606 hospitalised in last 24 hours

Four dengue patients died and 606 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Monday (Nov 21). In the 24 hours, 289 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 317 dengue patients were admitted outside the capital. According to DGHS, 1,258 patients are undergoing ...

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Dengue claims four lives, 646 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Four dengue patients died while 646 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year. “As many as 320 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 326 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during ...

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Bangladesh reports 18 Covid cases

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded zero Covid-19 death for three consecutive days while it reported 18 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 1.10 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 1,640 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in ...

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Three more die from dengue, 250 hospitalised

Three more deaths from dengue were reported by health authorities on Friday morning, raising this year’s total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 220, reports UNB. During the period, 250 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The number usually drops significantly in the counts released on Fridays. With the new ...

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Sperm count is declining at accelerating rate worldwide: study

Sperm count among men worldwide is falling at an accelerated rate after halving over the last 40 years, a large new study said Tuesday, calling for action to stop the decline. The study, led by Israeli epidemiologist Hagai Levine, updates 2017 research which had come under scrutiny for only including North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The new study ...

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Dengue claims three lives, 767 hospitalized in 24 hrs

Three dengue patients died while 767 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year. “As many as 464 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 303 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during ...

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