Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming today said a "very pragmatic" discussion is underway on procurement of Covid-19 vaccine doses from China to meet Bangladesh's needs.

Forty-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Special restrictions have been imposed in Chapainawabganj from tomorrow till June 16, to curb the increasing Covid-19 infection, said the district’s Deputy Commissioner Manjurul Hafeez at a press briefing today.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that his government will give free Covid-19 vaccines to all Indians in the 18-44 age group free of cost from June 21.

Some quarters have become active in profiteering from Covid-19 vaccine procurement, 18 eminent citizens said in a statement today.

The Health Directorate has decided to test Covid-19 samples of Bangladeshi citizens going abroad at the Bangladesh Army Stadium from now.

Thirty-eight people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

On the first day of the week-long lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, main roads and thoroughfares in six unions and municipal areas of Sadar upazila of Noakhali were largely free of vehicles and crowds.

Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It would not be right to talk about the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh and Nepal at a time when India is in the middle of ramping up its production to cater to domestic demand, said Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi today.

In face of spreading Covid-19 cases in the bordering districts, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today in parliament called upon the country’s people to maintain health guidelines to contain the second wave of coronavirus.

The Indian variant of Covid-19 was detected in samples of eight more Bangladeshis in Jashore through genome sequencing yesterday, but none of them had travelled to India.

The first consignment of 1.06 lakh doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Dhaka tonight.

A Covid-19 patient died today at the ICU of Cumilla Medical College Hospital, after reportedly failing to cope with her newborn’s death.

The World Health Organization, at the heart of the world's slow and stuttering handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, faces a potential shake-up aimed at preventing future outbreaks from destroying lives and livelihoods.

Professor Dr Farid-ul-Alam, former head of Pediatrics Department of Chattogram Ma o Shishu Hospital and Medical College, died of post-Covid-19 complications at the hospital in the port city today.

Malaysia reported 9,020 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic and the fifth straight day of record new infections.

Another 126 Bangladeshis, who were stuck in India, returned home today through Benapole check-post.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France would invest in boosting the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap in the availability of the shots between African and Western nations.

Thirty-eight people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).