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1.7 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine on the way to Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: China has sent 1.7 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Bangladesh under the COVAX programme. Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, Hualong Yan, shared

Global Covid cases top 203 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 203 million, as the ferocious second wave of the corona pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world amid mass inoculation

Actress Pori Moni on 2-day fresh remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has granted a two-day remand to actress Pori Moni in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrata Biswas granted the

RMCH Covid-19 unit counts 21 more deaths

Shawdesh Desk: Some 21 more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24-hour till 6am today, taking the death toll to

India’s daily Covid-19 tally dips to 28,204 fresh cases; 373 new fatalities

Shawdesh desk: The coronavirus tally in India jumped by 28,204 cases on Tuesday, pushing the cumulative number to reach 31,99,8158, according to the data released by the Union health ministry

National Birth, Death Registration Day to be observed on October 6

Shawdesh desk: The Cabinet approved on Monday a proposal for observing every 6th October as the National Birth and Death Registration Day in order to promote the death registration as well.

54 lakh vaccine doses to arrive by August 15: Minister

Shawdesh Desk: Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh is geared to receive a total of 54 lakh coronavirus vaccine shots – including 35 lakh via Covax facility and 20

US gifts additional $11.4 million for urgent COVID-19 assistance in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), recently announced an additional $11.4 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance for Bangladesh. This assistance will help