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Bangladesh approves China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Shawdesh Desk: The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has approved Chinese Covid-19 vaccine ‘CoronaVac’, manufactured by Sinovac Life Science Co Ltd, for emergency use in Bangladesh. The DGDA has

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7 cases of Indian Covid variant detected in Nawabganj: Doctor

Shawdesh desk: Health authorities have detected the cases of Indian variant of coronavirus in seven workers of Ashrayan Project in Nawabganj upazila of Keraniganj. Upazila health officer Dr Mohammad Shahidul

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Bangladesh records 43 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,447 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 43 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till Saturday 8:00am, taking the country’s death toll to 12,801. However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at

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PM launches National Tree Plantation Campaign

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has  inaugurated “National Tree Plantation Campaign-2021” marking the World Environment Day. She kicked off the campaign by planting saplings at Ganabhaban in the capital

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China to present Bangladesh 6 lakh more vaccine doses June 13

Shawdesh desk: China will present six lakh more doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh after giving 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccines. The vaccine doses will arrive in Bangladesh on

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Sinopharm vaccine: Efforts underway to normalise things after price disclosure

Shawdesh Desk: The government is putting in its best efforts through diplomatic channels to “make things normal” and procure 1.5 crore doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China as planned though

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8 more die of Covid in Rajshahi

Shawdesh Desk: Eight more people have died of coronavirus and symptoms at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH). They died within 24 hours from 8:00am Friday to 8:00am Saturday. RJMCH deputy director

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Global Covid deaths top 3.7 million

Shawdesh desk: With the Covid-19 situation worsening around the world by the day, the global death toll from the virus surpassed 3.7 million on Saturday. According to Johns Hopkins University

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