Dhaka February 23, 2025, 12:09 am
Across eight divisions, 66,25,123 people were vaccinated, "which is a record number of jabs inoculated in Bangladesh in a single day"
The vaccine jabs will be administered from 9 am at 6,000 centres across the country, he said adding that in the first two hours women above 50 years and physically-challenged people will get the jabs on priority basis
A cargo flight of National Airlines, carrying the vaccine doses gifted by the USA, will land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:15 PM
A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines landed at Shahjalal International Airport with the vaccine consignment around 2 am
The decision to restart the vaccine export has come ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States to attend the UN General Assembly as well as Washington DC starting Tuesday (Sept 21) where vaccine
Deputy Director of the anti-graft commission Farid Ahmed Patwary filed the case against five people with Dhaka Coordinated Office-1 on September 23 last year for embezzling Tk 1.37 crore by issuing fake Covid test certificate
The children will be inoculated with US-made Pfizer vaccine doses as it is suitable for them
The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved charge-sheets against 11 people, including seven doctors and three contractors for irregularities in procurement of drugs for Maternal and Child Health Training Instit
Government is planning to vaccinate 1.5 to 2 crore people from the next month
Among the new patients, 259 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 58 cases were reported from outside the division
The government has not declared officially but the health ministry has already finalised a private company to conduct PCR tests at the airports through covered vans with all necessary facilities to run Covid-19 test and prepa
Among the new patients, 286 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 57 cases were reported from outside the division
The decision was taken in a video-conference chaired by Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus on Monday afternoon
According to the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccination of school and college students will depend on their age
The consignment, which was scheduled to reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on August 30, will reach Dhaka on today
The vaccine doses were being preserved in the warehouse of Beximco Pharmaceuticals
Among the fresh fatalities, 41 were males and 39 were females
Among the new patients, 214 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 51 cases were reported from outside the Dhaka division
Among the fresh fatalities, 51 were males and 61 were females
According to the DGHS, 9,304 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year and 40 of them died