Dhaka November 2, 2025, 5:07 pm
Among the deceased, 26 were male and the rest were female
Khurshid Alam said he will focus on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic in the country first, and then take actions against corruptions in the health sector
The move came a day after newly-appointed Director General of DGHS Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam took charge of the office
After taking charge as the director general, DG said: I will brief reporters officially once I understand the whole thing
As the DG, I can promise that I will try my best on this issue
The health ministry formed the task force on Sunday amid ever increasing criticisms over irregularities and mismanagement in the sector
The detective police subsequently sought permission to interrogate him for 10 days in each of the cases. But the court later placed him on a 7-day remand in each
Forty-eight of them have died in different hospitals and six at their respective homes
Of the dead patients, 41 are men and nine women
Former director Aminul Hasan has been made OSD amid controversy over various irregularities in the health department in dealing with Covid-19 pandemic
People may become very susceptible to coronavirus like other respiratory viruses and flu-like diseases during the winter due to low humidity, less sunlight, mild vitamin D deficiency and impaired immunity
The divisional committee members included an ICU expert, an anesthesia expert and a deputy director/assistant director-level official while the district committee has an anesthesiologist, Sadar upazila health officer and a me
The government will check whether there are irregularities in other medical institutions, including hospitals and clinics, in Bangladesh
The latest move comes after the government made such test mandatory for overseas trip amid allegations that people went abroad having fake Covid-19 certificate
Of the dead patients, 29 are men and eight women
Oxford University’s COVID vaccine candidate was set to be announced on Saturday night.
Prime Minister called upon all to work together to tackle the corona pandemic
Currently, 59,693 people are quarantined across the country – including 1,781 newly-quarantined individuals. A total of 347,618 people have completed their quarantine course
Among the new deaths, 40 are male and the rest are female
Among the new deaths, 27 are male and the rest are female
