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WHO chief to govts: Vccinate at-risk groups in next 100 days

WHO chief to govts: Vccinate at-risk groups in next 100 days

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway ...Details

Dengue sees spike in Nov-Dec

Dengue sees spike in Nov-Dec

At least 777 people caught dengue in the last two months of 2020 while a total of 1,405 people contracted the aedes mosquito-caused fever, with seven confirmed deaths ...Details

Corona: BD allows emer. use of Oxford vaccine

Corona: BD allows emer. use of Oxford vaccine

The government on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

The approval will allow Beximco Pharmaceuticals to bring doses ...Details

Covid vaccine to come in time

Covid vaccine to come in time

Amid concern over whether Bangladesh will get Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India in time, the government has confirmed that there is no ...Details

Investments dives amid COVID-19 in BD

Investments dives amid COVID-19 in BD

Investments, both domestic and foreign, nosedived in 2020 with little hope of recovery before the second half of 2021 amid the COVID-19-induced global economic slowdown ...Details