Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry into a syndicate led by Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, over allegations of embezzling Tk聽22,000 crore from the procurement process of COVID vaccines.
China said Monday it was 鈥榚xtremely unlikely鈥� Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was 鈥榤ore likely鈥� leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals....
IN THE midst of recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid pandemic, whispers of a potential new viral threat have surfaced, capturing the attention of global health experts and citizens alike. Human metapneumovirus, a respiratory pathogen that has largely flown under the radar, is now being dubbed the potential 鈥楥ovid 2.0.鈥� But is this...
The case is part of a major anti-graft drive that has led to the resignation of a president and two deputy prime ministers in a country where political changes are usually carefully orchestrated...
UK families of some 2,40,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
A group of frontline workers employed during the Covid-19 crisis are continuing their protest outside the Directorate General of Health Services in Dhaka demanding an extension of their employment contracts beyond December.
Anwar Hossain, 55, has had an unbearable life since 2020, when he lost his 18-year-old daughter to Covid 19...
The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed claims that then-US president Donald Trump sent Russian president Vladimir Putin Covid tests, but said it was part of an international exchange at the...
A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019.
Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.
The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it...
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the mpox outbreak was not another Covid-19.
More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe....
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid on Wednesday, shortly after conceding that he would consider dropping his troubled reelection bid if he was diagnosed with a serious medical condition.聽
The Tour de France stepped up protective measures on Sunday, to 鈥榣imit health risks鈥� in the face of a resurgence of Covid-19, which has affected several riders in recent days.
Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against seven people, including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services Professor Abul Kalam Azad and JKG Health Care chairperson Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, on charges of cheating people by preparing fake Covid-19 test reports...
Bangladesh reported 14 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning...
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 13 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning....
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday framed charges against five people, including chairman of Regent Hospital Mohammad Shahed, for allegedly giving...
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing鈥檚 Covid-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders...
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 30 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning...
Bangladesh reported nine more Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
Countries trying to strike a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics began discussing how to keep the process alive as they ran out of time to seal a deal on Friday....
Experts on Thursday suggested conducting a large-scale research on the long-term effects on the human body affected by the corona virus...