Another doctor dies from COVID-19
Prof SAM Golam Kibria, former chairman of Urology Department in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, passes away during treatment at the age of 74
AstraZeneca aims at 2bn vaccine doses
It agrees terms with India’s Serum Institute to supply one billion doses for low and middle-income countries
Alpaca takes role in
search for vaccine
Scientists in Sweden are hoping an alpaca named Tyson can help deliver a knockout blow in the fight to develop a treatment or vaccine against the novel coronavirus
Pandemic sparks debate on data sharing
It has rekindled a debate on whether countries are obliged to share biological samples and scientific data that are key to developing life-saving treatments and vaccines
35 new virus deaths,
cases rise by 2,423
The death toll hits 781 as the caseload surges to 57,563 in 24 hours
Leaving lockdown
is a balance of life
and livelihood: WHO
Amid easing coronavirus restrictions, Dr Bardan Jung Rana, WHO’s representative to Bangladesh, stresses individual, community and national responsibility in an exclusive ...
Jamalpur MP contracts coronavirus
The 67-year-old Faridul Haque Khan is receiving treatment at his Jamalpur residence
Myanmar denies bail to Canadian preacher
The Christian preacher had defied a coronavirus ban that led to infections in dozens of people
Virus upsets Saudi women’s push for financial independence
Women make up about 83% of the jobless, many have degrees and were counting on new emerging sectors such as tourism
Are asymptomatic virus patients safe?
Some experts say asymptomatic infections present a huge challenge in the control of the disease
