The Governance Policy Explore Center (GPEC), a research organization, has organized a zoom webinar and a pre-budget discussion session on the upcoming budget of the financial year 2021-22 in the capital last evening.  The talks focused on several issues, including the need to

India recorded 3,847 deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 211,298 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry dashboard on Thursday morning.  With this, the country's total infection tally went up to 27,369,093 and the toll was

US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence agencies to investigate the emergence of Covid-19, amid growing controversy about the virus's origins. In a statement, Mr Biden asked US intelligence groups to "redouble their efforts" and report to him within 90 days.

Bangladesh on Wednesday (May 26) recorded 17 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,458. Besides, 1,497 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

The US health secretary has urged the World Health Organization to ensure the next phase of investigation into Covid-19's origins is "transparent". Speaking to a ministerial-level WHO meeting, Xavier Becerra said international experts should be allowed to evaluate the

New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded over 2.08 lakh, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,71,57,795 according to the Union Health Ministry data. The COVID-19 active caseload is 24,95,591 which now comprises 9.19 per cent of the total infections. The

Bangladesh on Tuesday (May 25) recorded 40 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,441. Besides, 1,675 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

A 'black fungus' patient reportedly died at a hospital in the capital. The 65-year-old man breathed his last at BIRDEM Hospital while undergoing treatment three days ago. He was tested positive for Covid-19 one month ago and was admitted to the hospital with post-Covid

India recorded over 1.96 lakh new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday, taking the country’s total infections to over 2.69 crore. The daily spike in new cases have fallen below 2 lakh after a month. Out of these, over 25 lakh are active cases while over 2.40

Bangladesh on Monday (May 24) recorded 25 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,401. Besides, 1,441 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report. The newspaper said the

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in worldIndia’s Covid-19 death toll went passed the 3-lakh mark on Monday after 4,454 people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours.  This makes India only the third country after the United States and Brazil to record

Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published Monday, which authors hope could help replace the need to quarantine new arrivals. Using their remarkable sense of smell — which can pick

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 28 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,376. Besides, 1,354 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,89,080. The

India on Sunday reported 240,842 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours and deaths rose by 3,741.  The daily rise in coronavirus cases in the country remained below the 3 lakh-mark for the seventh consecutive day, the Union health ministry said. With the fresh cases,

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease from the Indian variant as they do for the Kent

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 36 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,348. Besides, 1457 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,87,726. The

India recorded over 2.57 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking India’s total infections to over 2.62 crore.  Out of the total cases, over 29 lakh are currently active, a number down under 30 lakh after three weeks, while over 2.30 crore

Bangladesh on Thursday recorded 36 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,284. Besides, 1457 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,85,194. The

India has reported 276,110 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,874, as nearly two-thirds of people tested showed exposure to COVID-19, a chain of private laboratories said, indicating a runaway spread of the virus. The South Asian nation’s