Healthcare
Second shot of Covid-19 vaccine will begin from 7th April
On 23rd February, Health minister Zahid Maleque, announced that administration of the second shot of the vaccine would begin...
Second consignment of 20 lakh vaccine doses reached Dhaka
On 23rd February (Tuesday), 2nd shipment of 20 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Bangladesh carried by a...
World Bank likely to ratify $1.6b vaccine funding for Bangladesh & 11 other countries
The World Bank (WB) is working to standardise Covid-19 vaccine contracts that countries are signing with drug makers, and...
Health authority rethinking about the first month’s vaccination target
Since the mass vaccination campaign has been geared up, the health authority is thinking to refix the target of...
36 districts have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far while no major problems reported from the people taking the shot
The government has begun supplying the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to different districts from Dhaka as the mass inoculation campaign...
Beximco Pharma launches mosquito repellent product NOMOS
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, one of the largest exporters of medicines has recently launched mosquito repellent cream NOMOS®, containing nature...
Antigen tests to be introduced in Bangladesh from 5th December
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will introduce antigen tests in the country for the diagnosis of novel...
GD Assist arranges special chartered flight for NRBs to NY, Paris
GD Assist arranged a special chartered flight to Paris and New York for the expatriate Bangladeshis, that departed from...
Drug Administration approves surgical mask by Minister
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has approved the surgical mask of Minister Hi-Tech Park and permitted its...
Getwell launches ‘Sneeze Guard’
Getwell Limited, a sister concern of RFL Group, has launched ‘Sneeze Guard’ to contain the spread of coronavirus. Sneeze...
Unilever holding to acquire 82% stake of GSK Bangladesh at Tk 1,640 crore
Unilever Overseas Holdings B.V (Unilever) will acquire 82% stakes in GlaxoSmithKline's health food and drinks business in Bangladesh for...
A nascent market in healthcare sector
Bangladesh has a medical equipment market worth of $163 million, similar in size to the market in Latvia or...
Evercare and CDC Group to invest in STS Holdings Bangladesh
Evercare, the integrated healthcare delivery platform and CDC Group, the development finance group from UK, recently announced to acquire...
