Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presides over the meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Board and Local Government Nomination Board at Ganobhaban on Friday.

Bangladesh records 26 new virus deaths, caseload nears 350,000

Bangladesh has registered 26 more deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, taking the body count to 4,939.The caseload surged to 348,916 after 1,544 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8 am Sunday, the government said.The number of recoveries outpaced fresh cases in the same period as another 2,179 patients recovered through treatment at home and in hospital care. It brings the total so far to 256,565.A total of 11,591 samples were tested at...

21 Sep 2020, 12:00 am