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The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first three known cases were reported on 8 March 2020 by the country's epidemiology ...
January 20, the U.S., in partnership with COVAX, delivered an additional 337,350 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh. The U.S. donated 10 million additional Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh via COVAX, on February 1. February 23, the U.S. donated another 6.2 million Pfizer COVID19 vaccines to Bangladesh.
Election of reserved seats. General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 in accordance with the current constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024. The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina ...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Two people were killed and dozens injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Tuesday between anti-government demonstrators and police on the first day of a three-day protest to push for ...
Events. On 8 December 2022, hundreds were arrested, and one protester was reported killed by police. [5] In January 2023, the opposition rallied in Dhaka. [6] On 28 October 2023, two people were killed and dozens were injured in anti-government protests in Dhaka. [7] Protests also occurred in Kishoreganj District. [8]
Since the 1970s Rohingya refugees have been coming to Bangladesh from Myanmar. In the 1990s, more than 250,000 resided in refugees camps in Bangladesh. In the early 2000s, all but 20,000 of them were repatriated to Myanmar, some against their will. [27] This respite ended in 2015 and by 2017, an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 Rohingya refugees ...
Politics of Bangladesh. Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
In Bangladesh's ongoing 2023 dengue epidemic season, the country has been witnessing the deadliest outbreak of dengue fever ever since the first outbreak in Bangladesh in 2000. [1] [2] [3] As of 31 December 2023, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported 321,179 hospitalizations and 1,705 deaths due to the Aedes mosquito ...