Bangladesh began vaccinating on Tuesday Rohingya refugees living in congested camps as the impoverished South Asian nation battles a record surge in coronavirus cases.

Bangladesh begins COVID-19 vaccinations for Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million people in a week as the country battles a major COVID-19 surge.

Bangladesh to vaccinate 10 million in seven days

Already battered by a worsening coronavirus crisis, Bangladesh now faces a sharp spike in dengue cases. In the month of July alone, 1,920 cases have been reported, a 600 per cent jump from June when 272 cases were reported.

Struggling with coronavirus, Bangladesh faces dengue threat

Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 201 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest single-day fatalities, a day after the country registered a record number of fresh cases.

COVID-19: Bangladesh sees record 201 single-day fatalities

Bangladesh government on Monday extended the nationwide lockdown to July 14 amid a surge in coronavirus cases. The Delta variant has become the dominant strain in the country as people grapple with the virus.

Bangladesh extends lockdown amid virus surge

Bangladesh authorities on Thursday imposed a lockdown in five Rohingya refugee camps in the country's southeast after a spike in coronavirus cases in recent days, officials said.

Bangladesh locks down Rohingya camps after virus spike

Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said Friday, and are hoping China and Russia will bolster South Asia's efforts to tackle a devastating pandemic wave.

Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka nearly out of COVID-19 vaccines: Officials

Bangladesh government has banned inter-district travel in an effort to control the surge of coronavirus. However, with the festival of Eid approaching, thousands of migrant workers and people from different regions are rushing to find a ride to go home and celebrate with their families.

COVID-19: Bangladesh bans inter-district travel as Eid approaches

A United Nations report released on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to take more drastic efforts if it wants to end child marriages in the country. Currently, the country has set 2041 as the goal to eliminate child marriages from the country.

Do more to end child marriages, UN tells Bangladesh

Bangladesh's health services on Thursday witnessed a major restructuring following a scam over COVID-19 tests. Dr ABM Khurshid Alam has been appointed as the new director general of the directorate general of health services (DGHS), a health ministry spokesman said.

Bangladesh restructures health services over COVID-19 scam

As Bangladesh reopened its economy amid an increase in the coronavirus cases, the Bangladesh government has now approved the third-phase trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine.

Bangladesh allows stage III trial of China's COVID-19 vaccine

A Bangladesh hospital owner accused of issuing thousands of fake negative coronavirus test results to patients at his two clinics was arrested while trying to flee to India in a burqa.

Fineprint: Bangladesh shaken by multiple medical scams