DHAKA, Sept 1, 2025 (BSS) – The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today confirmed that no new COVID-19 infections were reported in the country over a 24-hour period from 8 am on Thursday to 8 am on Friday.

A total of six samples were tested during the period, yielding a positivity rate of 0 percent, according to a DGHS statement.

No deaths from COVID-19 were reported during this period. The cumulative death toll since the pandemic began in 2020 stands at 29,531.

The first case of coronavirus in the country was detected on March 8, 2020. Ten days later, on March 18, the first COVID-19 death occurred in Bangladesh.