Amid mosquito surge, health ministry to test insecticide effectiveness
24 February 2026, 21:33 PM
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First Nipah virus death of 2026 reported in Naogaon: IEDCR
7 February 2026, 16:14 PM
Bangladesh
Why is dengue still prevalent in winter?
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Disease
Clinical trial of Nipah virus vaccine launched in Bangladesh
10 December 2025, 16:21 PM
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2 more die of dengue in 24 hours
8 December 2025, 13:33 PM
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Families struggle with rising dengue cases and costs
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Five more die of dengue, 490 hospitalised in a day
3 December 2025, 13:19 PM
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2 more die of dengue
1 December 2025, 20:03 PM
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Hypertension the most common illness in country
30 November 2025, 18:36 PM
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Families struggle as dengue cases peak in November
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Disease
5 more die of dengue
1,152 more hospitalised
30 September 2024, 13:49 PM
Eight die of dengue in a day
At least eight dengue patients died in the last 24 hours while 1,221 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
29 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Dengue claims 2 more lives, 854 new cases reported in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, while 854 new patients were hospitalised during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
25 September 2024, 13:11 PM
Govt forms 10 teams to boost dengue eradication efforts
In addition to the city-focused efforts, specialised teams have been formed to address vulnerable municipalities, including Savar, Dohar, Tarabo, and Rupganj, among others
23 September 2024, 11:30 AM
Six die of dengue in a single day
This is the highest single-day fatalities from the viral infection this year so far
22 September 2024, 14:14 PM
Dengue outbreak: Hospitals strained as cases spike
Rajkumar Das stood with his son, Saikat Kumar Das, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for over an hour, desperately seeking a bed in the male dengue ward.
20 September 2024, 18:00 PM
2 die of dengue
Death toll now 124
20 September 2024, 13:53 PM
Three more die from dengue
At least three dengue patients died in 24 hours till yesterday morning, while 887 patients were hospitalised, the highest in a single day this year.
19 September 2024, 18:11 PM
Five die of dengue in a single day
For the second time in a week, Bangladesh recorded five deaths from dengue yesterday, the highest number of single-day dengue deaths this year.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
One dies of dengue
The total number of deaths rose to 107
15 September 2024, 11:52 AM
Dengue claimed at least 20 lives over last 12 days
The dengue outbreak is becoming deadlier with at least 5,200 hospitalisations and 20 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease reported in the first 13 days of this month.
13 September 2024, 18:00 PM
153 new dengue patients
Another 153 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
DGHS issues guidelines for mpox
Three days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the mpox outbreak a global public health emergency, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday issued a guideline to control the disease.
17 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Dengue in 2024: August deadliest month so far
At least 18 dengue patients have died in the first 17 days of August, the highest monthly death toll in 2024 so far.
17 August 2024, 18:00 PM
50 more hospitalised with dengue
Fifty people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
16 August 2024, 18:00 PM
154 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 154 dengue patients were hospitalised with dengue in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Two more die of dengue
Two more dengue patients died and 98 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Dengue: One dead, 148 hospitalised in 24hrs
One dengue patient died while 148 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
26 July 2024, 13:27 PM
9 more Covid cases reported in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported nine more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
17 June 2024, 15:10 PM
Chronic and recurrent pneumonia in children: A changing paradigm of a common disease
Pneumonia is a major respiratory problem in children, both in terms of the number of occurrences and the cause of death.
15 June 2024, 18:00 PM