3 more children die with measles symptoms as toll reaches 750
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2 more die with suspected measles, toll reaches 747
9 July 2026, 19:18 PM
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2 more die of dengue, 190 hospitalised in 24 hours
9 July 2026, 17:24 PM
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3 more die of dengue as 251 fresh cases reported in 24 hours
8 July 2026, 16:27 PM
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Dengue NS1 test made free at public hospitals until Dec 31
6 July 2026, 17:25 PM
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7 more suspected measles deaths reported in 24 hours
5 July 2026, 16:57 PM
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Two more die with suspected measles; combined toll reaches 731
4 July 2026, 20:22 PM
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With 5 more deaths, Bangladesh’s measles-related toll rises to 729
3 July 2026, 18:47 PM
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WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
2 July 2026, 21:36 PM
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5 more die with measles-like symptoms; combined toll now 724
2 July 2026, 20:35 PM
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DNCC to work with 5,500 volunteers to combat Aedes mosquito breeding
DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz announced the campaign today at a roundtable discussion
17 March 2025, 13:52 PM
Swift construction of a 500-bed medical college hospital demanded in Cox’s Bazar
Additionally, the influx of Rohingya refugees has further strained the healthcare system
13 March 2025, 19:37 PM
Zika cluster detected in Mohakhali
Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Mosquito menace sparks symbolic protest in Khulna
Khulna city is grappling with a severe mosquito swarm, prompting locals to stage a symbolic protest -- “Mosquito Net March” -- to demand urgent action from the authorities.
1 March 2025, 20:08 PM
Pioneering global delivery of childhood cancer medications
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched the distribution of essential childhood cancer medicines in Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
One dies of dengue in Dhaka
16 infected patients were hospitalised
11 February 2025, 13:17 PM
Cancer accounts for 12pc of annual deaths
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh annually, according to a new study by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
1 February 2025, 20:47 PM
Special health camp for female patients diagnosed with colon, breast diseases in Sirajganj
For the first time, she received medical treatment from consultant of colorectal surgeon of Dhaka in a health camp at Masimpur village Sirajganj Sadar upazila this morning
31 January 2025, 17:49 PM
Leprosy cases keep rising in Sylhet
The number of leprosy patients rose in Sylhet district in recent times amid inadequate treatment facilities.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Winter Diseases: Hospitals grapple with influx of child patients
Hospitals in Chattogram are struggling to handle a sharp increase in child patients suffering from cold-related complications during the winter.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
HMPV: Medical team deployed at Hili checkpost
Following instructions from the health ministry, a medical team, led by Md Jahangir Alam, a sub-assistant community medical officer from the upazila health complex, initiated its activities
13 January 2025, 18:36 PM
HMPV virus: Passengers urged to wear masks at Dhaka airport
The directives were issued one day after a case of HMPV virus was detected in the country
13 January 2025, 15:31 PM
One dies of dengue
57 hospitalised in the last 24 hours
12 January 2025, 12:21 PM
HMPV detected in Bangladesh
30-yr-old from Kishoreganj undergoing treatment
12 January 2025, 09:16 AM
Airborne superbugs lurk in Dhaka hospitals
Amid the bustling corridors of Dhaka’s hospitals, an invisible danger wafts silently through the air -- drug-resistant bacteria.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
1 more dies of dengue
At least one dengue patient died while 57 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Cancer patients cut off from vital lifeline
All six radiotherapy machines of the NICRH have been out of order for 19 days, depriving over 200 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy every day.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Five Reovirus cases found for 1st time in Bangladesh
The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has found the presence of reovirus for the first time in Bangladesh.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM
HMPV: Health check begins at Benapole port
Benapole Immigration Health Department today started to check the passengers travelling between India and Bangladesh as part of its initiative to prevent the spread of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)
9 January 2025, 13:32 PM
Two die of dengue
Two patients died from dengue while 70 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
6 January 2025, 21:04 PM