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
Disease
Families struggle as dengue cases peak in November
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Disease
Establishing vaccine plant highly complex but remarkable progress has been made
After going through an editorial published in The Daily Star on July 14, 2022 on vaccine plant, I feel an explanation of the latest status of the project is called for.
18 July 2022, 07:44 AM
4 more Covid-19 deaths recorded
Four people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the DGHS said in a press release.
17 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Phase I trial of Bangavax approved
The government today (July 17, 2022) approved phase I clinical trial of Bangavax, a homegrown coronavirus vaccine developed by Globe Biotech.
17 July 2022, 14:11 PM
2 dengue patients die, 53 hospitalised in 24 hours
Two dengue patients died while 53 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours, till 8am today (July 17, 2022).
17 July 2022, 11:54 AM
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 11.12%
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 July 2022, 10:46 AM
Five more die from Covid in a day
Five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, taking the total fatalities from the virus in the country to 29,230.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
China Covid outbreak grows
China yesterday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown this weekend as authorities persist with their zero-Covid policy.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
"Covid-19 fuelled largest continued backslide in childhood vaccinations"
The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today (July 16, 2022) by World Health Organisation and Unicef.
16 July 2022, 16:08 PM
DNCC opens control room to provide free dengue test
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today (July 16, 2022) opened a control room to provide free dengue tests and advice regarding the disease to its residents.
16 July 2022, 14:27 PM
Nationwide daylong Covid booster dose campaign on July 19
A nationwide daylong Covid-19 booster dose campaign will be observed on July 19 (Tuesday) to expedite the vaccination programme to combat the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
16 July 2022, 13:47 PM
5 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 13.70%
Five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 July 2022, 10:52 AM
60 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 60 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8am today (July 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 July 2022, 09:57 AM
31 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 31 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today (July 15), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 July 2022, 12:35 PM
2 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 11.55%
Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 July 2022, 11:28 AM
Six Covid patients die in 24 hours
The health directorate reported six Covid-related deaths in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
14 July 2022, 18:00 PM
India reports first case of Monkeypox
India's first case of confirmed Monkeypox disease has been reported from the southern state of Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George said today.
14 July 2022, 14:53 PM
51 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 51 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today (July 14), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 July 2022, 13:22 PM
6 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 11.89%
Six people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 July 2022, 11:05 AM
Red tape stalls vaccine plant work
The vaccine manufacturing and research plant project in Gopalganj saw no progress over one year due to red tape.
14 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Covid positivity rate goes up slightly
Bangladesh logged five more Covid-linked deaths and 1,027 new cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning amid a rise in infections.
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM