dengue
BAEC develops Aedes mosquito controlling method
Scientists of Atomic Energy Research Establishment under the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) have developed an effective method of controlling aedes mosquitoes which transmits dengue virus.
3 August 2019, 13:23 PM
Get tested for dengue before leaving city
Eminent doctors have called upon city dwellers to remain extra-cautious while celebrating Eid-ul-Azha outside Dhaka, as they feared that the disease may spread in rural areas during the upcoming vacation.
2 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Double trouble for the poor
Rabbi’s dengue fever has left him and his family devastated.
The nine-year-old boy, living with his parents in Tejgaon, started having a fever on Monday. The temperature kept going up and the
2 August 2019, 18:00 PM
2 pregnant women die of dengue at BSMMU
Two pregnant women have died of dengue fever during treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka.
2 August 2019, 15:53 PM
Nagorik Oikya blames govt for dengue outbreak
Nagorik Oikya, one of the partners of Jatiya Oikyafront, blames the government for its negligence in preventing dengue fever, rape incidents and reducing sufferings of flood affected people.
2 August 2019, 13:08 PM
Quader urges people to have patience
Calling upon the people to remain calm, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the process to bring effective medicine to eliminate Aedes mosquito is underway.
2 August 2019, 11:45 AM
Dengue spreading faster nationwide
The number of dengue infected patients in different districts is increasing alarmingly, indicating that the disease is quickly spreading across the country.
Over 1,250 dengue patients have been identified in Chattogram, Feni, Dinajpur, Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Narsingdi,
1 August 2019, 20:52 PM
I know how painful suffering from dengue is: Shakib
Bangladesh's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said he knows how painful suffering from dengue is and also hoped that his advices would help people.
1 August 2019, 14:04 PM
Import effective medicine to kill Aedes mosquito, HC directs govt
Observing that the existing medicine is not effective for eliminating Aedes mosquito, which causes dengue fever, the High Court directs the government to import effective medicine to kill the mosquito.
1 August 2019, 13:10 PM
JSD urges govt for disaster management council to control dengue
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) has called upon the government to form disaster management council to curb the dengue menace.
1 August 2019, 11:42 AM
Provide treatment to dengue patients at token money: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urges physicians to provide treatment to dengue patients at a token money on humanitarian ground.
31 July 2019, 13:12 PM
Edu ministry directs staff to fight dengue
Education ministry issues two circulars directing all its staff and officials across the country to take proper action in a bid to prevent the outbreak of dengue.
30 July 2019, 16:00 PM
Ibn Sina chairman, 3 others sued for wrong blood test report
A lawyer sues four people, including the chairman of the Ibn Sina group, for allegedly providing wrong report on a blood test to determine platelet level for the diagnosis of dengue fever.
30 July 2019, 14:02 PM
HC wants to know when effective medicine for mosquito will arrive
Expressing dissatisfaction over ineffectiveness of medicine for mosquito control amid the outbreak of dengue fever in Dhaka and across the country, the High Court has wanted to know when effective medicine for eliminating mosquitoes will arrive in the country.
30 July 2019, 11:09 AM
Suhrawardy hospital struggling with dengue patients
Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka is struggling to attend the patients with dengue infection due to its limited capacity.
29 July 2019, 14:32 PM
2 diagnostic centres fined for charging extra fees to diagnosis dengue
The Directorate of National Consumer Right Protection (DNCRP) fines two diagnostic centres in Dhaka for charging extra fees for the medical tests to diagnose dengue, violating the rate fixed by the government.
29 July 2019, 13:28 PM
2 die of dengue in Dhaka, Savar
Two persons today reportedly died of dengue fever in Dhaka and Savar.
29 July 2019, 10:46 AM
PM for effective mosquito repellent to control dengue: Quader
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the health minister and two mayors of Dhaka to take steps for use of effective mosquito repellent to control dengue fever, says Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
28 July 2019, 14:52 PM
DU launches ‘cell counter’ for dengue diagnosis
The authorities of Dhaka University launches a 'cell counter centre' at the university's medical centre to diagnose dengue and count blood platelets.
28 July 2019, 12:10 PM
Hospitals struggling
Last Sunday, when Shahjadi Akter’s five-year-old daughter began running a fever, she rushed the child to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from her Hosni Dalan house. Doctors there diagnosed her with dengue, but could not admit her due to a lack of beds.
27 July 2019, 18:00 PM