malaria disease

Malaria-free goal pushed back four years

The government has pushed back its malaria elimination target by four years to 2034, acknowledging that the original 2030 deadline is no longer achievable and adopting a phased approach to eliminate the disease.
23 August 2026

Dhaka’s forgotten WWII story: What soldiers feared more than Japanese bullets

The US soldiers and Allied crews who passed through Dhaka during the war ended up fighting two battles at once
18 November 2025

A nation off-guard: Why is dengue still a non-issue?

Can we respond to a public health crisis with the same urgency as the crisis over our electoral future?
23 July 2023

First Mr Universe from India dies

Manohar Aich at the age of 34 fled to India without informing his family. Many of his village in Comilla died of malaria at the time and he was among those still fighting the deadly disease.
7 June 2016