Dengue deaths top 200 since January in Bangladesh
At least two more people died of dengue and 490 others were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of death from...
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Growing dengue incidence calls for enhanced measures
THE death of at least 36 people from dengue in the past week and a large number of hospital admission testify to what entomologists warned earlier that dengue incidence would increase in late September and October. At least, eight people died of dengue and 1,017 others were admitted to hospital on October 2, taking the death from dengue infection to...
Eight die of dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours
Eight more people died of dengue fever in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 158 this year.
Govt publishes draft list of 708 killed in student-led mass uprising in Bangladesh
The Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday for the first time published a list of 708 deaths in the student-led mass uprising in July-August that forced deposed prime minister...
One dies of dengue, 615 hospitalised in 24hrs in Bangladesh
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning.
Authorities must resume all dengue containment activities
A RELAXED anti-mosquito drive in the peak monsoon season in August has resulted in an increase in dengue death and infection. Both death and infection rates have doubled in August compared with that in June and July. At least 20 people died of dengue, as the Directorate General of Health Services says, and 4,041 were admitted to hospital in 21 days...
Dengue hospitalisation, death on rise in Bangladesh
The hospitalisation rate from dengue infection and death rose sharply in August amid a relaxed anti-mosquito drive in the peak monsoon season...
Resignation of DGHS director general demanded
Doctors and staff members aligned with Bangladesh Nationalist Party demanded the resignation of the director general and other pro-Awami League officials of Directorate General of Health Services on Monday.
HC asks DG health service to stop corruption in health sector聽
The High Court on Sunday severely criticised the Directorate General of Health Services for alleged corruption in the health sector.
ACC sues ex-DGHS DG Azad, JKG鈥檚 Sabrina
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against seven people, including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services Professor Abul Kalam Azad and JKG Health Care chairperson Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, on charges of cheating people by preparing fake Covid-19 test reports...
Govt must take mosquito density survey findings seriously
THE pre-monsoon mosquito survey of the Directorate General of Health Services that has found a high density of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka is worrying. This suggests the failure of mosquito control programmes. Dengue prevention efforts of the south city authorities, as the survey finds...
DGHS holds meeting on public health
Directorate General of Health Services held a meeting titled 鈥楳apping Public Health for Global Health Security: Surveillance System, Public Health Laboratories, and...
Hospital blames patient鈥檚 relatives for lift dysfunction
The authorities of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur accused the relatives of the dead patients for pushing lift to dysfunction and death of the cardiac patient on Sunday...
Hospitals ordered to remove illegal canteens, pharmacies
The Directorate General of Health Services ordered all government hospitals across the country to remove illegal canteens and medicine shops from hospital compounds...
One more dengue patient dies
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 29 this year...
17 Covid cases reported
Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning...
Drug market regulation must be a policy priority
THE High Court, in a commendable move on April 29, asked the Directorate General of Health Services to take effective steps against the arbitrary price hike of essential drugs. The court gave the directive while hearing...