DSCC conducts mosquito control, cleanliness drive聽
The Dhaka South City Corporation on Friday conducted a mosquito control and special cleanliness drive in the Dhanmondi residential area.
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Army to extend hand in anti-mosquito campaign of DNCC
Bangladesh army is set to extend its hands to Dhaka North City Corporation鈥檚 anti-mosquito campaign agreeing to oversee the use of insecticide to control the vermin to prevent outbreak of dengue during the rainy season, municipal officials said on Sunday.
Early and effective dengue prevention a must
A SIGNIFICANT number of hospital admission for dengue fever,聽a mosquito-borne viral infection, in three months warrants that the government should step up its effort to prevent an outbreak. The death toll from the disease has increased to 14 and the number of cases 1,954 since January. In 2024, dengue left 22 people dead and 1,747 others were admitted to in the...
Dengue rings alarm bell as rain starts across Bangladesh
The aedes mosquito population may increase to an alarming level during the monsoon if the authorities do not take pragmatic steps immediately to control the dengue situation across the country, said entomologists...
Manila puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes
Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty 鈥� one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive...
Hidden threat of mosquito coils
BANGLADESH continues to tackle endemic mosquito-borne diseases. In recent years, the country has witnessed record-breaking dengue outbreaks, with thousands of hospitalisations and deaths reported annually. In fact, October 2024 was supposedly the deadliest month in terms of deaths and cases. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, in 2024...
Early, effective measures needed to contain mosquito surge
THE death of at least 10 people and hospital admission of 1,236 people in January鈥揊ebruary 5, when dengue incidence generally slows down or halts, raises concern. The high density of mosquitoes, both Aedes and Culex, in Dhaka and outlying areas is also alarming. Experts believe that the high density of mosquitoes in the winter is due to of the lack of sustained mosquito...
Mosquito surge dogs city life
Mosquito population in Dhaka has swelled, menacing city life, although the city authorities have spent about Tk 358.1 crore over four years on control programmes.
Five more die of dengue in 24 hours
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 556 this year...
Five more die of dengue
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 541 this year...
7 more die of dengue
Seven more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year鈥檚 total deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 482...
10 more die of dengue
Ten more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 471 this year...
Integrated mosquito management stressed for containing dengue
An integrated mosquito management was emphasised to prevent dengue fever that has created a huge public health concern in Bangladesh over the years...
Comprehensive, scientific dengue prevention plan needed
THE dengue outbreak, with at least 82,120 cases of hospital admission and 422 deaths from dengue, is worsening by the day as the government is yet to develop an effective mechanism to trace source vector mosquitoes and prevent further spread of the virus. Entomologists and virologists consider source detection, the spots from where the...
7 more die of dengue
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 297 this year...
Dengue claims 4 more lives
Four more deaths due to dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 290 this year...
Seven more die of dengue fever in Bangladesh
Seven more people died of dengue fever in 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 264 this year.
Three more die of dengue in Bangladesh
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 226 this year.
Govt should step up dengue prevention efforts
WITH at least 42,470 cases of hospitalisation and 214 deaths from dengue, the outbreak situation is likely to get worse this year unless the government takes urgent steps to contain the spread of the viral fever. Virologists and physicians are also concerned that the outbreak may turn more fatal this year as people are reporting their experience of being infected...
Five more die of dengue fever 24hrs
Five more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 163 this year.
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.
DNCC launches anti-mosquito drive
Dhaka North City Corporation on Thursday launched a weeklong special anti-mosquito drive as dengue cases keep rising.
Six die of dengue, 865 hospitalised in 24 hours in Bangladesh
Six more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 119 this year...
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...
DSCC fines Tk 20,000 in anti-Aedes drive
Mobile courts, conducted by the Dhaka South City Corporation, on Sunday fined the owners of six buildings Tk 20,000 after finding Aedes mosquito breeding grounds on their premises...
Holistic approach to mosquito control
THERE was a king in a country. He trusted no one. So he trained a monkey and engaged it in his security. The monkey also remains a constant companion of the king, like a good-natured security guard. One day, the monkey saw the king resting and a mosquito was sitting on his cheek...
One more dengue patient dies
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 37 this year...
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...
Situation worse in Dhaka south than north
The Directorate General of Health Services, in its pre-monsoon Aedes survey, found higher mosquito density in the Dhaka South City Corporation areas than that of...
Jail, fine if Aedes larvae found in houses, offices: Atiq
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam on Monday said that they would take legal actions, including jail sentence and fine, if Aedes mosquito larvae were found in any house or office in the DNCC...