3 more die of dengue, 928 hospitalised
Three 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 278 this year...
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Two more die of dengue, 964 hospitalised in 24hrs
Two more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 275 this year...
Four more die of dengue, 814 hospitalised in 24hours
Four more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 273 this year.
Four more die of dengue, 942 hospitalised in 24 hours in Bangladesh
Four more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease to 249 this year.
One more dies of dengue, 715 hospitalised in 24 hours across Bangladesh
One more death from dengue was reported in the 24 hours till Sunday morning as Bangladesh continues to grapple with a surge in infections.
4 more die of dengue; 758 hospitalised in 24 hours across Bangladesh
Four more deaths of dengue were reported in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease to 242 this year.
AB Bank opens collection booth at NIDCH
AB Bank PLC has recently inaugurated a collection booth at National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital premises, said a press release...
Dengue death toll crosses 200 this year
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 200 this year.
IEDCR collects samples from suspected anthrax patients in Rangpur
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research on Sunday collected samples from people showing anthrax-like symptoms at Pirgachha upazila in Rangpur and began contact tracing...
Maternal mental health should no longer be ignored
THIS is a reminder of the silent crisis enveloping maternal health that nearly 77 per cent of pregnant women seeking healthcare services are found to suffer from depression or anxiety and two-thirds endure both the conditions simultaneously. An International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh study, based on data gathered in 2022鈥�2025, shows the alarming...
Rampant industrial pollution blamed for disease spread in N鈥檊anj
Green activists and local people at a discussion on Wednesday blamed industries for polluting water, air and soil in Narayanganj and spreading pollution-related diseases...
Three more die of dengue, 412 hospitalised in 24 hours
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 118 this year.
35 ministries sign joint declaration on NCDs
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that the joint declaration signed on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases would be a new milestone for health protection as it would help achieve the health-related sustainable development goals...
Professor Yunus hands over joint declaration on NCD prevention to senior secretaries
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday handed over a joint declaration over the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases to the senior secretaries...
5 to die, 4 jailed till death in Dr Nitai murder case
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced five people to death and another four to imprisonment till natural death in a case filed over the 2012 murder of National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital associate professor Narayan Chandra Nitai...
In need of mosquito surveillance
IN THE evolving situation, the severity of vector-borne diseases, especially mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya, is increasing day by day. The worst dengue situation happened in 2023. According to government estimates, the number of infected people was 321,179 and the number of dengue death was 1,705 that year. This year until August...
Three more die of dengue
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 95 this year...
Issues govt should shore up to contain lead poisoning
THE findings of a study report that about 98 per cent of the children living in Dhaka are exposed a high level of lead poisoning, which can cause memory loss, a headache, depression and the loss of intelligent quotient, is worrying. The study that the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh along with the Stanford School of Medicine of the...
Three more die of dengue, 319 hospitalised in 24 hours: DGHS
Three more died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 89 this year.
Prices of 10 types of heart stents reduced
The prices of 10 types of stents or rings imported from three companies to use in the treatment of heart disease in the country have dropped...
Three more die of dengue, 444 hospitalised in 24 hours: DGHS
At least three more people died of dengue and 444 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning...
2 more die of dengue, 337 hospitalised
Two 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 54 this year...
Most public hospitals run out of anti-rabies vaccine
The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka, the top public hospital in Bangladesh for the treatment of infectious diseases, has run out of the anti-rabies vaccine, causing sufferings to the patients, who rush to the health facility from districts with animal bites after not getting treatment at the local level...
Govt should step up protocols for health on raging viral diseases
THREE viral diseases, having similar symptoms of fever and body aches, raging at a time is worrying as it harms patient and hospital management. Whilst the Aedes mosquito is the primary vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses, Covid-19 spreads through small airborne droplets that the infected individuals discharge when they breathe, talk, cough or sneeze. Individuals...
Writer first to die under Italy fast-track assisted suicide law
A writer suffering from Parkinson鈥檚 disease has become the first to die through medically assisted suicide under a fast-track regional law in Italy, campaigners said Wednesday...
One more dies of dengue
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 21 this year...
UN warns vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise globally
Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and cuts to international aid, the United Nations and the Gavi vaccine alliance warned Wednesday.
Awareness of infectious diseases
INFECTIOUS diseases are common among people living in unclean, polluted environment. Dirty environment is favourable for germs and germ carriers. The more polluted the environment, the more chance for the outbreak of infectious diseases. Environmental pollution, the low quality of life, lack of nutritious food, the ignorance of health awareness, the lack...
India probes mystery illness after 17 die
Authorities in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir were investigating a mysterious disease that has claimed the lives of 17 people, local media reports said Saturday...
HMPV infected woman dies in Dhaka hospital
The first patient in Bangladesh diagnosed with the human metapneumovirus died while undergoing treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali, Directorate General of Health聽 Services confirmed the information on Thursday...
