Govt to stand by those injured in mass uprising: health adviser
Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum today said the government will stand by the injured in the anti-discrimination student movement to ensure their treatment and rehabilitation
3 more die of dengue
At least three dengue patients died while 1,039 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
Dengue in Bangladesh: A persistent health challenge
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has emerged as a serious public health concern in Bangladesh.
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Dengue danger not over yet
As rain and thunderstorms are expected in various parts of the country over the next few days, experts warn that the dengue season could extend further this year.
8 die of dengue in a day
At least eight dengue patients died, while 1,108 patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Dengue claims another life; death toll now 215
1,186 patients were hospitalised till 8:00am today
Dengue cases surge outside Dhaka
The number of dengue cases outside Dhaka has exceeded those within the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Dengue claims nine lives
At least nine dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, highest in a single day this year.
Dengue deaths cross 200
With two more dengue deaths reported yesterday, the total number of fatalities from the disease this year has risen to 201, making it the third-highest death toll since the outbreak in 2000.
50 down with dengue in 10 days at JU
At least 50 teachers, students, and staff members at Jahangirnagar University (JU) have contracted dengue in the last 10 days, bringing the total number of cases of the viral infection among campus residents to approximately 80 since September 1.
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Pneumonia, associated symptoms: 89 children die in 17 days at Shishu Hospital
With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
Dengue Fever: 1 dead, 201 hospitalised
One more dengue patient died while 201 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Dengue claims 2 more lives
Two more dengue patients died and 14 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Dengue claims 8 lives in a day
Eight dengue patients died, while 765 were admitted to hospitals across the country yesterday.
‘Pink eye’ prevalence in the port city
There has been a sudden increase in conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye) patients in Chattogram city for over two weeks.
The dangerous rise of dengue
Twenty-four dengue patients have died so far in the country, of whom, 21 died in the last eight months.
Dengue cases double between July, Aug
August witnessed 3,551 dengue cases, more than double the number recorded in July. This indicates that the dengue situation is further deteriorating.
Still no robust policy to control Aedes mosquitoes
Three years have passed since the country witnessed over one lakh dengue patients in a year.