Ctg faces rabies vaccine shortage
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Disease control
One dead, 374 get hospitalised with dengue
4 October 2025, 23:16 PM
Disease control
Typhoid Vaccine: 90 lakh children registered so far
14 September 2025, 18:59 PM
Disease control
Dengue cases reach 18,000 this year
22 July 2025, 22:29 PM
Disease control
Dhaka sees fewer dengue cases, but more deaths
11 July 2025, 22:38 PM
Disease control
Dengue outbreak sparks protests in Barguna
10 June 2025, 19:41 PM
Disease control
Mosquito Control: DSCC launches drives to combat dengue
25 April 2025, 19:12 PM
Disease control
Leprosy cases keep rising in Sylhet
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Disease control
Dengue outbreak: 11 more hospitalised in 24 hours
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Disease control
World TB Day 2024: Yes! We can #EndTB!
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Disease control
Ctg faces rabies vaccine shortage
Stock of government-allocated rabies vaccine is running out across Chattogram.
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM
One dead, 374 get hospitalised with dengue
One more death from dengue was reported in the 24 hours till yesterday morning while 374 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease during this time.
4 October 2025, 23:16 PM
Typhoid Vaccine: 90 lakh children registered so far
Around 90 lakh children have so far been registered as the government prepares to launch its first-ever typhoid vaccination campaign on October 12.
14 September 2025, 18:59 PM
Dengue cases reach 18,000 this year
With 444 new dengue cases reported in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, the total number of cases this year rose to 18,000. Meanwhile, three more deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of dengue-related deaths to 65.
22 July 2025, 22:29 PM
Dhaka sees fewer dengue cases, but more deaths
Though most dengue cases are being reported from outside Dhaka, the majority of deaths are occurring within the capital.
11 July 2025, 22:38 PM
Dengue outbreak sparks protests in Barguna
Activists from Students Against Discrimination staged a protest at the Barguna Press Club yesterday, raising alarm over what they called a “dire dengue situation” in the district.
10 June 2025, 19:41 PM
Mosquito Control: DSCC launches drives to combat dengue
As dengue-related deaths and infections continue to climb, the Dhaka South City Corporation conducted a special mosquito control and cleanliness drive yesterday in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.
25 April 2025, 19:12 PM
Leprosy cases keep rising in Sylhet
The number of leprosy patients rose in Sylhet district in recent times amid inadequate treatment facilities.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Dengue outbreak: 11 more hospitalised in 24 hours
No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till yesterday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
World TB Day 2024: Yes! We can #EndTB!
Millions around the globe commemorate World TB Day today. The theme of World TB Day 2024, “Yes! We can end TB!”—conveys a message of hope that getting back on track to turn the tide against the TB epidemic is possible through high-level
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Death by ‘Unknown’ virus: IEDCR probe team now in Rajshahi
A three-member team from Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research yesterday started investigating the deaths of two sisters in Rajshahi, who died in a span of four days reportedly after contracting an “unidentified” virus.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Environmental monitoring offers low-cost tool for typhoid fever surveillance
A recent study conducted by Senjuti Saha and her team at the Child Health Research Foundation in Bangladesh has revealed a promising new method for tracking the prevalence of Typhoid fever in communities, which has been published in the open access journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas highly exposed to HIV
The Rohingya community living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps has an alarmingly high exposure to HIV, said health professionals and NGO workers.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM
US approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus
US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called "an emerging global health threat".
10 November 2023, 05:26 AM
Dengue outbreak: Country sees third highest daily deaths
At least 17 more people died from dengue in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday as the country reported the third highest number of deaths in a single day this year.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: August sets monthly case record
With 2,201 infections in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, the total number of dengue cases in August rose to 56,798, setting a monthly record.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM
WB to provide $100m to control dengue
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with $100 million to control the mosquito-borne disease dengue that killed more than 500 people this year.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
14 more die in a day
Fourteen more dengue patients died in different hospitals across the country over the 24 hours ending yesterday morning.
26 July 2023, 18:00 PM
DSCC opens control room to combat dengue
The Dhaka South City Corporation yesterday launched a dedicated central control room as part of its measures to prevent the spread of dengue fever and control the proliferation of Aedes mosquitoes.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue spreads to 57 districts
In a worrisome development, the deadly dengue fever has rapidly spread its grip across Bangladesh, reaching 57 districts of the country.
6 July 2023, 18:00 PM