Disease

One dies of dengue

9 hospitalised in 24 hours
25 April 2025, 15:01 PM

11 dengue cases reported in 24 hours

Eleven new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to this morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,862 this year.
27 March 2025, 12:54 PM

DNCC to work with 5,500 volunteers to combat Aedes mosquito breeding

DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz announced the campaign today at a roundtable discussion
17 March 2025, 13:52 PM

Zika cluster detected in Mohakhali

Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Mosquito menace sparks symbolic protest in Khulna

Khulna city is grappling with a severe mosquito swarm, prompting locals to stage a symbolic protest -- “Mosquito Net March” -- to demand urgent action from the authorities.
1 March 2025, 20:08 PM

One dies of dengue in Dhaka

16 infected patients were hospitalised
11 February 2025, 13:17 PM

Cancer accounts for 12pc of annual deaths

Cancer is responsible for 11.9 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh annually, according to a new study by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
1 February 2025, 20:47 PM

Special health camp for female patients diagnosed with colon, breast diseases in Sirajganj

For the first time, she received medical treatment from consultant of colorectal surgeon of Dhaka in a health camp at Masimpur village Sirajganj Sadar upazila this morning
31 January 2025, 17:49 PM

Winter Diseases: Hospitals grapple with influx of child patients

Hospitals in Chattogram are struggling to handle a sharp increase in child patients suffering from cold-related complications during the winter.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

HMPV: Medical team deployed at Hili checkpost

Following instructions from the health ministry, a medical team, led by Md Jahangir Alam, a sub-assistant community medical officer from the upazila health complex, initiated its activities
13 January 2025, 18:36 PM

HMPV virus: Passengers urged to wear masks at Dhaka airport

The directives were issued one day after a case of HMPV virus was detected in the country
13 January 2025, 15:31 PM

One dies of dengue

57 hospitalised in the last 24 hours
12 January 2025, 12:21 PM

HMPV detected in Bangladesh

30-yr-old from Kishoreganj undergoing treatment
12 January 2025, 09:16 AM

Airborne superbugs lurk in Dhaka hospitals

Amid the bustling corridors of Dhaka’s hospitals, an invisible danger wafts silently through the air -- drug-resistant bacteria.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM

1 more dies of dengue

At least one dengue patient died while 57 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Cancer patients cut off from vital lifeline

All six radiotherapy machines of the NICRH have been out of order for 19 days, depriving over 200 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy every day.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Five Reovirus cases found for 1st time in Bangladesh

The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has found the presence of reovirus for the first time in Bangladesh.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Two die of dengue

Two patients died from dengue while 70 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
6 January 2025, 21:04 PM

Children take a hit from winter diseases

The influx of child patients suffering from pneumonia, winter diarrhoea and other cold-related diseases has been straining hospitals.
5 January 2025, 18:46 PM

Mosquito menace grips Mymensingh

Unclean drains, scattered waste key contributors, say locals
2 January 2025, 11:40 AM