Disease
2024: continued struggle against dengue
The year 2023 was one of dengue devastation, breaking all previous records. As the new year approached, there was much discussion about improving the situation. However, it turned out to be all talk and no show, as dengue still claimed hundreds of lives in 2024.
31 December 2024, 21:27 PM
Two die of dengue, 84 get hospitalised
The death toll rises to 575
31 December 2024, 12:38 PM
One dies of dengue
One person died from dengue while 114 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
31 December 2024, 01:00 AM
One dies of dengue, 114 get hospitalised
With the latest, the death toll rose to 573.
30 December 2024, 12:24 PM
No dengue deaths in 24 hours
67 patients were hospitalised during the period
25 December 2024, 12:45 PM
Five die of dengue, 274 get hospitalised
At least five people died from dengue while 274 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
18 December 2024, 19:28 PM
1 dies of dengue
107 patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours
16 December 2024, 13:22 PM
No dengue deaths today
After several months of continuous deaths from dengue fever, the country witnessed zero deaths today
15 December 2024, 13:48 PM
3 more die of dengue
At least three dengue patients died and 316 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
4 die of dengue
241 patients hospitalised till this morning
13 December 2024, 12:34 PM
Two die of dengue, 478 get hospitalised
At least two dengue patients died in the 24 hours till yesterday morning, while 478 patients were hospitalised.
9 December 2024, 20:10 PM
Seven die of dengue
At least seven died of dengue fever in the last 24 hours while 596 patients were hospitalised till yesterday morning.
8 December 2024, 18:41 PM
3 more die of dengue, 186 patients get hospitalised
At least three dengue patients died while 186 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
6 December 2024, 20:00 PM
icddr,b's Dr Firdausi Qadri wins 2024 VinFuture Special Prize
Dr Firdausi Qadri, a senior scientist and globally respected expert in infectious disease prevention, has been awarded the 2024 VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators from Developing Countries
6 December 2024, 17:07 PM
Dengue claims five more lives
At least five dengue patients died, and 570 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 December 2024, 20:03 PM
5 die of dengue
629 hospitalised
4 December 2024, 13:26 PM
Dengue death toll crosses 500-mark
7 die, 629 hospitalised till this morning
3 December 2024, 13:15 PM
3 die of dengue in 24 hours, 705 hospitalised
The death toll rose to 497, while the total number of cases rose to 93,056.
2 December 2024, 11:42 AM
3 die of dengue, 675 get hospitalised
At least three dengue patients died in the last 24 hours while 675 patients were hospitalised till yesterday morning.
30 November 2024, 20:52 PM
Three more die of dengue, 354 get hospitalised
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 461 this year.
29 November 2024, 19:26 PM