Approximately 2-3 children die every hour from pneumonia in Bangladesh, according to icddr,b.

Seventeen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 1,449 this year.

Approximately 2-3 children die every hour from pneumonia in Bangladesh, according to icddr,b

Of the 17 deaths, four were reported in the capital

At least seven more people died from dengue in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

Of the deaths, three were reported in the capital

1,425 deaths, 2,83,593 cases this year

1,417 deaths, 2,81,698 cases this year

15 die, 2,103 hospitalised in a day

Of the deaths, seven were reported outside of the capital

Dengue has emerged as a year-round threat in recent years, in contrast to the common understanding that the mosquito-borne fever occurs mainly during the monsoon.

Despite a gradual decline in infection rates, the number of cases and fatalities remains alarmingly high, even as November begins

Of the deaths, four were reported in the capital

At least 15 dengue patients, four of whom are from outside Dhaka, died in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Of the deaths, four were reported in the capital

The second phase trial of the dengue vaccine has got promising results.

Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,355 this year

Bangladesh has become the first country globally to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis or kala azar (black fever), a life-threatening neglected tropical disease

The government failed to effectively control Aedes mosquitoes, instead they are shifting blame on the country’s people and imposing unethical fines on households, said Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh, at a press conference yesterday

At least six more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.