Disease

Dengue fever: 10 dead, 2,748 hospitalised in a day

Of the 10 deaths, four were reported in the capital
9 September 2023, 14:28 PM

Dengue death toll now 706

At least 15 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
8 September 2023, 13:35 PM

Dengue outbreak: Country records 2nd highest daily fatalities

The country yesterday recorded the second-highest daily fatalities with 20 more deaths as a month-wise comparison shows a spike in the death toll.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 20 die, 2,689 hospitalised in a day

At least 20 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
7 September 2023, 13:44 PM

Dengue Outbreak: Cases keep rising outside Dhaka

The rate of dengue infection keeps rising outside the capital with Chattogram reporting the highest number of hospitalisation.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 14 die, 2,115 hospitalised in a day

At least 14 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
6 September 2023, 13:30 PM

Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide: Study

The number of people under 50 diagnosed with cancer has surged worldwide in the last three decades but it is not fully clear why, a study said today
6 September 2023, 10:52 AM

Dengue: 11 die, 2,782 hospitalised in a day

Death toll now 657, total cases 135,716
5 September 2023, 13:26 PM

Dengue: 12 die, 2,823 hospitalised in a day

At least 12 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
4 September 2023, 12:50 PM
3 September 2023, 12:38 PM

Dengue Outbreak: Highest deaths in a day recorded

Twenty-one dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the highest number of single-day casualties from the mosquito-borne disease in the country.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: Country records highest deaths in a day

21 die in 24 hours raising the death toll to 618
2 September 2023, 13:00 PM

Dengue: 4 more die, 1,534 hospitalised in a day

At least four more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
1 September 2023, 13:49 PM

Dengue fever: 17 dead, 2,308 hospitalised in a day

Of the 17 deaths, 16 were reported in the capital
31 August 2023, 12:03 PM

Female DENGUE patients: Higher mortality despite lower cases

Amid the ongoing dengue outbreak, a recent data released by the Directorate General of Health Services has revealed a stark contrast in the impact of the  mosquito-borne disease on men and women.
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: 7 die, 2,376 hospitalised in a day

Five of those deaths were reported in the capital
30 August 2023, 13:29 PM

Dengue Outbreak: Platelet kit crunch delaying treatment

Treatment of seriously ill dengue patients is being affected by an acute shortage of the kit needed to extract platelets from whole blood in a method that requires only a single donor.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue claims 13 more lives in a day

2,291 patients hospitalised across the country
29 August 2023, 13:09 PM

Dengue Cases From Aug 20 To 26: Over 56pc deaths due to shock syndrome

Around 56.79 percent of the 71 dengue patients, who passed away between August 20 and August 26, died of shock syndrome while 10.4 percent died of expanded dengue syndrome, according to data of the Directorate General of Health Services.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 8 more die, 2,331 hospitalised in a day

At least eight more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
28 August 2023, 12:26 PM