Disease

Dengue fever: 4 die, 646 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least four dengue patients died while 646 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
20 November 2022, 11:35 AM

Dengue fever: 6 die, 559 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least six dengue patients died while 559 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
19 November 2022, 10:54 AM

Dengue: 3 die, 250 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least three dengue patients died while 250 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
18 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Type 1 diabetes corner opened in Rajshahi

A special corner was opened at Rajshahi Diabetic Association General Hospital on Wednesday for the treatment of those suffering from type 1 diabetes.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Why is dengue deadlier this year?

Experts say multiple exposures to dengue, late admission to hospitals and late diagnosis of the disease are the main reasons behind  the high number of dengue deaths this year.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 1 dies, 685 hospitalised in 24hrs

One dengue patient has died while 685 others were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
17 November 2022, 11:49 AM

Why is dengue deadlier this year?

When there were more than one lakh reported cases of the dengue virus in the country in 2019, the death toll was 179, but this year 216 people have died so far from dengue even though cases are around half compared to three years ago.
17 November 2022, 02:57 AM

Dengue cases cross 50,000 mark, three more die

With 767 new dengue cases recorded yesterday, the total number of people infected with the mosquito-borne disease crossed the 50,000 mark this year.
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Hospitalised dengue patients near 50k

The number of dengue patients hospitalised across the country this year is almost 50,000, the second time this has happened in Bangladesh. 
16 November 2022, 02:00 AM

Dengue fever: 8 die, 692 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least eight dengue patients died, while 692 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
15 November 2022, 11:19 AM

Children at risk of pneumonia as winter approaches

With the advent of winter, physicians have urged parents to stay extra cautious to keep their children safe from pneumonia.
15 November 2022, 03:08 AM

Dengue fever: 3 die, 760 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least three dengue patients died while 760 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 14, 2022) morning.
14 November 2022, 12:16 PM

Bangladeshi researchers on cusp of diabetes prevention

Bangladeshi researchers have come up with a test to identify people likely to develop type-2 diabetes in the future, bringing the possibility of prevention closer to reality.
14 November 2022, 08:06 AM

1 in 10 people now living with diabetes

One in every 10 persons now lives with diabetes, International Diabetes Federation said on the occasion of World Diabetes Day today.
14 November 2022, 03:45 AM

Dengue deaths now 202

The deaths from dengue this year crossed 200 yesterday, the highest figure in a single year since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the country.
13 November 2022, 18:00 PM

People aged 20-40, especially women, mostly affected by dengue: Maleque

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (November 13, 2022) said those aged between 20 and 40, especially women, are most affected by dengue.
13 November 2022, 16:44 PM

Dengue deaths cross 200-mark

At least three dengue patients died while 859 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 13, 2022) morning.
13 November 2022, 10:49 AM

Dengue fever: 6 die, 918 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least six dengue patients died while 918 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till this (November 12, 2022) morning.
12 November 2022, 13:41 PM

One dengue patient dies, 266 hospitalised in 24 hours

One dengue patient died while 266 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this (November 11, 2022) morning.
11 November 2022, 15:45 PM

Could vaccines turn the tide in the fight against dengue?

The government’s fight against the scourge of ever-increasing dengue infections has proven to be futile.
11 November 2022, 03:37 AM