Disease
Rising dengue cases call for urgent action
With the number of dengue cases soaring every day across the country, hospitals especially those in the capital are struggling to deal with the patients, health officials say while experts suggest immediate steps to control Aedes mosquitoes.
18 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Dengue claims 2 lives, cases cross 26,000 mark
At least two dengue patients died while 857 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 17, 2022).
17 October 2022, 11:06 AM
No beds left vacant for dengue patients in Dhaka’s public hospitals
With dengue patients surpassing the capacity of all public hospitals in Dhaka, the situation may go out of control if it is not checked immediately, Secretary of Health Services Division Anwar Hossain Hawlader said today (October 17, 2022).
17 October 2022, 10:05 AM
Dengue cases cross 25,000-mark this year; 5 die in 24hrs
A total of five dengue patients died while 855 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today.
16 October 2022, 12:10 PM
Dengue menace may linger till mid-November: Experts
The gradual increase in dengue infection has created panic among the Dhaka city dwellers. Hospitals are failing to cope with the pressure of dengue patients despite setting up new wards.
16 October 2022, 05:36 AM
6 die of dengue, 734 hospitalised
A total of six dengue patients died while 734 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today (October 15, 2022).
15 October 2022, 13:53 PM
Dengue fever: 8 dead, 765 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least eight dengue patients died while 765 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 13, 2022).
13 October 2022, 12:44 PM
Dengue fever: 4 deaths, 677 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least four dengue patients died while 677 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 11, 2022).
11 October 2022, 11:47 AM
Dengue fever: 2 dead, 624 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died while 624 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
10 October 2022, 12:55 PM
Dengue fever: 1 death, 334 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least one dengue patient died while 334 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 9, 2022).
9 October 2022, 12:11 PM
Dengue fever: 3 deaths, 712 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least three dengue patients died while 712 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 8, 2022).
8 October 2022, 14:49 PM
Dengue grips Rooppur Plant; over 100 workers infected
Over hundred employees -- both foreigners and locals -- at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant site have been infected with dengue since mid-September, while two other died of the disease in the past month.
8 October 2022, 07:43 AM
Dengue cases cross 19,000 mark
With 637 new cases, the total number of dengue patients crossed 19,000-mark yesterday. According to the Dhaka Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 19,283 dengue patients were hospitalised till 8:00am while the number of total deaths this year is 63.
6 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Dengue cases cross 19,000-mark
With 637 new cases, the total number of dengue patients the crossed 19,000-mark today (October 6, 2022).
6 October 2022, 11:45 AM
Two dead, 344 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died and 344 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
5 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Dengue claims 2 more lives across country
At least two dengue patients died while 344 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today, showing a concerning rise in dengue cases.
5 October 2022, 11:10 AM
Dengue fever: 2 dead, 568 hospitalised in 24hrs
Two dengue patients died while 568 others were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 2, 2022).
2 October 2022, 12:53 PM
Outbound passengers’ Covid test facility to be moved to Shyamoli TB hospital
The Covid-19 testing facility for outbound passengers run by the government at Army Stadium in Dhaka will be shifted to 250-bed TB Hospital in Shyamoli, said a press release today.
2 October 2022, 11:48 AM
Dengue fever: 506 patients hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 506 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
29 September 2022, 11:32 AM
1 dead, 524 hospitalised with dengue in 24hrs
One dengue patient died while 524 patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today.
28 September 2022, 13:59 PM