Disease

'Sustained transmission' of monkeypox puts pregnant women, children at risk, warns WHO

The World Health Organization says "sustained transmission" of monkeypox worldwide could see the virus begin to move into high-risk groups, such as pregnant women, immunocompromised people and children.
30 June 2022, 03:13 AM

40 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 40 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours, till 8am today (June 29, 2022).
29 June 2022, 09:33 AM

Dengue fever: 47 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 47 dengue patients were admitted in hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8am today.
28 June 2022, 12:24 PM

17 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 17 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8am today (June 27, 2022).
27 June 2022, 13:44 PM

Dengue fever: 32 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 32 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (June 26, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 June 2022, 11:27 AM

Vitamin K deficiency, a critical factor in chronic kidney disease

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin found in food and supplements. Vitamin K is needed for blood coagulation and calcium-binding in bones and
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: 35 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 35 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (June 25, 2022).
25 June 2022, 13:45 PM

Another 21 cases of dengue recorded

At least 21 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, which is showing an alarming trend of rising dengue cases.
24 June 2022, 12:27 PM

WHO may declare Monkeypox global health emergency

The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
23 June 2022, 16:52 PM

29 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours 

At least 29 dengue patients were hospitalised in hospitals across the country over 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 June 2022, 10:46 AM

Dengue fever: 27 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 27 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today which is showing an alarming trend of rising dengue cases.
22 June 2022, 12:28 PM

Singapore confirms imported monkeypox case

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an imported case of monkeypox here.
21 June 2022, 17:37 PM

First dengue death of 2022 in Bangladesh recorded

The first death from dengue this year was reported today (June 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 June 2022, 12:12 PM

Dengue fever: 31 more hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 31 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning (June 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 June 2022, 11:28 AM

WHO to give a new name for monkeypox, its variants

The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.
14 June 2022, 18:20 PM

2 die of diarrhoea in remote Bandarban

At least two people including a community chief died due to diarrhoea in Remakri, a remote area of Thanchi, Bandarban.
14 June 2022, 16:12 PM

Aedes Mosquito menace: DSCC to conduct mobile court drives from tomorrow

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will conduct mobile court drives in all its ten zones simultaneously from tomorrow (June 15, 2022) to destroy breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, known to be carriers of dengue virus.
14 June 2022, 13:42 PM

Ovarian malignancy on the rise in Bangladesh: Speakers

Ovarian malignancy among women has been rising in an alarming rate in Bangladesh and this can be treated if it is diagnosed in an early stage, said the speakers in a seminar today (June 14, 2022).
14 June 2022, 11:05 AM

EU set to purchase 110,000 monkeypox vaccines from undisclosed maker

The European Union will sign an agreement with an undisclosed vaccine maker on Tuesday for the supply of about 110,000 doses of vaccines against monkeypox to be delivered from the end of June, the EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said.
14 June 2022, 08:04 AM

Dengue fever: 24 patients hospitalised in a day

At least 24 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 June 2022, 11:49 AM