Disease

Dengue claims two more lives

Two more dengue patients died while at least 278 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday which points to the fast-rising trend of the disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: 2 more die, 278 hospitalised in a day

Two more died while at least 278 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2021, 11:25 AM

Death row convict dies at DMCH

A death row convict in a murder case died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today.
25 August 2021, 07:14 AM

High blood pressure doubled globally in 30 years, study shows

The number of people living with high blood pressure more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study published on Wednesday that found half of all sufferers -- about 720 million people -- went untreated in 2019.
25 August 2021, 06:27 AM

Dengue spreading from hospitals too

Nine-month-old Ismail has been undergoing treatment at Dhaka Shishu Hospital for around two months, and around a month and a half ago, underwent surgery for his brain tumour.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue claims another life

Another person died of dengue while at least 258 more patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: 1 dead, 258 hospitalised in a day

One more died while at least 258 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 August 2021, 11:01 AM

Dengue fever: 1 more dead, 276 hospitalised in a day

One more died while at least 276 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
23 August 2021, 12:08 PM

6 Dhaka hospitals declared dedicated for dengue treatment

Amid the rise in dengue cases, the Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) today announced six hospitals in Dhaka dedicated to treating dengue patients.
23 August 2021, 12:07 PM

Dengue infections: 1 dead, 291 hospitalised in a day

One more dengue patient died of dengue fever in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today. In the meantime, at least 291 more dengue patients were hospitalized, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
22 August 2021, 11:41 AM

Dengue Menace: 80 children in treatment at Shishu Hospital

Dhaka Shishu Hospital yesterday gave treatment to 80 dengue infected children admitted to the facility, the highest ever at a time.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Country sees lowest daily Covid deaths in 51 days

The health directorate has reported that 152 people died of Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, which is the lowest daily death count in the last 51 days.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

4 more dengue patients die, 278 hospitalised in a day

Four more died while 278 were hospitalized with dengue fever in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 August 2021, 12:41 PM

221 hospitalised with dengue in a single day

At least 221 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today which is indicating a fast-rising trend of the disease.
20 August 2021, 12:41 PM

Play your part, not the blame game: DNCC mayor on controlling Aedes mosquitoes

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said everyone will have to play their parts properly and not play the blame game to control Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of both the dengue and chikunguniya viruses.
20 August 2021, 12:16 PM

No let-up in dengue deaths

Leaving a 40-day-old baby behind, Tabassum Shahirin died of dengue yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at Enam Medical College Hospital.
19 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Ebola, other outbreaks, atop Covid-19, risk straining West Africa health systems -WHO

The World Health Organisation warned on Thursday that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing new outbreaks of the viral haemorrhagic fevers Marburg and Ebola, risking huge strains on ill-equipped health systems.
19 August 2021, 13:47 PM

1 more dengue patient dies, 270 hospitalized in 24 hours

One more dengue patient has died while 270 more were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
19 August 2021, 12:57 PM

Woman dies of dengue leaving behind 40-day old baby

A woman died of dengue fever this morning while undergoing treatment at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar. She left behind her 40-day old baby.
19 August 2021, 07:55 AM

4 more die of dengue, 306 hospitalised

Four more patients have died of dengue, while 306 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM