Disease

Panic in Rangpur’s Pirganj as nine people show symptoms of anthrax

22 October 2025, 15:45 PM Health

2 die of dengue, 762 hospitalised in a day

22 October 2025, 12:37 PM Health

One more dies of dengue, 950 get hospitalised

19 October 2025, 19:44 PM Health

Dengue taking its toll on little ones

17 October 2025, 22:51 PM Health

One more dengue patient dies, 755 hospitalised in a day

16 October 2025, 12:45 PM Health

Some critical antibiotics now show 79-97% resistance

14 October 2025, 18:27 PM Health

3 die of dengue, 857 get hospitalised

13 October 2025, 12:53 PM Health

Dengue: 5 die, 981 hospitalised

Death toll this year rises to 193

8 October 2024, 14:32 PM

DSCC tops dengue deaths, cases

Dhaka South City Corporation has recorded the highest number of dengue cases and fatalities this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

6 October 2024, 18:00 PM

4 die of dengue

1,225 patients hospitalised

6 October 2024, 14:55 PM

8 more die of dengue

At least 8 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday as the country grapples with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

2 October 2024, 18:35 PM

Reinfection, late hospitalisation to blame: experts

With the deaths of 23 dengue patients over the last four days, experts have said late hospitalisation and reinfections are some of the main causes of this year’s fatalities.

2 October 2024, 01:00 AM

3 more die of dengue, 1,144 hospitalised

At least three dengue patients died in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday while 1,144 were hospitalised.

1 October 2024, 20:30 PM

5 more die of dengue

1,152 more hospitalised

30 September 2024, 13:49 PM

Eight die of dengue in a day

At least eight dengue patients died in the last 24 hours while 1,221 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

29 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Govt forms 10 teams to boost dengue eradication efforts

In addition to the city-focused efforts, specialised teams have been formed to address vulnerable municipalities, including Savar, Dohar, Tarabo, and Rupganj, among others

23 September 2024, 11:30 AM

Six die of dengue in a single day

This is the highest single-day fatalities from the viral infection this year so far

22 September 2024, 14:14 PM

Dengue outbreak: Hospitals strained as cases spike

Rajkumar Das stood with his son, Saikat Kumar Das, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for over an hour, desperately seeking a bed in the male dengue ward.

20 September 2024, 18:00 PM

2 die of dengue

Death toll now 124

20 September 2024, 13:53 PM

Three more die from dengue

At least three dengue patients died in 24 hours till yesterday morning, while 887 patients were hospitalised, the highest in a single day this year.

19 September 2024, 18:11 PM

Five die of dengue in a single day

For the second time in a week, Bangladesh recorded five deaths from dengue yesterday, the highest number of single-day dengue deaths this year.

17 September 2024, 18:00 PM

One dies of dengue

The total number of deaths rose to 107

15 September 2024, 11:52 AM

Dengue claimed at least 20 lives over last 12 days

The dengue outbreak is becoming deadlier with at least 5,200 hospitalisations and 20 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease reported in the first 13 days of this month.

13 September 2024, 18:00 PM

153 new dengue patients

Another 153 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

30 August 2024, 18:00 PM

DGHS issues guidelines for mpox

Three days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the mpox outbreak a global public health emergency, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday issued a guideline to control the disease.

17 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Dengue in 2024: August deadliest month so far

At least 18 dengue patients have died in the first 17 days of August, the highest monthly death toll in 2024 so far.