Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged the health directorate to provide to it on time the survey reports on the presence of Aedes mosquitoes during the monsoon and pre-monsoon seasons

Of the nine deaths, five were reported in the capital

At least 14 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease

With 2,201 infections in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, the total number of dengue cases in August rose to 56,798, setting a monthly record.

At least eight more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease

The Intern Doctors' Council of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College hospital yesterday called off their indefinite strike after the hospital authority assured them of taking proper measures to ensure their safety..This strike was called to protest against the assaults of intern doctors and va

DENV-2, the severest of all dengue virus types, is likely the key factor contributing to higher rates of dengue deaths and infections this year, says a government study.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with $100 million to control the mosquito-borne disease dengue that killed more than 500 people this year.

13 more people die, 2,070 hospitalised in 24 hours

A study conducted at a Dhaka laboratory has found that three out of every four dengue patients got infected with the DENV-2 type, the most severe of all dengue virus types

Almost 35 percent of the people who died from dengue are aged between 21 and 40 years, according to the health directorate data.

Dhaka North City Corporation has filed a case against Marshal Agrovat Chemical Industries Ltd for not importing BTI pesticide as per the purchase contract

At least nine more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease

The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday

With 2,192 new patients admitted to hospitals yesterday, dengue cases hit a record high since its first official outbreak in 2000, crossing the 1,00,000-threshold in eight months this year.

With 2,134 dengue patients hospitalised yesterday, the health directorate said when the outbreak will end cannot yet be firmly predicted.

At least 10 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease

Authorities have failed to control Aedes mosquitoes as the activities taken up in this regard are unscientific, resulting in a surge in dengue cases across the country, a group of entomologists said yesterday.

In an observational study, a modestly higher risk for dementia was noted among menopausal hormone users.

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