Late hospital admissions and negligence in timely doctor visits are believed to be the reasons why patients aged between 18 and 40 are the worst affected age-group in the ongoing dengue outbreak, experts said.

Thirteen dengue patients died at different hospitals across the country during 24 hours till this morning, which is the record number of deaths in a single day due to the disease this year

Doctors of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres today suspended their strike after two of their fellow physicians were granted bail in a case filed over the death of a mother and her newborn at Dhaka's Central Hospital during a C-section operation

Services for outpatients were suspended as doctors at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres began their two-day strike yesterday to demand the release of two physicians.

The two Dhaka city corporations today fined 44 established owners of the month-long anti-dengue drive

The country today saw eight more deaths and 1,589 more hospitalisations due to dengue fever in the last 24 hours, making it the deadliest day of this year.

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19 death and 80 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning

The Dhaka city corporations seem to have learned little from the past when it comes to controlling Aedes mosquitoes, as early measures were not taken to avert this year’s deadly dengue outbreak, experts say.

Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till today morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 106 this year.

Amidst the ongoing dengue outbreak, medical professionals have recommended individuals to promptly get tested upon the earliest onset of fever.

Narayana Health (NH), one of India’s leading healthcare groups, partnered with Oncology Present & Future Bangladesh to host a successful seminar on the “Use of robotics in prostate cancer” in Dhaka recently, says a press release. Over 100 doctors and industry experts attended the event, which aimed to provide insights into the latest developments in robotic surgery for prostate cancer and benefit Bangladeshi patients.

Advocates from NCD alliances from around the world to gather in New York and call for Heads of State and Government to demonstrate leadership at the High-level Meeting of the United Nations to advance NCD care and Universal Health Coverage.

 Albert Einstein said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the universe.”

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has issued an urgent call for action as an outbreak of scabies, a highly contagious skin disease,

Dengue is a viral disease that is mostly spread by the bites of sick Aedes mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti. Mosquitoes get the dengue virus when they feed on people who already have it in their blood.

The announcement comes after two of their colleagues were arrested over the deaths of patients at the Central Hospital

Bangladesh reported 1,623 new dengue cases in the 24 hours till this morning, the highest number of hospitalisation in a day from the mosquito-borne disease this year

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19 death and 36 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has imposed fines of Tk 4 lakh as it found dengue vector Aedes mosquito larvae at two under-construction buildings

Vegetable prices have been rising at the capital’s kitchen markets for about a month, making it even harder for low-income people to afford a balanced diet.