One of the main reasons behind dengue deaths this year was second-time infection, while other reasons include late hospitalisation and comorbidity, according to the recent findings of the health directorate’s death review committee.

The cost of dialysis at M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in Dinajpur surged due to a lack of supply of medical equipment and medicine, leaving at least 200 patients worried for their lives.

The number HIV/AIDS infections and deaths is increasing in Bangladesh, a DGHS study said.

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,699 this year

The number HIV/AIDS infections and deaths from the disease is increasing in Bangladesh, said a study..According to a study conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 1,276 new AIDS patients have been identified in the country this year. Of them, 266 have died..<

Joynal Abedin, a resident of Mymensingh Sadar upazila, established a charity hospital -- Momtaz Hospital -- with his life’s savings to provide medical support to poor people in his locality and other neighbouring villages.

At least one person died from dengue in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.

At least one person died from dengue in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today

At least four more dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Of the deaths, two were reported in Dhaka

With an oxygen mask on and a cannula attached to one hand, three-year-old Farhana Akhtar was lying in her bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute, still struggling to breathe.

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday emphasised the mental well-being challenges associated with menopause among women aged 40 and beyond.

The authorities have apparently not learned any lessons from this year’s dengue outbreak that saw records tumble both in terms of death toll and hospitalisation.

In the last 24 hours until yesterday morning, Bangladesh reported no deaths from dengue, following five days of continuous fatalities.

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At least four dengue patients died, three from outside Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Of the deaths, three were reported outside the capital.

Child nutrition should be included in the election manifestos of candidates to address undernutrition in children under five, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

At least two dengue patients died, one of whom was from outside Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

1,688 deaths, 3,19,671 cases this year