‘Baba, I want to go home’
21 September 2026
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‘Baba, I want to go home’: 7-year-old Anushree’s last words to her father
20 September 2026
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4 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll reaches 1,057
20 September 2026
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Disease
Govt to launch intensified measles vaccination drive on Sept 26: Health minister
20 September 2026
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Five more die from measles, symptoms
20 September 2026
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2 more die of dengue as cases cross 60,000
20 September 2026
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2 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 1,048
18 September 2026
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5 more die of dengue, 1,484 hospitalised in 24 hours
17 September 2026
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8 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 1,044
16 September 2026
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Dengue claims 7 more lives, 1,753 hospitalised in a day
16 September 2026
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Dengue cases top 1 lakh mark for the year
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
21 August 2023
US government to urge Americans to get new Covid-19 boosters
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
21 August 2023
Dengue cases hit all-time high
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.
20 August 2023
Dengue Cases: ‘End to outbreak can’t be predicted’
With 2,134 dengue patients hospitalised yesterday, the health directorate said when the outbreak will end cannot yet be firmly predicted.
20 August 2023
Dengue: 10 more die, 2,134 hospitalised in a day
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
20 August 2023
Aedes Control to Curb Dengue: ‘Unscientific methods are causing surge in cases’
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.
19 August 2023
Authorities using bizarre methods, failing in mosquito control: entomologists
Authorities are adopting "bizarre" methods in the name of mosquito control amid the surge in dengue infections, a group of entomologists said today
19 August 2023
Dengue: 13 more die, 1,983 hospitalised in a day
At least 13 more people died from dengue in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
19 August 2023
Dengue Outbreak: More cases now outside Dhaka
For the first time in the country’s history, dengue cases outside Dhaka district have outnumbered cases inside the district, raising an alarm that the situation may worsen outside Dhaka.
18 August 2023
Dengue: 9 more die, 1,565 hospitalised in a day
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
18 August 2023
Dengue: 9 more die, 2,244 hospitalised in a day
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
17 August 2023
Waterborne disease an added worry amid dengue surge
While the country’s health services are already struggling to cope with the dengue influx, other viral fevers and waterborne diseases are further aggravating the situation.
16 August 2023
3 DSCC hospitals offer free dengue test from tomorrow
People will get free dengue test facility at three hospitals run by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) from tomorrow
16 August 2023
Dengue: 9 more die, 2,149 hospitalised in a day
Out of the nine deaths, six were reported from Dhaka city
16 August 2023
Dengue: Risks, costs surge for late hospital admission
Maya Akter Sumi was surprised to notice blood trickling down the nose of her five-year-old daughter Israt Jahan Fatema on July 31.
15 August 2023
Dengue: 10 more die, 1,984 hospitalised in a day
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
15 August 2023
Dengue death toll tops 400 as 18 more die
At least 18 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
14 August 2023
Dengue Outbreak: Aedes larvae abound in Gazipur, Narayanganj
As rising numbers of dengue patients strain hospitals across the country, a government survey in Gazipur and Narayanganj has found numerous breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitos.
13 August 2023
No shortage of saline in govt hospitals: health minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said there is no shortage of saline, which is in high demand for dengue patients, at government hospitals
13 August 2023
Dengue: 11 more die, 2,905 hospitalised in a day
At least 11 more people died of dengue in 24 hours till 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
13 August 2023