Disease

Disease

Dengue: 11 more die, 2,596 hospitalised in a day

Death toll now 1,017, total cases 2,08,884

2h ago

From Covid to cancer: High hopes for Nobel mRNA vaccines

The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development

3h ago

Dengue Outbreak: Deaths cross 1,000 mark

Deaths confirmed to have been caused by dengue this year have crossed the 1,000 mark as the health directorate yesterday reported 17 fatalities.

20h ago

Dengue deaths cross 1,000 mark

17 die, 2,889 hospitalised in a day

1d ago

Dengue vaccine on trial, will be used after WHO nod

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the recently developed dengue vaccine is still on trial and it will be used after approval from the World Health Organisation.

1d ago

Dengue: 14 die, 2,425 hospitalised in a day

989 deaths, 2,03,406 cases this year

2d ago

Dengue Outbreak: Country crosses grim milestone of 2 lakh cases

The number of dengue cases crossed a grim milestone yesterday with the figure topping 200,000, the highest ever cases logged in a year in Bangladesh.

2d ago

Dengue cases cross 2 lakh

8 die, 1,793 hospitalised in a day

3d ago

Dengue: 9 more die, 2,357 hospitalised in a day

Of the deaths, six were reported outside the capital

4d ago

Dengue Deaths, Cases: Records tumble every month since May

The dengue death toll has been record-breaking with each passing month since May this year.

4d ago

Dengue tests in Noakhali: Tk 50 on paper, up to Tk 1,500 in reality

Dengue patients are being over-charged by a syndicate at Noakhali General Hospital, capitalising on the shortage of test kits and intravenous (IV) saline.

4d ago

Dengue fever: 15 dead, 2,950 hospitalised in a day

Of the 15 deaths, eight were reported in the capital

5d ago

Dengue Outbreak: Dhaka saw most deaths this season

A staggering 65 percent of the deaths from dengue this year were in Dhaka district, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

5d ago

Dengue: 15 more die, 3,123 hospitalised in a day

Death toll now 943, total cases 1,93,881

6d ago

Dengue spreading fast to districts around capital

The dengue situation in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Manikganj has been deteriorating in the absence of adequate measures taken by the authorities concerned.

6d ago

Dengue: 19 more die, 3,033 hospitalised in a day

Death toll now 928, total cases 1,90,758

1w ago

Still grappling with patients from outside

Though the Directorate General of Health Services recently requested health officials outside the capital not to refer patients to Dhaka, the number of patients from outside still remains high.

1w ago

Dengue death toll crosses 900

This month witnessed more than 300 dengue deaths as the toll crossed 600-mark on Sept 2; 700 on Sept 8; and 800 on Sept 16

1w ago