dengue outbreak

Dengue outbreak: Hospitals strained as cases spike

Rajkumar Das stood with his son, Saikat Kumar Das, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for over an hour, desperately seeking a bed in the male dengue ward.

Rain brings fresh dengue concerns

So far, the country has already recorded 44 deaths and 3,651 hospitalisations from dengue this year. With ongoing intermittent rains, experts fear the situation could worsen if immediate actions are not taken.

A novel approach to waste management

Can DNCC’s cash-for-waste initiative help tackle dengue?

Dengue Menace: Aedes control efforts not up to the mark

The number of dengue patients will be higher this year than last year and most of the cases will be from outside Dhaka, said experts.

Government's lacklustre attitude as deadly as dengue itself

How much worse does the situation have to get to be taken seriously

FEAR OF DENGUE FEVER / Mosquito coils, sprays, nets see rising demand

The demand for anti-mosquito products, such as coils, aerosol sprays, nets and rackets, has increased in Bangladesh as people are looking to avoid dengue fever amid the recent outbreak, according to businesspeople.

An ominous feeling of being followed

Are we becoming complacent regarding our love-hate living arrangement with mosquitoes?

Alarming rise of dengue needs urgent action

Heed experts’ advice to prevent another deadly outbreak

Danger of dengue outbreak looms large

The country has already seen the death of 12 dengue patients before the beginning of the monsoon, while 1,261 others were hospitalised till yesterday. The numbers indicate alarming signs of a massive dengue outbreak this year.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

Dengue outbreak: Hospitals strained as cases spike

Rajkumar Das stood with his son, Saikat Kumar Das, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for over an hour, desperately seeking a bed in the male dengue ward.

July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024

Rain brings fresh dengue concerns

So far, the country has already recorded 44 deaths and 3,651 hospitalisations from dengue this year. With ongoing intermittent rains, experts fear the situation could worsen if immediate actions are not taken.

May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024

A novel approach to waste management

Can DNCC’s cash-for-waste initiative help tackle dengue?

April 6, 2024
April 6, 2024

Dengue Menace: Aedes control efforts not up to the mark

The number of dengue patients will be higher this year than last year and most of the cases will be from outside Dhaka, said experts.

August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023

Government's lacklustre attitude as deadly as dengue itself

How much worse does the situation have to get to be taken seriously

July 11, 2023
July 11, 2023

Mosquito coils, sprays, nets see rising demand

The demand for anti-mosquito products, such as coils, aerosol sprays, nets and rackets, has increased in Bangladesh as people are looking to avoid dengue fever amid the recent outbreak, according to businesspeople.

June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023

An ominous feeling of being followed

Are we becoming complacent regarding our love-hate living arrangement with mosquitoes?

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

Alarming rise of dengue needs urgent action

Heed experts’ advice to prevent another deadly outbreak

May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023

Danger of dengue outbreak looms large

The country has already seen the death of 12 dengue patients before the beginning of the monsoon, while 1,261 others were hospitalised till yesterday. The numbers indicate alarming signs of a massive dengue outbreak this year.

November 16, 2022
November 16, 2022

Nov 16 morning: Dengue, Bandarban shooting, Climate financing, Russia-Ukraine War, FIFA World Cup

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