Landmark agreement reached at WHO over tackling future pandemics

Aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis

Commerce ministry to sit today as refiners seek to hike soybean oil prices

The commerce ministry is going to hold a meeting tomorrow after edible oil refiners sought to hike prices of soybean oil by Tk 14 or 8 percent for each litre of packaged oil

World Health Day 2025 / Spotlight on women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures, which will focus on improving maternal and newborn health and survival.

Disease

Disease

11 dengue cases reported in 24 hours

Eleven new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to this morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,862 this year.

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DNCC to work with 5,500 volunteers to combat Aedes mosquito breeding

DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz announced the campaign today at a roundtable discussion

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Swift construction of a 500-bed medical college hospital demanded in Cox’s Bazar

Additionally, the influx of Rohingya refugees has further strained the healthcare system

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Zika cluster detected in Mohakhali

Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.

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Mosquito menace sparks symbolic protest in Khulna

Khulna city is grappling with a severe mosquito swarm, prompting locals to stage a symbolic protest -- “Mosquito Net March” -- to demand urgent action from the authorities.

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Pioneering global delivery of childhood cancer medications

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched the distribution of essential childhood cancer medicines in Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.

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One dies of dengue in Dhaka

16 infected patients were hospitalised

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Cancer accounts for 12pc of annual deaths

Cancer is responsible for 11.9 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh annually, according to a new study by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.

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Health alert

Health alert

Climate change behind prolonged dengue season

In the first 22 days in November, the country has already witnessed over 123 deaths and 23,009 dengue cases, showing an alarming trend this year.

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Pneumonia, associated symptoms: 89 children die in 17 days at Shishu Hospital

With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.

1y ago

Dengue Fever: 1 dead, 201 hospitalised

One more dengue patient died while 201 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.

1y ago

Dengue claims 2 more lives

Two more dengue patients died and 14 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.

2y ago

Dengue claims 8 lives in a day

Eight dengue patients died, while 765 were admitted to hospitals across the country yesterday.

2y ago

‘Pink eye’ prevalence in the port city

There has been a sudden increase in conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye) patients in Chattogram city for over two weeks.

2y ago

The dangerous rise of dengue

Twenty-four dengue patients have died so far in the country, of whom, 21 died in the last eight months.

2y ago

Dengue cases double between July, Aug

August witnessed 3,551 dengue cases, more than double the number recorded in July. This indicates that the dengue situation is further deteriorating.

2y ago