The majority of dengue patients who were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka are from 11 areas of Dhaka city

Drowning has caused over 2.5 million deaths in the last decade. The overwhelming majority of these deaths (90%) happen in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, the highest drowning rates occur among children aged 1–4 years, followed by children aged 5–9 years.

Mahmuda Akter stood in line with her sick one-year-old in her arms for a dengue test at the capital’s Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital around 10:00am yesterday.

New research published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, which studied data from around 500,000 people, suggests that there may be a connection between inflammation in the body and the risk of developing dementia.

Diabetes is a common health condition that affects many people worldwide. There is a type of diabetes called “Diabetes 1.5” or “Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults” (LADA) that many people may not know about. Based on certain studies, LADA might make up approximately 5% to 10% of the total number of diabetes cases.

The origin of the term Stockholm syndrome arose in the aftermath of a robbery that took place in Stockholm in 1973. This incident caused a remarkable development that continues today. After the release of the four hostages, they were not willing to press charges against the abductors. After psychological research, the psychiatrist, Nils Bejerot concluded that these people were suffering from something called the Stockholm syndrome.

A new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal suggests that older adults with razor-sharp memories, known as ‘superagers,’ enjoy better mental health and move more quickly than typical older adults. Superagers, in their eighties, have memory abilities comparable to those of people decades younger. They seem to resist the age-related decline in memory that most people experience as they get older.

The July death toll alone rose to 120, smashing the previous highest for deaths from dengue in a single month

The World Health Organization has warned that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread it

The rising prices of essential commodities are making life increasingly difficult for people, especially those from low- to middle-income groups.

With the city hospitals struggling to accommodate a growing number of dengue patients, deaths from the viral fever are increasing at a higher rate compared to the previous years.

36 hospitals today did not provide their dengue reports which will be added the next day

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 32 fresh cases in 24 hours till today morning

Asian rice trade paused on Friday to digest the previous day's ban by India, by far the world's biggest supplier, of a major share of its exports of the staple, with prices expected to climb substantially in coming days, three traders said.

It is the only hospital in the country that was declared by the government to be for dengue patients

With the new fatalities, the total number of deaths this year rose to 155

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 109 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning

The country has been grappling with an alarming surge in dengue-related fatalities this July, with 99 deaths already recorded within the first 19 days of the month.

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities have formed a committee to probe a recent kidney transplant, suspected to involve falsification of the relationship between the donor and the recIpient, at their super specialised hospital.

Bangladesh yesterday reported 42 more Covid-19 cases.