Helemul Alam

As dengue cases continue to surge, the total number of reported infections this year has reached 11,660, with 6,887 of them being male.

Dengue cases have nearly tripled in June compared to May, largely due to inadequate anti-mosquito drives across the country..According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 000 dengue patients have been hospitalised so far this year as of yesterday. Of them, 000

Mohammad Mizan, 38, from Juranpur in Cumilla’s Daudkandi upazila, has been undergoing treatment for dengue at the Tropical Medicine Ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital since Friday.

The risk of a rapid dengue outbreak looms large across the country, with entomologists warning that unusually high densities of Aedes mosquito larvae have been detected in multiple districts since January.

As the country grapples with rising cases of coronavirus and mosquito-borne dengue, there has been a resurgence of another mosquito-borne disease, Chikungunya, in Dhaka.

Sourav Chakrabarti, an HSC student from Noakhali, came to Daudkandi in Cumilla to spend his vacation with relatives. However, his holiday turned into a period of suffering after he was diagnosed with dengue.

On the day of Eid-ul-Azha (June 7), Omar Al Arabi, a third-grader at Barguna Collectorate School and College, was diagnosed with dengue.

With intermittent rainfall continuing across the country and a 10-day Eid holiday beginning today, experts are warning of a spike in dengue cases.

With only two days left before Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets in Dhaka are yet to pick up full momentum.

Though 20 cattle markets in Dhaka officially started operating from yesterday, the number of customers remains very low.

The poor drainage system of Dhaka was once again exposed during the recent heavy rainfall that inundated large swathes of the city.

Despite a sufficient number of sacrificial animals available in the country, cattle prices remain high compared to the same period last year.

City corporations yet to finalise leases

After failing to implement earlier projects such as planting palm trees and installing lightning arresters in high-risk areas, the interim government is now planning to introduce an early warning system to reduce lightning-related casualties.

​​​​​​​All 28 civic services that the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) delivers from the Nagar Bhaban have stopped as supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the fifth consecutive day yesterday.

An international team of researchers has developed a strain of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, dubbed “good mosquitoes”.

Abdullah Abbas, a resident of Dilu Road, uses mosquito repellents daily in a desperate attempt to protect his family from the worsening mosquito situation in Dhaka.

The government is set to construct a July Memorial Monument at Osmani Udyan in Dhaka to commemorate the July uprising.

DNCC to set up 25-30 such industrial devices in public places to curb pollution; experts skeptical

As the rainy season begins to set in, the risk of a surge in dengue cases is rising rapidly, with authorities yet to take adequate preventive measures across the country.