Among the deaths, 10 were in Dhaka

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday asked all public hospitals to increase beds for dengue patients.

Sixteen dengue patients died in different hospitals across the country in the 24 hours ending this morning

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has imposed a total fine of 1.28 crore in 16 days of a month-long special mosquito eradication drive

SM Nazia Sultana, senior assistant secretary of the commerce ministry (World Trade Organization wing), died of dengue infection at a hospital in Dhaka today

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said that it is not the task of the ministry to curb the spread of Aedes mosquitos.

Bangladesh Ambulance Malik Kallyan Samiti (BAMKS) has withdrawn their nationwide strike scheduled from tomorrow following a meeting with police high-ups

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today placed a five-point proposal at the UN Food Systems Summit to ensure a sustainable, safe and nutritious food system worldwide

Nine dengue patients died in different hospitals in Dhaka in the last 24 hours till this morning

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19 death and 77 cases in 24 hours till this morning.

Most of the hospitalised dengue patients in Dhaka are from 11 areas of the capital.

Among them, eight died in Dhaka hospitals

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