Eight out of 12 people, whose samples were collected from Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur with anthrax symptoms, tested positive at the laboratory of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).

WHO reports that 2,83,800 people died of cardiovascular diseases that year.

As of yesterday, 188 people had died and 44,693, had been hospitalised.

Bangladesh recorded 1,438 cases of HIV and 326 deaths from HIV infections last year

Eighty-one percent of dengue patients who died this year were admitted to hospitals only after running a fever for three or more days, health authorities have reported, highlighting delayed hospitalisation as the leading cause of fatalities so far.

Barishal, Mymensingh report latest deaths as total cases rise to 42,509

Six dengue patients died and 647 others were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

One dengue patient died while 665 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Two people have died in Pirgacha upazila of Rangpur in the past month with symptoms resembling anthrax, while over a hundred others have received treatment for similar infections.

636 hospitalised

Around 90 lakh children have so far been registered as the government prepares to launch its first-ever typhoid vaccination campaign on October 12.

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the 24 hours leading up to yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 150 this year.

Dengue infections and deaths are once again on the rise, with the first half of September showing a sharp spike, raising questions about the effectiveness of government initiatives to tackle the menace.

At least two dengue patients died, and 625 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.

The total number of deaths rose to 135

445 hospitalised

With the latest data, the total number of deaths and cases rose to 122 and 31,476 respectively

At least four dengue patients died, and 247 others were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till yesterday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

One dengue patient died while 382 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning

Chikungunya is caused by a virus that can be passed to humans by infected mosquitoes