Record single‑day dengue deaths, hospitalisations this year
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Three-month special dengue prevention drive to begin Sept 12
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4 die of dengue, 1,314 hospitalised in 24 hours
7 September 2026
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Four die as dengue hospitalisations hit record daily high
6 September 2026
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Dengue takes heavier toll on young people
6 September 2026
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Healthcare
Type 1 diabetes could affect 2.7 million more people by 2049
6 September 2026
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Health
World physiotherapy day 2026 / A healthy heart starts with movement
6 September 2026
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Health
Can doctors prescribe friendship instead of medicine?
6 September 2026
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Health
Planning for parenthood? Could tobacco be getting in the way?
6 September 2026
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Health
When 'gastric' is not just gastric
6 September 2026
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Health
34 Covid-19 deaths, 1444 new cases reported in 24 hours
Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 May 2021
Latest global data estimates nearly 8 million deaths from smoking in 2019
The most comprehensive data on global trends in smoking highlight its enormous global health toll. The number of smokers worldwide has increased
29 May 2021
Successful brain tumour removal in Evercare Hospital Chattogram
Evercare Hospital Chattogram had successful neurosurgery for a brain tumour of a 42-year-old woman in the port city, says a press release.
29 May 2021
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke
Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischaemic heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000, according to the latest
29 May 2021
Pins and needles: an uncomfortable experience
Pins and needles, called paraesthesia in medical science, is an uncomfortable experience. More or less, everyone endures this kind of situation. It happens if nerve sensation in the blood vessels does not function correctly.
29 May 2021
A tale of pandemics: when and how do they end?
The end of pandemics in recorded history has seldom been a singular point; it has been a gradually progressing, complicated and chaotic process to say the least.
29 May 2021
Blinken says US and India united in tackling Covid-19
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the United States and India are united in trying to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic together and Washington wants to make sure it takes action to help India with its coronavirus crisis.
29 May 2021
Malaysia PM orders 'total lockdown' amid Covid-19 surge
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a nationwide "total lockdown" starting in June as coronavirus infections in the country surged to record levels.
28 May 2021
31 Covid-19 deaths, 1,358 new cases reported in 24 hours
Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 May 2021
US intelligence community acknowledges two theories of coronavirus origin
The US intelligence community on Thursday acknowledged its agencies had two theories on where the coronavirus originated, with two agencies believing it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals and a third embracing a possible laboratory accident as the source of the Covid-19 pandemic.
28 May 2021
Covid-19: 22 dead, 1,292 infected in 24 hours
Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 May 2021
Indian pharma Zydus Cadila seeks human trial approval for antibody cocktail
India’s pharma major Zydus Cadila has said it is seeking permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to initiate human clinical trials for monoclonal antibodies cocktail which treats mild to moderate Covid-19.
27 May 2021
Biden orders review of Covid-19 origins as lab leak theory debated
President Joe Biden ordered aides to determine the origin of the virus that causes Covid-19, saying on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies are pursuing rival theories potentially including the possibility of a laboratory accident in China.
27 May 2021
EU seeks large AstraZeneca fine for alleged contract breach
A lawyer for the European Union accused AstraZeneca on Wednesday of failing to respect its contract with the 27-nation bloc for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and asked a Belgian court to impose a large fine on the company.
26 May 2021
Belgium halts J&J COVID vaccine for under 41s after one dies
Belgium said on Wednesday it was suspending vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 41 following the death of a woman from severe side-effects after she was given the shot.G
26 May 2021
17 Covid-19 deaths, 1,497 new cases reported in 24 hours
Seventeen people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 May 2021
Diarrhoea cases rising due to heat, 15 dead so far in Noakhali
Fifteen people have died so far due to diarrhoea in the last 20 days in Noakhali.
25 May 2021
Bangladeshi startup Arogga raises USD 200K
Bangladeshi medicine delivery startup Arogga has secured $200k seed funding from new angel investors, and follow-on investment from Dubai-based Falcon Network.
25 May 2021
Number of daily Covid-19 deaths goes up again
40 dead, 1,675 infected in 24 hours
25 May 2021
Patient who died 3 days ago in Dhaka might’ve had black fungus, hospital authorities suspect
A suspected black fungus patient died at Dhaka’s Birdem Hospital three days ago while one black fungus infected patient is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.
25 May 2021