
Bangladesh recorded six more dengue-related deaths and 1,942 new hospital admissions in the 24 hours ending at 8am on Tuesday, the Directorate General of Health Services said. The deaths raised the country’s dengue toll for the current month to 142 and the total for the year to 239. The figures wer

Dr Anchol Roy, an assistant registrar in neurology at Mugda Medical College and a 42nd BCS Health Cadre officer, died of dengue while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Sunday morning. She was 30. The Department of Information confirmed the death in a statement issued on Sunday nig

Six dengue patients died and 1,561 others were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours from 8am Saturday to 8am Sunday, according to a Directorate General of Health Services bulletin issued on Sunday. The latest deaths brought this year’s dengue death toll to 149, the bulletin said.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon the country’s youth to join hands in rebuilding the state and combating dengue, saying their collective strength and determination can bring about meaningful change in the country. “If such a large youth population of a country wants to change the cou