One more dies of suspected measles; toll since March 15 rises to 657
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1 dengue death, 113 hospitalised in 24 hours
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Four die from suspected measles cases in 24 hours
14 June 2026, 21:27 PM
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Surveillance tightened at ports over hantavirus risk, health ministers tells parliament
10 June 2026, 17:38 PM
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8 more children die of measles-like symptoms; toll reaches 639
10 June 2026, 16:30 PM
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7 more die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
7 June 2026, 17:37 PM
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3 more die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
6 June 2026, 19:24 PM
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5 more children die with measles-like symptoms, toll reaches 610
5 June 2026, 18:00 PM
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Father incurs Tk 6 lakh in debt trying to save twins, loses both to measles
5 June 2026, 13:52 PM
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Four more die from measles, symptoms in 24 hours
4 June 2026, 19:08 PM
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No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.58%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 April 2022, 11:18 AM
Children aged 5-12 to get Covid-19 vaccine from June: Health Minister
Covid-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12 will begin from June this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday (April 29, 2022).
29 April 2022, 18:19 PM
US provides 3mn new formula Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses
The United States has provided 3 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.
29 April 2022, 11:21 AM
No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.63%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 April 2022, 10:31 AM
Climate change may lead to more infectious diseases such as Covid, HIV, ebola
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.
28 April 2022, 14:31 PM
No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.41%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 April 2022, 10:16 AM
Bangladesh's initiative to build vaccine plant losing steam?
The country’s initiative to build a vaccine plant and research centre of its own is losing steam apparently with the intensity of the pandemic waning.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No scope for complacency over Covid-19: Health Minister
Stating that there is no scope for complacency over the Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (April 27, 2022) urged all to maintain health safety guidelines as the virus still exists in the country.
27 April 2022, 14:56 PM
No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.47%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 April 2022, 11:05 AM
'Epidemic under control': Denmark suspends Covid vaccination campaign
Denmark, which in February lifted all curbs related to the coronavirus pandemic, said Tuesday it was suspending its widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
27 April 2022, 10:12 AM
China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu
China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, the country's health authority said on Tuesday (April 26), but said the risk of it spreading among people was low.
27 April 2022, 07:23 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.38%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 April 2022, 10:41 AM
Fourth Covid wave looms
With a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in neighbouring India and other countries, the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) has come up with some recommendations to prevent further surges in the country.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
TIB report on Covid baseless
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday rejected Transparency International Bangladesh’s recent report on the Covid crisis, terming it “completely baseless”.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No Covid deaths, 27 cases recorded in 24 hours
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 April 2022, 10:42 AM
Transparency International did a non-transparent job: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today rejected Transparency International Bangladesh’s recent report on Covid-19 treatment, terming it completely “baseless and done on purpose”.
25 April 2022, 07:43 AM
Monitor travellers to India: Maleque
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday asked the authorities concerned to beef up monitoring of travellers to India as Covid-19 infections are increasing in the neighbouring country.
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.41%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 April 2022, 10:56 AM
26 new Covid cases, no death in a day
No death from Covid-19 was reported in the 24 hours preceding 8:00 am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM
The threat of untreatable gonorrhoea could be tackled using an existing meningitis vaccine
According to findings from a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, meningitis vaccines could help improve protection against gonorrhoea amid rising cases globally and increase bacterial resistance to drugs used to treat the infection.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM