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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High cardiovascular risk is associated with symptoms of depression
A new study published in PLOS ONE links cardiovascular risk factors to an increased risk of depression in older adults. Similar risk factors, such as inflammation and oxidative stress, are thought to link cardiovascular disease and depression. However, depression has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The new study focused on overweight or obese men and women aged 55-75.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Vaccines provide extra protection for those with immunity from a previous COVID-19 infection
In a study, researchers aimed to determine whether the four COVID-19 vaccines licenced for use in Brazil – CoronaVac, Oxford-AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1), Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) and Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) – offered additional protection against symptomatic infection, hospitalisation and death, to those reinfected with SARS-CoV-2.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No Covid deaths reported 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).
16 April 2022, 13:12 PM
Shanghai residents clash with police after homes seized for Covid quarantine
Shanghai residents scuffled with hazmat-suited police ordering them to surrender their homes to Covid-19 patients, videos on social media showed, providing a rare glimpse into rising discontent in the megacity over China's inflexible virus response.
16 April 2022, 05:58 AM
WHO monitors hepatitis of unknown origin in UK children
The World Health Organization yesterday said it was monitoring cases of hepatitis of unknown origin in dozens of children in Britain, some of whom required a liver transplant.
15 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours, positivity rate 0.64%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 April 2022, 10:29 AM
No Covid-19 death recorded in 24 hours; positivity rate 0.52%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 April 2022, 09:50 AM
2.3 million city residents to get cholera vaccine
A total of 2.3 million people, aged one year and above, will get oral cholera vaccines from next month in five diarrhoea-prone areas in the capital.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Not yet time’
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee unanimously agreed that now is not the time to lower the guard on Covid-19, the group’s head told a press conference yesterday.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours; positivity rate 0.58%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 April 2022, 09:55 AM
4 dead from diarrhoea this year; 23 lakh Dhaka residents to get cholera vaccine: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today reported that four patients have died due to diarrhea in Bangladesh during this year’s outbreak since the second week of March.
13 April 2022, 07:55 AM
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 April 2022, 10:28 AM
Covid-19 variant XE: Japan reports its first case
The Japanese health ministry on Monday reported the country's first case of coronavirus variant XE, in a woman who arrived at a Narita airport from the United States on March 26.
11 April 2022, 16:37 PM
WHO tracking cases of 2 new Omicron sub-variants to assess whether they're more infectious
The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus to assess whether they are more infectious or dangerous.
11 April 2022, 16:35 PM
One Covid-19 death reported after 6 days
After six days of no reported Covid-19 deaths since April 5, Bangladesh reported one death from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today.
11 April 2022, 10:29 AM
Covid-19 left one 'very tired': Queen Elizabeth
Britain's Queen Elizabeth said Covid-19 had left "one very tired and exhausted" as she talked to health workers and a former patient about her own experience of "this horrible pandemic".
11 April 2022, 09:10 AM
No Covid-19 death since April 5
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 April 2022, 10:53 AM
No Covid-19 death for fifth consecutive day
No deaths were reported from Covid-19 for the fifth consecutive day today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 April 2022, 11:15 AM
Two thirds of Africans may have had Covid: WHO study
More than two-thirds of Africans may have contracted Covid-19 over the past two years, around 97 times more than reported infections, a World Health Organization report suggested on Thursday.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 vaccination: Bangladesh a role model
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign has so far turned out to be quite a triumph.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM