Dhaka, June 1 (IANS) Another dengue-related death was recorded in Bangladesh on Monday, taking the overall death toll from dengue to six this year so far, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 110 new patients were admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours and, so far, a total of 3,307 dengue cases have been recorded across the country, out of which 62.6 per cent are male and 37.4 per cent female.The number of recoveries and hospital discharges in …
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Dhaka, May 27 (IANS) As an escalating measles outbreak continues to unfold in Bangladesh, five more children died from the symptoms of the disease on Wednesday, raising the total death toll to 560 since March 15 this year, local media reported. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning.Among the suspected fatalities, the highest number — two deaths – were recorded in the Dhaka division, Bangladeshi m…
Dhaka, May 6 (IANS) At least six children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, pushing the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 317, as the country grapples with an alarming health crisis, according to local media reports. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning.The DGHS stated that among the six fatalities, two patients had tested positive for measles, while four die…
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) As many as 97 shrines across Bangladesh have come under attack since the 2024 July protests and through the final phase of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, with incidents including vandalism, arson, looting, and coordinated assaults.According to a report in Dhaka Tribune, in the latest case, a spiritual leader, Shamim Reza, was beaten and hacked to death at his shrine in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia district on April 18, following an attack sparked by ru…
Dhaka, Jan 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Monday expressed concern over the country’s deteriorating security situation, which it said has taken a dark turn, warning that kidnapping has transitioned from isolated criminal acts into an organised, nationwide business.According to the party, the reality of kidnapping in Bangladesh has become a nightmare for ordinary citizens, from a sub-assistant engineer in Bogura district being forced to pay ransom twice to the tragic murder of Sudipto R…