Health & Medicine
2 children die with measles symptoms, 1,297 infected
Two more children have died with measles symptoms in the country. With this, the death toll has reached 948, while 100 people have died from confirmed measles.
Regular monitoring will be done to stop antibiotic sales without prescription
Director General (Additional Secretary) of the Directorate General of Drug Administration Md Alamgir Hossain has stressed strengthening surveillance at the pharmacy level and ensuring drug distribution through trained pharmacists to prevent the uncontrolled use of antibiotics in the country.
33 deaths from dengue in seven days
The Directorate General of Health Services has said five more people have died from dengue in the last 24 hours. In the same period 1,484 people have been admitted to hospitals. This takes the number of deaths from dengue in the last seven days to 33.
5 more die of dengue, 1,484 hospitalised
Five more people have died of dengue across the country in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,484 people were admitted to hospital.
2 more die with measles symptoms, 1,343 new patients
Two people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,343 people were newly infected with suspected and confirmed measles.
Bangladesh records 7 dengue deaths in 24hrs
Seven people died of dengue across the country in the last 24 hours, while 1,593 new patients were hospitalised during the same period, the highest single-day admission figure recorded this year.
8 more children die with measles symptoms, 1,320 infected in 24hrs
Eight more children have died with symptoms of measles across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,320 children were diagnosed with measles or reported with measles-like symptoms, according to an updated report released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday afternoon (September 16).
Dengue deaths hit 67 in first 16 days of September
Dengue has taken 67 lives across the country in the first 16 days of September, pushing the country’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 164 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 more die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,593 hospitalised
The dengue outbreak continues to worsen across the country. Seven more people have died of the mosquito-borne disease in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,593 people were hospitalised with dengue in various hospitals across the country.
6 more die with measles symptoms, 1,316 new patients
Six people have died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,316 people were newly infected with suspected and confirmed measles.