DGHS issues guidelines to curb HMPV spread
DGHS issues guidelines to curb HMPV spread

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued seven directives to prevent the spread of Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus commonly linked to seasonal illnesses. DGHS issued a press release signed by Line Director Professor Dr Md Halimur Rashid in this regard. The...

Deadline extended for listing names of uprising martyrs, injured
Deadline extended for listing names of uprising martyrs, injured

The deadline for listing names of individuals who were martyred or injured during the July uprising has been extended, reports UNB. A public notice issued on Wednesday confirmed that applications for inclusion in the official records can now be submitted until January 31, 2025. The...

4 more death reported from Dengue in 24 hours
4 more death reported from Dengue in 24 hours

Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 569 this year, reports UNB. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent fatalities have been reported in...

One more dies of dengue
One more dies of dengue

One more dengue patient died and 172 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till Monday morning in the country. The dengue death toll has risen to 564 so far this year. During the period, 67 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 105 patients were admitted to different...

Two more dies of Dengue in 24 hrs
Two more dies of Dengue in 24 hrs

Two more dengue patients died and 478 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till Monday morning in the country. The dengue death toll has risen to 531 so far this year. During the period, 192 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 286 patients were admitted to different...

Lack of attention fueled rising dengue deaths recently: DGHS
Lack of attention fueled rising dengue deaths recently: DGHS

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director General Dr Abu Zafar has attributed the increasing number of dengue cases and deaths to a lack of attention to the disease, despite its continued prevalence due to climate change, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said that while climate change has...

Committees tasked to find solutions to prevent dengue
Committees tasked to find solutions to prevent dengue

Two six-member separate expert committees, formed at Dhaka north and south city corporations due to a rise in dengue cases, have now been working tirelessly to devise an effective and durable solution to prevent the mosquito borne disease, reports BSS. The expert committee held its maiden...