Dengue: 5 more die, 1034 hospitalised
Dengue: 5 more die, 1034 hospitalised

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 427 this year., reports UNB. In the recent fatalities, one was reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), one in the Dhaka...

Paraguayan president hospitalized after falling ill at G20 summit
Paraguayan president hospitalized after falling ill at G20 summit

Paraguays President Santiago Pena was taken to a Rio hospital late Monday after falling ill while attending a G20 summit, officials said, reports BSS. We inform that the President of the Republic, Santiago Pena, was treated today at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an...

10 children killed as fire breaks out at hospital in UP
10 children killed as fire breaks out at hospital in UP

At least ten children were killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India on Friday. The casualties may go up, said an official, reports NDTV. The fire, possibly due to a short circuit, broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmibai Medical...

Biker, pillion rider killed in Chattogram road crash
Biker, pillion rider killed in Chattogram road crash

Two people including a motorcyclist were killed as the motorbike crashed into a lamp post on the Chattogram Elevated Expressway in EPZ area of Chattogram on Friday midnight, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Md Moktar, 28 and Md Rubel, 36, residents of Sadarghat area. The accident...

Govt renames 12 hospitals named after Sheikh family members
Govt renames 12 hospitals named after Sheikh family members

The interim government on Sunday renamed 14 health facilities, 12 of which were named after members of the Sheikh family during Sheikh Hasinas 15-year autocratic rule. The health ministry issued a circular in this regard, signed by the ministrys Senior Secretary MA Akmal Hossain Azad and ordered...

19 hospitals were within 'lethal proximity', ten within 'kill zone': CNN
19 hospitals were within 'lethal proximity', ten within 'kill zone': CNN

An Israeli bomb had just struck Beiruts southern suburbs in yet another near-nightly attack this time hitting a building across the street from Lebanons biggest public hospital, reports CNN. The ground shook, windows shattered, and the cries of patients filled the air. Recalling the aftermath of...

Dengue claims 4 more lives in 24 hours
Dengue claims 4 more lives in 24 hours

Four more deaths due to dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 290 this year. In the most recent fatalities, two were reported in Chattogram Division, and one each in Dhaka Division...