Ten more people died of dengue and 1,943 were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8am on October 15, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest deaths, the country's dengue death toll this year has risen to 331, while the cumulative number of reported cases has reached ...more

Nine more people died of dengue across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Monday, while 1,902 new patients were hospitalised, taking the country's dengue death toll this year to 271.According to a press release issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday, two ...more

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has vowed to intensify efforts to prevent dengue, keep the city clean and stop illegal occupation of footpaths to ensure safe and unobstructed movement for pedestrians.DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan made the remarks on Saturday while inaugurating a mosquito-larvae destruction and weekly cleanliness campaign at Manik Mia Avenue in ...more

A courtyard meeting was held in Kishoreganj on Tuesday to raise public awareness about dengue prevention amid a worsening dengue situation in the district.The awareness programme was organised by Kishoreganj Municipality at Gaital Abdul Wahed Janata Government Primary School.Speaking as the chief guest, Kishoreganj Municipality Administrator and Deputy Director of the Local Government Division Jebun ...more

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has called for greater public awareness and coordinated efforts to build a clean, modern and dengue-free Dhaka.He made the remarks on Tuesday while inaugurating the Dengue Prevention and Cleanliness Campaign 2026 at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Agargaon.The DNCC administrator said the city corporation, in cooperation ...more

Kishoreganj University has launched a cleanliness and mosquito-control campaign at its temporary campus to prevent dengue and maintain a healthy environment.The campaign was held on Tuesday afternoon, with Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Habibur Rahman taking part in the cleanliness drive with a broom in hand.The programme began with an awareness session involving teachers and students ...more

Dengue claimed six more lives in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 149 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The DGHS said in its regular dengue bulletin on Sunday that 1,561 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the ...more

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has collected Tk 177,500 in fines from different areas of the capital after Aedes mosquito larvae were found on residential premises.As part of a three-month mosquito-control campaign, DNCC executive magistrates conducted mobile court drives on Sunday in Mirpur-10, Rupnagar, Uttar Pallabi, Agargaon, Uttara, Nikunja and Baridhara.A total of 28 ...more

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) conducted a special citywide campaign on Saturday to destroy Aedes mosquito larvae and curb the spread of dengue on the occasion of National Dengue Prevention Day.The daylong drive was carried out in several areas, including Manik Mia Avenue, the airport area, Monipuripara, Rajabazar, Lalmatia, Iqbal Road, Humayun Road, Mohammadpur and ...more

A three-month dengue prevention and cleanliness campaign has begun in Gopalganj as part of the nationwide initiative launched across Bangladesh.The special programme has been taken up by the Gopalganj district administration and will be implemented by the Gopalganj Municipality with support from the Gopalganj Sadar Upazila administration.Prime Minister Tarek Rahman virtually inaugurated the nationwide campaign. ...more