5yrs on, no building regulatory body yet
The urgency of a central authority heightened after a recent 5.7-magnitude earthquake
28 November 2025, 18:38 PM
Families struggle as dengue cases peak in November
Twelve-year-old Nuhas and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister Najat are sharing a single bed at the children’s ward of Mugda Medical College and Hospital, both diagnosed with dengue.
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Of recurring fires and lost homes
Yesterday, around midnight, a 50-year-old day labourer stood near the fire-ravaged Korail slum, a single suitcase balanced on his head.
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
‘How many times can we start over?’ Ashes, debt, and fragile hope in Korail
Families who have already rebuilt their worlds twice now sift through the debris a third time
26 November 2025, 13:32 PM
Highly risky Dhaka buildings still in use
Friday's tremor laid bare not only the vulnerability of these structures but also the failure of authorities to act despite repeated warnings.
24 November 2025, 18:37 PM
Friday’s jolt lays bare Dhaka’s fragility
Experts warned that far greater losses await if the authorities fail to act now
22 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Late referrals driving dengue deaths at DMCH
Fourteen-year-old Akash Khan has been lying in critical condition in the dengue ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) since November 18.
21 November 2025, 21:14 PM
Too close to ignore, Dhaka must act now
No recent quake has been felt as strongly in Dhaka and its surrounding areas as yesterday’s tremor. The shallow 5.7 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre in Madhabdi just around 13km from the capital’s Agargaon, forced residents onto the streets, fearing aftershocks.
21 November 2025, 18:18 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Aedes larvae abound in Gazipur, Narayanganj
As rising numbers of dengue patients strain hospitals across the country, a government survey in Gazipur and Narayanganj has found numerous breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitos.
13 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Saviour fails to survive
As a doctor, she helped many patients to recover from dengue infection at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. But she herself could not beat the virus.
11 August 2023, 18:00 PM
31 children under 10 died from dengue so far this season
With her health improving, two-year-old Mayamanat Islam Sadia was spending her time playing with a balloon on her bed at the dengue ward of Mugda Medical College and Hospital.
10 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Fight for survival amid ICU crisis
Rafia, a 14-year-old girl battling dengue, finds herself caught in a distressing predicament within the healthcare system of Dhaka.
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Rise In Dengue Patients: DMCH faces acute shortage of beds
Twenty-year-old Mohammad Sakib was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday as he was experiencing severe weakness -- a dengue symptom that is considered a “warning sign”.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
7 days, over 17,000 cases
At least 17,651 dengue patients were hospitalised in the first week of August, which is five times higher than the number of cases in the first week of July and 24 times of that in June.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Shishu Hospital having to turn away patients
Three-year-old Omar Faruk was having seizures when his father Enamul Haque brought him to Bangladesh Shishu Hospital around 2:30pm yesterday.
4 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: 2023 already the deadliest year
With 10 new deaths recorded yesterday, the total number of dengue fatalities this year has risen to 283 – making this the deadliest dengue year since the first outbreak in the year 2000.
3 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Intermittent rain to worsen dengue situation
The ongoing intermittent rain, particularly in Dhaka, will worsen the dengue situation if the authorities fail to take the necessary steps to kill adult mosquitoes and destroy all breeding sources, entomologists said.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue patients keep pouring into DMCH
After 19-year-old Mohammad Masud was diagnosed with dengue a few days ago, he returned to his Pirojpur home to stay with his parents.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Delay in test reports as patients swarm labs
Asma Begum took her five-year-old son and a 12-year-old relative, both suffering from fever, to get their NS1 and CBC tests, required to determine dengue, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, as per doctor’s advice, on Thursday.
31 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: July, deadliest month in 22 years
July has turned out to be the deadliest month since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the country way back in 2000.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: 178 dead in July alone
With 10 new deaths recorded yesterday, 178 people have died from dengue just in the month of July.
27 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Pregnant women more vulnerable
As a deadly dengue outbreak tightens its grip across the country, an escalating number of lives are being claimed each day.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Deadlier than ever
With the city hospitals struggling to accommodate a growing number of dengue patients, deaths from the viral fever are increasing at a higher rate compared to the previous years.
21 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Mohakhali DNCC Hospital: Taking on the dengue challenge
It is the only hospital in the country that was declared by the government to be for dengue patients
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue claims 19 lives, highest in a single day
The country has been grappling with an alarming surge in dengue-related fatalities this July, with 99 deaths already recorded within the first 19 days of the month.
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue Cases: 18-40 age group worst-hit for late hospitalisation
Late hospital admissions and negligence in timely doctor visits are believed to be the reasons why patients aged between 18 and 40 are the worst affected age-group in the ongoing dengue outbreak, experts said.
18 July 2023, 18:00 PM
18-40 age group the worst-affected
Sazedur Rahman, 40, a resident of Gaibandha, had been suffering from fever since the last week of June.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Spectre of deadliest dengue year looms
The Dhaka city corporations seem to have learned little from the past when it comes to controlling Aedes mosquitoes, as early measures were not taken to avert this year’s deadly dengue outbreak, experts say.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM