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A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at the DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Experts urge closing vaccine gaps as measles deaths continue despite nationwide campaign

Experts warn that the disease cannot be brought under control without closing vaccination gaps and strengthening treatment at the community level

Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Measles: Death toll reaches 780 as one more dies in 24hrs

Medical monitoring of a young patient in Bangladesh as the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reports suspect 684 measles deaths. Photo: Mehedi Hasan.

Measles death toll rises to 779 as 8 more children die in 24hrs

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Health minister advises mosquito nets, full-sleeved clothes to combat dengue

A mother is trying to provide some relief to her measles-infected child, despite being unwell, by spending time in the play zone of the DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka. The measles outbreak has recently increased at an alarming rate, leading to an extreme surge of patients in hospitals, particularly in Dhaka and surrounding areas. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles death toll reaches 771 as five more children die

Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger goes through his pre-flight routine before piloting a flight to North Carolina from LaGuardia Airport in New York October 1, 2009. Sullenberger was the pilot who brought a crippled US Airways jet to a textbook emergency landing on New York City's Hudson River, after the Airbus A320 was struck by birds, blowing out the engines of the plane, moments after take-off from New York's LaGuardia airport in January. Photo: REUTERS

'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot has early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Cole

Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims

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164 dengue cases reported in 13 days as Ctg battles rain-induced outbreak

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Early menopause affects around one in 13 Bangladeshi women aged 30-49: icddr,b study

An Aedes mosquito, the primary carrier of the dengue virus. Photo: Collected

One dengue patient dies, 329 hospitalised in 24hrs

Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Measles-related deaths rise to 766 as seven more children die

A typhoid vaccine vial is pictured at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College on 12 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS/File

Typhoid vaccine to join routine EPI programme from 1 August

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Govt plans kidney dialysis services at district, upazila hospitals