Dhaka North City Corporation
DNCC operates anti-mosquito drive at 20 hospitals
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday sprayed its anti-mosquito fogger in 20 hospitals to minimize the health risks to medical professionals and patients.
No dengue case reported in 24 hrs: DGHS
No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Wednesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
DNCC: Anti-mosquito drive operated at 31 hospitals
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday sprayed its anti-mosquito fogger in 31 hospitals to minimize the health risks to medical professionals and patients.
Tajul wants to avoid dengue outbreak during Coronavirus crisis
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam on Tuesday urged all to be aware so that any dengue outbreak caused by the Aedes mosquito can be tolerable during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Keep contagious, domestic wastes separate: Atiqul
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said that from July 7, the authorities will not collect domestic waste which will be mixed with contagious waste.
2 new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS
Two new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
DNCC operates anti-mosquito drive at 34 hospitals
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday sprayed its anti-mosquito fogger in 34 hospitals to minimize the health risks of medical professionals.
Dengue rears its ugly head with two new cases
Two new dengue cases were reported on Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), following a period during which no new cases had been reported and the number of active cases had dropped to nil.
The two new patients are currently being treated at a hospital, according to a daily update from DGHS.
With them, Bangladesh health authorities have reported 315 dengue cases since the beginning of the year. The previous 313 patients have all been discharged from hospital following full recovery.
The country had a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised and the disease spread outside capital Dhaka. According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people last year - the most since dengue became endemic in Bangladesh in the early 2000s.
Experts warned that Dhaka may witness an even worse outbreak of dengue this year when the presence of Aedes mosquitoes increases dramatically in the monsoon months. So far however that has not played out.
In order to protect the city dwellers from dengue, a special clean-up operation to control Aedes mosquito was launched in all 54 wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from June 6.
DNCC conducts anti-mosquito drives at 25 hospitals
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) conducted anti-mosquito drives at 25 hospitals within its jurisdiction on Saturday, kicking off a weeklong special programme.
No decision to put Bashundhara residential area under lockdown: DNCC
The Dhaka North City Corporation has not taken any decision to put Bashundhara residential area under lockdown.