Dengue cases cross 50,000 in Dhaka division as outbreak strains hospitals
Health-directorate figures show admissions up 38 percent over last week, with the heaviest load in Mugda, Mitford, and the Shaheed Suhrawardy hospitals.
By Rumana Akter·
Aedes larvae survey warns of a second dengue peak before September
An IEDCR pre-monsoon survey has flagged 14 wards with Breteau indices above the WHO threshold — most clustered around the new metro alignment.
By Rumana Akter·
What the dengue numbers actually tell us — and what they hide
An editorial on the gap between hospital-admissions data and ward-level transmission, and why we still cannot answer the simplest question parents are asking.
By Mahmudul Hasan·