Silent Eid nights in measles wards
Measles treatment continued uninterrupted at hospitals in Dhaka during the Eid holidays, but for many families...
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01 Jun 2026
Higher health spending not enough without reforms
Bangladesh’s health sector struggles to fully utilise its budget due to systemic problems, rigid procurement rules...
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25 May 2026
Bangladesh among worst measles fatality rates
Bangladesh is recording one of the highest measles fatality rates in the world as a fast-spreading...
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24 May 2026
Measles outbreak: Floating children remain outside vaccine coverage
Amid a nationwide measles outbreak, many children living at railway stations, on pavements and in floating...
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23 May 2026
Chasing measles cure: Long medical odyssey from remote village to Dhaka
Mohammad Yusuf, a resident of Chhota Bighai Union in Patuakhali, is spending his days navigating a...
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18 May 2026
Brokers turn hospitals into death traps
The predatory influence of brokers within the country’s government hospitals has reached an overwhelming and dangerous...
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16 May 2026
Vulnerable homes fuel measles surge
A dangerous pattern is emerging in Bangladesh’s worsening measles outbreak as infected children are spreading the...
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15 May 2026
Measles outbreak: Soaring healthcare costs overwhelm low-income families
Inside a tiny, one-room home in the Korail area of Dhaka, six-month-old Abu Bakar lay struggling...
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13 May 2026
23-day-old fights measles in rare case
A 23-day-old infant, Abu Hurayra, is battling measles and related complications in the neonatal intensive care...
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10 May 2026
Measles epidemic spirals as promises falter
Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has escalated into a full-blown epidemic, contradicting the government’s repeated assurances of a...
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06 May 2026