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Dr Zahed Ur Rahman. Sketch: TBS

Govt to form probe body with int'l orgs over vaccine procurement lapses: Adviser Zahed

Govt begins procuring 9.5cr doses of 10 types of vaccines

Passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, carry their belongings after disembarking at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, 12 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Dutch hospital quarantines 12 over breach of hantavirus protocol

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

US says 18 passengers flown back after hantavirus outbreak on ship

Ctg vet teacher's death renews Japanese encephalitis concern as city lacks RT-PCR testing

Ctg vet teacher's death renews Japanese encephalitis concern as city lacks RT-PCR testing

A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at 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. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Over 100 child deaths linked to measles, pneumonia at CMCH in 2 months

A child undergoing treatment for measles at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, as cases surge across the city and hospitals see a growing influx of young patients. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles outbreak: Death toll rises to 415 as 6 more children die in 24hrs

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What is hantavirus and how does it spread?

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended his Armed Forces Division office in Dhaka Cantonment for the first time on 23 February 2026. Photo: BNP Media Cell

PM directs immediate operation of six unused children’s hospitals

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Measles death toll rises to 409 as 11 more die in 24hrs

A child undergoing treatment for measles at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, as cases surge across the city and hospitals see a growing influx of young patients. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles outbreak: Writ seeks accountability, Tk2cr compensation for each family after 352 child deaths

A person wearing a mask stands aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Passengers begin evacuating from cruise ship hit by hantavirus

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts: EU health agency

A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS

Govt begins measles outbreak probe, 1.73cr vaccinated so far