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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

Simultaneously, the premier asked the officials concerned to submit a comprehensive report on the implementation and progress of the directives on 2 June 2026.

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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

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

9 die from measles, related symptoms in 24hrs; toll exceeds 350

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

Measles crisis: 2 more children die in Barishal, hospitalisations surpass 4,400

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

New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha

Jakia Sultana Jothi. Photo: Collected

Doctors suspect rare mosquito-borne virus in Ctg vet teacher's death

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

7 die from measles, related symptoms in 24hrs

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Measles outbreak in Barishal claims life of 13-month-old child; infections cross 4,300

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. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles outbreak: Dhaka division accounts for 50% of total fatalities