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Health & Wellness · Bangladesh
A 22-Year-Old Student Died of Dengue at Nine Months Pregnant. Bangladesh’s Surge Is Now a Maternal-Health Warning Too
Nur Jahan, a Cumilla college student who was nine months pregnant, died of dengue in Dhaka on Wednesday; her unborn child also died. Her death comes as Bangladesh records its highest daily dengue hospitalisations of 2026.
Health & Wellness · Bangladesh
Bangladesh Is Taking Midwifery to the UN. The Promise Now Is 25,000 Professionals Where Women Actually Give Birth
Bangladesh and Sweden will co-host a UN General Assembly event on 24 September focused on integrating midwives into primary healthcare. Bangladesh has committed to train and deploy 25,000 midwives by 2030. The global leadership will matter most if the workforce reaches women outside major hospitals.