Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

Tobacco consumption and production cost the country Tk 87,544 crore last year, more than double the tax collected from tobacco companies in fiscal 2023–24, according to a recent study.

Nationwide survey shows how inequality is deepening health disparities among households

Health services and vaccination programmes are facing disruption as several sections of medical professionals continue their demonstrations to press home their separate demands.

In Bangladesh, the first HIV case was detected in 1989. The total number of HIV-positive cases stood at 14,313 till this year. Of them, 2,666 died.

Although 84% of children in Bangladesh complete primary school, less than half go on to finish secondary education, a govt survey reveals

Drops 15 of 33 shortlisted reform proposals

According to the IDF, about 1.38 crore people in Bangladesh have diabetes.

With about three dozen doctors set to contest the upcoming national election, doctors appear to constitute one of the largest groups of professionals vying for seats in the parliament.

Physicians emerge as one of the largest professional blocs running for election

A new private medical college gets approval; admission process begins today

The ongoing shortfall in the supply of medicines, family planning materials and the procurement of medical equipment is likely to ease soon as three related projects are scheduled to be placed before the ECNEC for approval today.

Candidates to get 15 extra minutes to complete the test this year

Anti-smoking campaigners say the move defies the 2040 tobacco-free goal, risks public health

The death of a pedestrian and injuries to two others -- caused by a bearing pad that fell from a metro rail pillar on Sunday -- have exposed a critical gap in the legal framework regarding compensation for victims of metro rail-related accidents.

A probe committee yesterday began looking into Sunday’s tragic incident, where a bearing pad fell from a metro rail pillar near Farmgate station, killing a pedestrian and injuring two others.

Kills one, sparks service halt, Dhaka-wide traffic chaos; experts raise safety concerns

Over 271,000 people in Bangladesh died from air pollution-related causes in 2023, according to a new global report.

After last year’s mass uprising, at least four key committees or task forces had been entrusted with overseeing road safety -- a critical issue long neglected, costing hundreds of lives annually

Many import consignments of the garment and pharmaceutical sectors are stuck at Dubai and Singapore airports because of the space crisis in Dhaka’s cargo village and the lack of cold room facilities for pharmaceutical raw materials after the fire incident.

More than 30 lakh people suffer non-fatal injuries in road crashes each year