Medical education: HC summons DG over non-compliance
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
World Diabetes Day / Bangladeshi researchers on cusp of diabetes prevention
14 November 2022, 08:06 AM
Disease
Dengue fever: 5 more die, 873 hospitalised in 24hrs
31 October 2022, 11:19 AM
Disease
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 6.62%
28 July 2022, 11:52 AM
Deaths & infections
India reports 2nd case of monkeypox
18 July 2022, 11:56 AM
Disease
Sore throat most common Covid-19 symptom now, according to British study
18 July 2022, 09:39 AM
Coronavirus
7 Covid-19 deaths, 1,611 cases reported in 24 hours
8 July 2022, 11:40 AM
Deaths & infections
Work with city corporation to eliminate Aedes breeding ground: Atiqul to REHAB
4 July 2022, 11:24 AM
Disease
67% medicine retailers can't identify antibiotics: DGDA
18 May 2022, 07:54 AM
Health
No Covid-19 death since April 5
10 April 2022, 10:53 AM
Deaths & infections
Mistakes even healthy people make
There are some mistakes that even the most health concerned people can also commit without knowing. Let us have a look at some of these and try to avoid as much as possible.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Miscarriage tied to increased mortality
Miscarriage is associated with increased premature mortality in mothers, suggests an observational study in The BMJ.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
How mental resilience can help through the pandemic
Resilience is the ability to stay strong during hard times. How are you doing this year? Looking back, what was the most difficult part?
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Is a lockdown inevitable in Bangladesh?
The new infectious variants of COVID-19 are menacing all around the world forcing many countries to impose lockdown-type measures.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19: positivity rate 23.15% today, 58 dead
Fifty-eight people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 April 2021, 10:18 AM
Australia to continue AstraZeneca vaccination despite blood clotting case
Australia will continue its inoculation programme with AstraZeneca PLC, health officials said on Saturday, after a blood clotting case raised concern about the safety of the vaccine.
3 April 2021, 09:51 AM
Covid-19 cases in 24 hours continue breaking record; 6830 infected
Fifty people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 April 2021, 11:13 AM
2 Bhutanese tested positive for Covid-19 during PM Tshering’s visit to Bangladesh: Kuensel
Two Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) artists who tested positive for Covid-19 while in Bangladesh during Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering’s recent visit are recovering in a hospital in Dhaka, reports Kuensel Online.
2 April 2021, 08:48 AM
Covid-19 surge: MBBS admission test underway, large crowds outside centres
This year’s MBBS admission test is being held all over the country today despite rising cases of Covid-19 infections. Examinees and their guardians were seen gathering in huge numbers in front of many centres in Dhaka city.
2 April 2021, 05:04 AM
New record: number of Covid-19 cases in a day crosses 6400 mark
Fifty-nine people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 April 2021, 10:39 AM
State Minister for Culture KM Khalid takes 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccine
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine today.
1 April 2021, 10:13 AM
PM seeks cooperation from all as 2nd wave of Covid-19 underway
Mentioning that Covid-19 is rapidly spreading again, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought cooperation from all to bring the second wave of the virus under control.
1 April 2021, 10:07 AM
Govt increasing hospital beds but no alternative to prevent Covid-19 transmission: health minister
No patient will be deprived of treatment till an inch of space in hospitals is vacant, Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said.
1 April 2021, 07:57 AM
2nd Covid-19 wave in India: vaccination for all above age 45 begins
India widened the Covid-19 vaccination coverage by starting inoculation of all above the age of 45 from today.
1 April 2021, 05:41 AM
DNCC kitchen market to be turned into Covid-19 dedicated hospital: Health minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the Dhaka North City Corporation kitchen market in Mohakhali will be turned into a makeshift hospital dedicated for novel coronavirus patients.
31 March 2021, 16:30 PM
Serum’s vaccine will be here in time, no worries: finance minister
There is no uncertainty about getting the vaccine from the Serum Institute of India and the second dose will be administered as per schedule, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.
31 March 2021, 11:49 AM
Covid-19 surge: BRTA bans motorcycles operating under ride-sharing services
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today imposed a ban on motorcycles operating under ride-sharing services to ensure health safety guidelines and social distancing.
31 March 2021, 11:01 AM
Number of Covid-19 cases in 24 hours breaks record again; 5358 infected, 52 dead
Fifty-two people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 March 2021, 10:09 AM
2 UK returnees given 7 days’ jail for violating institutional quarantine rule
A mobile court in Sylhet sentenced two UK returnees to seven days’ imprisonment last night for not abiding by mandatory institutional quarantine, enforced to curb Covid-19 spread.
31 March 2021, 06:53 AM
T cells induced by COVID-19 infection respond to new virus variants: US study
A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a US laboratory study released on Tuesday.
31 March 2021, 04:36 AM