The average life expectancy of Bangladeshis has increased to 72.8 years in 2020, during the outbreak of coronavirus, as compared to 72.6 years in 2019, according to a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The two-day annual election to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) began yesterday.

A mobile court of the Power Development Board (PDB), Chittagong, yesterday snapped seven electricity connections

Bangladesh should concentrate on capacity building and take all-out preparation to implement the Paris agreement, speakers told a

Extra measures are to be taken in the Dhaka metro rail project to check noise, shock and vibration in key places like Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Dhaka University and National Museum.

Bangladesh's coastal districts will experience increased salinity by 2050, revealed a scientific study and a mathematical modelling.

Though the number of children suffering from undernutrition has been dropping in Bangladesh since 1996,

Violence against women and children rose by five percent in 2015 compared to the year before with at least 15 persons falling victim every day, says a report of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA).

The number of workplace deaths in 2015 was at least 373 in 282 accidents, an increase by 53 from 2014's 271 accidents, says a report

Road dust has become the biggest source of pollution in the capital, especially during the dry season, for various unplanned

The death from cancer in Bangladesh will be increased to 13 percent in 2030 from 7.5 percent in 2005, according to the International

Due to a lack of regulation, the use of mercury reached an alarming level in Bangladesh increasing health risks and environment pollution, said experts at a workshop yesterday.

As per HIV/AIDS prevalence rate and the number of people living with this, AIDS is still not a serious threat to Bangladesh, however, it can rise suddenly due to the lack of proper knowledge and awareness, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said at a roundtable yesterday.

The number of diabetics in Bangladesh stood at 7.1 million in 2015 putting it on the 10th position among the

The cabinet yesterday cleared the drafts of six laws that will hike the remunerations and privileges of the president, prime minister, Speaker, chief justice, ministers, deputy speaker, Supreme Court judges, state ministers, deputy ministers and parliament members.

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Bangladesh while in women it is the most common carcinoma,

Consumption of eggs has no significant link with heart diseases, said livestock scientists and nutritionists yesterday.

The available medical facilities to treat women with obstetric fistula remain mostly unutilised while the lives of women

Dementia patients, who suffer from severe decline of memory and thinking ability, need special care from family,

Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, are the number one reasons for death, claiming 17.5 million lives per year globally, according to World Health Organization (WHO).