A symposium was held at Hotel Le Meridein in the capital on Friday to share updated knowledge about cardiology, says a press release.

Bangladesh Passengers' Welfare Association yesterday urged the government not to increase public transport fare giving the gas price hike as an excuse.

The price hike of natural gas and electricity would increase the cost of production and the country's export business would lose its competitive edge, said industry insiders.

Gas and power tariffs might see a rise but fuel prices are likely to remain unchanged despite the fall in oil prices on the international market, according to officials at the power, energy and mineral resources ministry.

Ctg Vegetable Prices Keep Shooting Up

On Wednesday afternoon, a middle-aged woman went to the capital's Farmgate vegetable market. She asked the vendor for a quarter kilo of carrots. On the scale were just three of them. Suddenly, the woman lifted one from the scale, kept it in the vendor's basket and put

Vegetable prices have shot up in the capital's kitchen markets due to a fall in supply, as many of the major vegetable growing regions lost crops for heavy rainfall over the last two weeks, say traders and agriculture officials.

Aiming to create awareness about Lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the immune system due to the impact of environment and

Bangladesh's cancer diagnosis facilities have yet to reach the advanced level available in some neighbouring countries, said

Price of vegetables in Chittagong city's kitchen markets have soared in the last few days.

Some Bangladeshi hospitals have all necessary equipment to treat cervical and breast cancer, but due to a lack of awareness, women are

Traders hiked prices of essentials and vegetables yesterday, cashing in on the increased demand on the first day of Ramadan.

Chittagong district administration, Chittagong City Corporation, and Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industries will jointly launch

Use of mobile phones can significantly reduce the time and cost of disease surveillance, according to the Institute of Epidemiology,

It is possible to cure breast cancer through hormone therapy and regular checkups which help detect the cancer at its early stage, said

While the country is witnessing significant improvement every year in most health indicators, the death rate of newborns remains

Though not an immediate cause for alarm, zoonosis will gradually turn out to be a threat for Bangladeshis if proper measures are not

Down's syndrome in children is not a disease and it can be managed with awareness and familial compassion, said experts at a

The success of iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation programme for pregnant women can significantly increase through

Globally 60 million people in both developed and developing countries are affected by a group of eye diseases called glaucoma.