Two patients die minutes after pre-surgery injection at SBMCH Barishal; nurses suspended
15 March 2026, 20:14 PM
Health
Study Findings: Obesity linked to higher risk of severe infections
15 March 2026, 00:17 AM
Healthcare
Global health milestone: single-dose pill for sleeping sickness gains EU support
15 March 2026, 00:16 AM
Healthcare
Empty clinics, ailing villages: Bangladesh’s quiet rural health crisis
15 March 2026, 00:14 AM
Healthcare
Global partners launch $54m effort to boost maternal nutrition in Africa
15 March 2026, 00:12 AM
Healthcare
Bangladesh’s CHRF wins prestigious Wellcome grant to study severe viral pneumonia in children
15 March 2026, 00:11 AM
Healthcare
The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
Healthcare
Study links e-cigarettes to higher blood pressure risk
15 March 2026, 00:08 AM
Healthcare
Prices of meat jump before Eid
14 March 2026, 05:45 AM
Price of essentials
4 years on, hospital not fully operational
14 March 2026, 02:05 AM
Hospitals
ChatGPT at the point of care
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being explored in the medical field to improve clinical practice. One such AI tool is ChatGPT
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 9 more cases
Bangladesh reported 9 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till today morning..With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,216, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)..However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at
29 April 2023, 11:02 AM
Onion, potato prices shoot up
Faruk Hossain, a Begunbari resident, went to the capital’s Karwan Bazar yesterday for his monthly grocery shopping with the hope of buying all items spending the same amount of money he spent last month.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Local admin urges farmers to speed up paddy harvest in haor
The upazila administration and agriculture department have asked farmers to quickly harvest boro rice in the Kawadighi Haor area of Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar as there are possibilities of sudden thunderstorms and hailstorms in the area
28 April 2023, 13:52 PM
Bangladesh reports 15 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till this morning.
28 April 2023, 11:33 AM
Sugar price jumps by Tk 20 a kg in 2 weeks
Within two weeks, the price of sugar increased by Tk 20 per kg at retail.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM
13 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 13 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 13 hospitalised across country
At least 13 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning
27 April 2023, 11:42 AM
Agricultural, cereal, export prices up globally
World Bank report shows
26 April 2023, 09:45 AM
Indian-made contaminated cough syrup found in Western Pacific: WHO
Contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday, after a spate of child deaths linked to other syrups in some countries last year.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue fever: 9 patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least nine patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
24 April 2023, 11:59 AM
1 more hospitalised with dengue
One more person was hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to yesterday morning.
20 April 2023, 18:00 PM
67 million children missed vaccines during Covid-19 pandemic: Unicef
Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations said Wednesday
20 April 2023, 02:56 AM
Availability of menstrual products in educational institutions
Menstruation is a monthly occurrence for women, and having little to no access to pads when needed is a major cause for concern.
20 April 2023, 00:00 AM
WHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile
The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be further trouble before the virus settles into a predictable pattern.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Hearing aids may protect against a higher risk of dementia associated with hearing loss
A new study published in The Lancet Public Health journal suggests that people with hearing loss who do not use hearing aids may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those without hearing loss. However, the use of hearing aids may reduce this risk to the same level as those without hearing loss.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
The future is bright for gold-based antibiotics
Spanish researchers have identified several gold-based compounds with the potential to treat multidrug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”. The compounds were found to be effective against at least one hard-to-treat bacterium, with some proving effective against several.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Uganda introduced life-saving yellow fever vaccine into routine immunisation programme
In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries in Africa reporting confirmed cases of yellow fever. With the support of the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy and its key partners, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a multi-country outbreak response was organised in neighbouring countries that faced more serious yellow fever transmission.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Ego-land
The ego is the master of all conflicts. This is an inflated feeling of pride and superiority over others. It creates a dissection between the ideas of moral and immoral, war and peace, and so on.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
How to stop emotional eating from stress
Our relationship with food is complex. On one hand, we need it to survive, but on the other hand, we have found pleasure in our food choices. When we are under stress, we often turn to comfort foods, but the guilt that follows can hinder our efforts to eat healthily. To help break the cycle of stress eating, here are some tips and tricks.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM