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Study Findings: Obesity linked to higher risk of severe infections
15 March 2026, 00:17 AM
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Global health milestone: single-dose pill for sleeping sickness gains EU support
15 March 2026, 00:16 AM
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Empty clinics, ailing villages: Bangladesh’s quiet rural health crisis
15 March 2026, 00:14 AM
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Global partners launch $54m effort to boost maternal nutrition in Africa
15 March 2026, 00:12 AM
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Bangladesh’s CHRF wins prestigious Wellcome grant to study severe viral pneumonia in children
15 March 2026, 00:11 AM
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The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
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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
The DNA lab at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute needs to be operational soon
Thalassemia is the most common congenital disorder in Bangladesh. It is estimated that nearly 14,000 children with thalassemia are born every year in our country. Ten percent of our population are carriers of the disease, while in the tribal population more than 30% are carriers.
4 February 2023, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.58%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
4 February 2023, 11:01 AM
Waiting for a bed
A 23-year-old blood cancer patient from Munshiganj was admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka for a temporary period until he can be admitted to the BSMMU for radiotherapy.
3 February 2023, 18:40 PM
Keep hospital beds ready for Nipah virus patients: DGHS
The government today gave directives to the relevant authorities to keep the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital ready in the wake of the spread of the Nipah virus in 28 districts of the country.
3 February 2023, 12:10 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.75%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 February 2023, 11:32 AM
Gonoshasthaya Kendra offers dialysis for Tk 1,000 for 100 patients a night
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has decided to offer dialysis treatment to 100 kidney patients per night for Tk 1,000 per session.
3 February 2023, 04:44 AM
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.44%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 February 2023, 13:10 PM
Interns, student nurses on strike over assault of fellow at Pabna hospital
Interns and student nurses have been staging demonstrations for the third consecutive day today demanding removal from Pabna General Hospital of agents of private clinics and diagnostic centres.
2 February 2023, 08:58 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.53%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 February 2023, 12:00 PM
No Covid death in 24 hrs, positivity rate 0.71pc
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday while 13 others tested positive for the virus.
31 January 2023, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.71%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 January 2023, 10:44 AM
WHO urges investment in neglected tropical diseases
The World Health Organization yesterday called for greater investment in combating neglected tropical diseases, which left more than 1.6 billion people, often in least-developed countries, requiring treatment in 2021.
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.44%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 January 2023, 10:36 AM
Five die of Nipah virus this year
Five out of eight patients infected with Nipah virus have died this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
29 January 2023, 18:00 PM
5 died of Nipah this year
Five of the eight people infected with Nipah virus have died in the country this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
29 January 2023, 11:27 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.45%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 January 2023, 10:41 AM
Maternal Healthcare: Slum women left to fend for themselves
Eighteen-year-old Julekha Begum, of Tejgaon slum, was married off at 15 and is currently in the ninth month of pregnancy.
29 January 2023, 01:40 AM
Warning signs of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that disrupts your heartbeat. A glitch in the heart’s electrical system makes its upper chambers (the atria) beat so fast they quiver or fibrillate. This causes the lower chambers (the ventricles) to beat out of sync. AFib can be dangerous because it raises your risk of stroke and heart failure.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Understanding testicular cancer
The testes are a pair of male reproductive organs in the scrotum Testicles can vary in size, shape, and position from person to person. However, it is usual for one testicle to be slightly larger or suspended lower than the other. The scrotum is a bag of skin that surrounds and protects the testes. It is located outside the body because the optimal temperature for sperm production is slightly lower than the average body temperature.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Living in a toxic society
Once a wise man said, “One fake friend is more dangerous than 100 enemies.” True friends will always find a way to help, but toxic and fake friends will always find an excuse. Today, a toxic social environment causes more harm to our health, happiness, and wellbeing. People who make us feel bad, or insecure about ourselves can create a toxic environment.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM