Consider your child’s exposure to indoor air pollution

Indoor air pollution is a serious problem in developing nations because of stoves, secondhand smoke, dust mites, mold, bacteria, cleaning products, and more. These sources release volatile compounds. The most studied indoor air pollutant is nitrogen dioxide (NO2). These pollutants can harm women and small children who spend most of their time at home.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Urgent action is needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children

United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM

1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.46%

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).
28 January 2023, 11:00 AM

WHO discusses end of Covid-19 emergency status

The World Health Organization began discussions on lowering the level of alert about the coronavirus.
28 January 2023, 03:18 AM

No Covid deaths in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.85pc

No Covid deaths were reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 January 2023, 18:00 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.85%

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).
27 January 2023, 12:23 PM

Sugar price to go up by Tk 5 a kg from Feb 1

Refiners are set to raise the price of sugar from February 1, their second hike in three months, as the higher price of unrefined sugar in the global market and depreciation of taka continue to push up their production costs.
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.77pc

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services.
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Eight more hospitalised with dengue

At least eight dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, three of them from outside Dhaka.
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Evercare Chattogram replants amputated hand successfully

Evercare Hospital Chattogram has successfully replanted an amputated hand of a patient.
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

World's first intranasal Covid vaccine launched in Delhi

The world's first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine was launched in India's New Delhi today.
26 January 2023, 12:22 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.77%

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).
26 January 2023, 10:43 AM

No Covid deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate 13.37

No Covid death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, while nine others were infected with the virus during this period.
25 January 2023, 18:00 PM

No food shortage in the country: food minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumdar today said there is no food shortage in the country at present.
25 January 2023, 15:15 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.47%

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 January 2023, 11:36 AM

Dengue fever: 14 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 14 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning.
24 January 2023, 11:10 AM

No Covid-19 death, 13 cases reported in 24 hours

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 January 2023, 10:59 AM

The impossible task of calculating global pandemic deaths

December's WHO calculations of excess deaths during the pandemic highlight a big, but largely unseen, problem in global health: Lack of proper mortality surveillance in half the world's countries.
24 January 2023, 03:36 AM

Two children die of Nipah virus infection

Two children of Pabna and Faridpur died from Nipah virus infection in the last three days.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Rangpur Medical College Hospital director transferred

Following the agitations and 24-hour ultimatum issued by interns and fourth-grade employees, the director of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) was transferred today.
23 January 2023, 14:42 PM