Infant’s death prompts move to reopen ICU at Dhaka’s Infectious Diseases Hospital
17 March 2026, 18:01 PM
Health
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
Top German virologist says Covid-19 pandemic is over
The Covid-19 pandemic can be considered over because it is now an endemic disease, the German virologist Christian Drosten told the Tagesspiegel newspaper.."We are experiencing the first endemic wave with Sars-CoV-2 this winter; in my estimation the pandemic is over," the head of virology
27 December 2022, 03:04 AM
Dhaka Airport: 4 passengers from China test positive for Covid
Four passengers from Kunming tested positive for Covid at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday afternoon after the authorities geared up health screening as they fear the spread of a subvariant of Omicron.
26 December 2022, 18:00 PM
4 passengers from Kunming test Covid positive at Dhaka airport
Four passengers from Kunming tested positive for Covid at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this afternoon after authorities geared up health screening in the fearof a subvariant of Omicron spreading.
26 December 2022, 16:08 PM
Dengue fever: 2 dead, 106 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died while 106 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning.
26 December 2022, 12:50 PM
Covid-19: 7 new cases, no deaths in 24hrs
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 December 2022, 11:54 AM
Guards up as new Omicron strain looms
The new coronavirus subvariant that is ripping through China has compelled the government to step up guard.
26 December 2022, 01:30 AM
Dengue fever: No deaths, 49 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 49 patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
25 December 2022, 10:43 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).
25 December 2022, 10:40 AM
COVID in US: Omicron cases jump to 18pc
The highly-contagious Omicron subvariant XBB has surged to more than 50 percent of Covid-19 cases in the northeastern United States and risks spreading fast as millions of Americans begin holiday travel on Friday.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Helplessly, rare disease patients soldier on
In 2014, Iraboti Roy, 40, a patient with the disease Myasthenia Gravis, died a day after a doctor in the country’s top neurological hospital used a sedative on her.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh launch of the Lancet countdown report on health and climate
Climate change is threatening the health of people in Bangladesh. It is no longer a future problem; it is a problem of now. To present this problem with data and create a platform for discussion with leading experts, the first in-person Bangladesh launch of the 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change took place on Thursday, 22 December 2022 at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF).
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
DNA vaccination: A challenging cancer therapeutic strategy
Immunotherapies have gained much attention nowadays in the treatment of cancer. Among them, therapeutic DNA cancer vaccines are now considered a very promising strategy to activate the immune system against cancer tumour.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Helplessness is deeper than sadness
Feeling helpless is like ‘pearls are of no value in a desert’ . Trying to hide pain increases powerlessness. Helplessness can sometimes feel psychologically paralysing. It creates a sense of being unable to act or react to a negative situation. It may be associated with anxiety, phobias, and loneliness. It is easier to say, ‘My head is spinning’ than to say, ‘My heart is broken.’ People often feel helpless.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
A new approach to treating resistant hypertension
Many patients have resistant hypertension, which isuncontrolled byavailable drugs and behavioural interventions.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Eating and staying healthy in old age
Nutrition deserves special attention as people reach an older age and is essential for good health. Healthy ageing is associated with physiological, cognitive, social, and lifestyle changes that influence dietary intakes and nutritional status. The process of ageing involves changes in every tissue and all vital organs.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Dengue fever: 2 dead, 89 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died while 89 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning.
24 December 2022, 13:40 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.78%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 December 2022, 12:09 PM
Dengue fever: No deaths, 39 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 39 patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
23 December 2022, 12:19 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.37%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 December 2022, 10:58 AM
China braces for peak in Covid-19 infections
China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country's health system even as they downplay the disease's severity and continue to report no new deaths.
23 December 2022, 06:38 AM