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Study Findings: Obesity linked to higher risk of severe infections
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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
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
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Study links e-cigarettes to higher blood pressure risk
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Prices of meat jump before Eid
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Price of essentials
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.10%
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.
19 November 2022, 10:06 AM
Dengue: 3 die, 250 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least three dengue patients died while 250 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
18 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 3 die, 250 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least three dengue patients died while 250 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning.
18 November 2022, 13:36 PM
Good news as FDA approves drug delaying onset of type 1 diabetes
Provention Bio (PRVB.O) said on Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration had approved the use of its drug teplizumab in those aged eight years and older, the first treatment aimed at delaying the onset of insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes.
18 November 2022, 11:05 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate now 0.66 %
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.
18 November 2022, 09:44 AM
Type 1 diabetes corner opened in Rajshahi
A special corner was opened at Rajshahi Diabetic Association General Hospital on Wednesday for the treatment of those suffering from type 1 diabetes.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Why is dengue deadlier this year?
Experts say multiple exposures to dengue, late admission to hospitals and late diagnosis of the disease are the main reasons behind the high number of dengue deaths this year.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Research, database crucial for cancer treatment’
The treatment arrangement for cancer patients could not be arranged in a planned way due to the absence of comprehensive research and a database on this fatal disease in the country, speakers at an event said yesterday.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Are people joining gyms for the right reasons?
Breaking down the ugly sides of what motivates people to hit the gym.
17 November 2022, 16:55 PM
Childhood abuse may affect future health: BSMMU
Abuse and adversities before the age of 18 are associated with negative impacts on physical and mental health, researchers at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University said today.
17 November 2022, 16:44 PM
WFP says no chance of famine in Bangladesh
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque today said after discussing the food situation in Bangladesh, World Food Programme Country Director Domenico Scalpelli has said that there is no possibility of famine.
17 November 2022, 16:19 PM
Govt hikes OMS price for wheat flour by 33%
The food ministry has increased the prices of both loose and packet wheat flour by Tk 6 per kg at the open market sale.
17 November 2022, 15:53 PM
BB forms Tk 5,000 crore refinance scheme for food security
Bangladesh Bank today formed a Tk 5,000 crore refinance scheme to ensure food security in the country as the banking regulator thinks the world might face a food crisis in the days to come.
17 November 2022, 12:04 PM
Dengue: 1 dies, 685 hospitalised in 24hrs
One dengue patient has died while 685 others were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
17 November 2022, 11:49 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.
17 November 2022, 11:18 AM
Why is dengue deadlier this year?
When there were more than one lakh reported cases of the dengue virus in the country in 2019, the death toll was 179, but this year 216 people have died so far from dengue even though cases are around half compared to three years ago.
17 November 2022, 02:57 AM
Dengue cases cross 50,000 mark, three more die
With 767 new dengue cases recorded yesterday, the total number of people infected with the mosquito-borne disease crossed the 50,000 mark this year.
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Another dies from Covid-19
One more person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM
1 Covid-19 death in 24 hours, positivity rate 1.05%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 November 2022, 10:49 AM
Detecting pneumonia symptoms in children and what to do
With the onset of winter, reports are coming in from around the country of growing cold-related illnesses in children. Among the more serious winter ailments is pneumonia but most parents are often confused about how to differentiate between pneumonia and the common flu. Here's what you need to know.
16 November 2022, 05:23 AM