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Two patients die minutes after pre-surgery injection at SBMCH Barishal; nurses suspended
15 March 2026, 20:14 PM
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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
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Magic mushroom shows promise as depression treatment: Study
The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can significantly reduce symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression, data from the largest clinical trial ever to test the keenly-watched compound has found.
3 November 2022, 07:47 AM
How individuals with social anxiety are always misunderstood
People who have Social Anxiety Disorder overthink how they’re being perceived by others.
3 November 2022, 00:00 AM
Mental Abuse in Schools: An Epidemic Left Unaddressed
Schools should implement discipline regulations that are more mindful of students' humanity.
3 November 2022, 00:00 AM
Dengue rages in 60 dists
The dengue situation in the country is alarming as the mosquito-borne virus has already spread to 60 districts.
2 November 2022, 18:00 PM
What to do when a friend is having a mental breakdown
This might be the time your friend needs you more than they ever did, don’t let them down.
2 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Govt shuts down Care Medical College in Dhaka
The government cancelled all authorisation of Care Medical College on Iqbal Road of Dhaka’s Mohammadpur today (November 2, 2022).
2 November 2022, 13:49 PM
Dengue fever: 4 deaths, over 1,000 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least four dengue patients died while 1,094 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 2, 2022) morning.
2 November 2022, 12:58 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, positivity rate 4.81%
At least 183 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (November 2, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 November 2022, 11:28 AM
Dengue menace: 21,932 cases, 86 deaths make October deadliest
October has become the deadliest month in terms of dengue fatalities. Of the 148 dengue related deaths this year, 86 were recorded in last month alone.
2 November 2022, 02:30 AM
3 lakh MT Aman paddy to be procured at Tk 28 per kg: Food minister
The government has set a target to procure 3 lakh metric tonnes of Aman paddy and 5 lakh MT of boiled rice in the upcoming season.
1 November 2022, 13:35 PM
Dengue fever: 7 deaths, 983 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least seven dengue patients died while 983 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 1, 2022) morning.
1 November 2022, 12:49 PM
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, current positivity rate 3.06%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today (November 1, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 November 2022, 12:29 PM
Dengue fever: 5 more die, 873 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least five dengue patients died while 873 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning (October 31, 2022).
31 October 2022, 11:19 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, 88 cases reported
At least 88 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today (October 31, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 October 2022, 11:01 AM
Dengue fever: 2 deaths, 1,020 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died while 1,020 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (October 30, 2022) morning.
30 October 2022, 12:05 PM
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs, positivity rate 2.84%
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 30, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 October 2022, 10:30 AM
Dengue claims 6 lives in 24hrs
At least six dengue patients have died and 869 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
29 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Patients in lower-income countries receive less timely cancer diagnoses
The time it takes a cancer patient to see a doctor, receive a diagnosis and begin treatment can vary greatly depending on the patient’s location and the type of cancer, with individuals in lower-income countries taking up to four times longer to initiate care, according to a new study findings in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
29 October 2022, 18:00 PM
NINS and Novartis make breakthrough by applying gene therapy
For the first time in Bangladesh, gene therapy has been applied to treat the chronic neurological disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINS) has reached a new milestone by applying gene therapy to a child for the first time in Bangladesh to treat this congenital disease.
29 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Underestimating swing moods
Too often we misjudge the power of balancing our mindsets and emotions. If we do not have control over reactions including our mouth and counter wildly, we will not have control over our future, and we will let others control us.
29 October 2022, 18:00 PM