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17 March 2026, 18:01 PM
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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
No illegal clinics to be allowed to operate
No one will be allowed to operate irregular businesses in the name of providing healthcare facilities, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
None can profit from peoples' lives: Maleque on drive against illegal hospitals
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the ongoing drive against illegal hospital and clinics will continue so that no one can do business with peoples’ lives.
15 September 2022, 14:34 PM
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 395 hospitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patients died while 395 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 15, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 September 2022, 12:39 PM
1 Covid-19 death reported in 24hrs, current positivity rate 8.9%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 15, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 September 2022, 10:58 AM
Dengue patients higher in Rohingya camps than in rest of the country
A total of 39 people have died from dengue in the country so far this year.
15 September 2022, 09:43 AM
Covid-19 pandemic is nearing end: WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long health crisis which has killed over six million people.
14 September 2022, 19:02 PM
End of Covid pandemic is in sight: WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said yesterday, urging nations to keep up their efforts against the virus that has killed over six million people.
14 September 2022, 18:00 PM
One dies of Covid, 402 get infected
One person died from Covid-19 while 402 more were infected with the virus in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday.
14 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Spend more time in research: PM to doctors
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) re-emphasised to put concentration on research in the country's medical sector, saying excellence is not achieved without research.
14 September 2022, 08:48 AM
PM inaugurates BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) inaugurated the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide specialised treatment at a cheaper cost.
14 September 2022, 06:15 AM
New horizon in healthcare
The much-needed BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, will be inaugurated today.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid-19: Positivity rate reaches eight- week high
The Covid-19 positivity rate reached an eight-week high of 10.55 percent in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the health directorate.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Put more emphasis on research
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked physicians to dedicate themselves to serve people and take care of patients properly.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
2 die of dengue, 353 hospitalised
At least two dengue patients died while 353 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today (September 13, 2022).
13 September 2022, 13:16 PM
Covid-19: Positivity rate now 10.55%, 1 death recorded in 24hrs
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 13, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 September 2022, 11:21 AM
Los Angeles reports 2nd US monkeypox death
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health said on Monday it had confirmed the area's first death due to monkeypox, saying the individual was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalised.
13 September 2022, 03:11 AM
Pabna mental hospital: SOS from a troubled facility
Pabna Mental Hospital has been struggling to provide services to patients for at least two months due to the lack of supply of necessary food, medicine and other materials.
13 September 2022, 02:40 AM
No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 9.23%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today (September 12, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 September 2022, 16:36 PM
4 die of dengue, 345 hospitalised
At least four dengue patients died while 345 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours which is showing an alarming trend of rising dengue.
12 September 2022, 12:01 PM
2 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24hrs, positivity rate now 8.87%
Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 11, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 September 2022, 13:13 PM