Price hike of essentials: Noose tightens on low-income groups

The cost of living has gone up but the incomes of most consumers have not. It is not just the prices of edible oil and rice that are hurting, it’s almost everything they need in the kitchen every day.
9 June 2022, 03:00 AM

WHO warns of "real" risk as monkeypox cases top 1,000

The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than a thousand cases now confirmed in such countries.
9 June 2022, 02:38 AM

Mark Cuban’s online pharma aims to slash medicine prices

People looking for less expensive alternatives to high-cost prescription medications now have a new and maybe surprising option.
8 June 2022, 15:00 PM

No Covid death in 24 hours, positivity rate 1.18%

At least 58 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 June 2022, 12:05 PM

Dengue cases jump in June

At least 109 dengue patients were hospitalised in the first week of June alone, an alarming spike.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Turkish passenger with rashes not a monkeypox case

The Turkish citizen, who was sent to a Dhaka hospital earlier this noon with rashes on his body, is not a monkeypox case, health officials said.
7 June 2022, 13:07 PM

17 dengue cases reported in 24hrs: DGHS  

Bangladesh has registered 17 more dengue cases in 24 hours till this morning (June 7, 2022).
7 June 2022, 11:56 AM

No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 1.14%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 June 2022, 10:45 AM

Small experimental drug trial sees cancer remission in all patients

A small drug trial conducted in the US found every patient treated in the experiment had their rectal cancer successfully go into remission.
7 June 2022, 10:16 AM

Turkish passenger at Dhaka airport shows monkeypox symptoms

A 32-year-old Turkish citizen was sent to the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali area this noon as health officials identified monkeypox symptoms on him during passenger screening at Dhaka airport.
7 June 2022, 09:29 AM

‘Digging deep for healthcare expenses’

People bear 68 percent of the country’s healthcare expenses out of their pocket, while the government bears only 23 percent, said speakers at a pre-budget roundtable yesterday.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Illegal rice hoarding: DNCRP to conduct drives at mills, warehouses

After retail and wholesale markets, the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) has now decided to conduct drives at the mills and warehouses of millers and corporates to check illegal rice hoarding.
6 June 2022, 14:13 PM

No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 0.99%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
6 June 2022, 11:02 AM

Make a vow to support people by providing services: PM to physicians

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the country’s physicians to stand beside people with a vow to provide services.
6 June 2022, 08:48 AM

MPs slam poor healthcare services

At least 14 lawmakers of ruling Awami League and opposition parties yesterday expressed dissatisfaction as people are not getting proper healthcare services due to poor state of upazila health complexes and district hospitals in their constituencies.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM

WHO: 780 monkeypox outbreak cases

The World Health Organization yesterday said that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh received over 11cr Covid vaccines under Covax: Health Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (June 5, 2022) told the parliament that Bangladesh received over 11 crore Covid-19 vaccines free of cost under the Covax facilities.
5 June 2022, 14:33 PM

No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.79%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 June 2022, 11:23 AM

Edible oil: Prices drop in global markets, not at home

Even though prices of loose palm and soybean oil have dropped in wholesale markets, consumers are not being able to reap the benefits as retailers are still selling those at the government-fixed prices.
5 June 2022, 02:00 AM

Thyroid nodules - be cautious of any changes

The thyroid is a two-inch-long, butterfly-shaped gland found at the base of your neck. This gland is vital to your body because it produces hormones that regulate metabolism, or how your body consumes energy. Thyroid hormones govern various biological activities, including heart rate, respiration, body temperature, nervous system function, and much more.
4 June 2022, 18:00 PM