Young cancer patients need more than treatment — they need support
19 March 2026, 10:53 AM
Health
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
West Bengal, 2 other Indian states lift all Covid-19 restrictions
At least three Indian states, including West Bengal and Maharashtra, today announced the withdrawal of all Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday while the authorities in Delhi decided to do away with the penalty for not wearing masks in public places.
31 March 2022, 14:24 PM
No Covid-19 death recorded in 24 hours
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 March 2022, 11:31 AM
Bangladesh produces 80% of the world’s hilsas: Fisheries Minister
Fisheries and Livestock Minister, SM Rezaul Karim, today said that Bangladesh now produces 80 percent of the world’s hilsa.
31 March 2022, 09:45 AM
Who's to blame for Helena’s death?
Helena Khatun, 25, was about to give birth to her third child.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Country needs more than 20,000 midwives
It was the start of a usual day at work for Zinkhee Sharma, a midwife at Bandarban’s Ruma Upazila Health Complex.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Dazed and confused
Bangladeshi adolescents and their limited reproductive health knowledge.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid deaths surged by 40% last week, but cases fell everywhere: WHO
The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how Covid-19 deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India, according to a World Health Organization report released Wednesday.
30 March 2022, 13:07 PM
2 Covid deaths, 72 fresh cases in 24 hours
At least 72 new infections were recorded and two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 March 2022, 11:40 AM
Govt laxity to blame
Taking advantage of the government’s laxity, dishonest traders are pocketing huge amounts of money by creating an artificial supply crisis, said speakers yesterday.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Reject Covid-19 vaccine offers from tobacco companies: Anti-tobacco orgs urge govt
Anti-tobacco organizations have urged the government to reject any offer from any tobacco company to provide Covid-19 vaccine.
29 March 2022, 16:47 PM
No fear of food shortage in current fiscal year: Food Minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder told the parliament today that there is no apprehension about food shortage in the country in the current fiscal year.
29 March 2022, 13:46 PM
1 Covid-19 death, 69 cases recorded in 24 hours
At least 69 new infections were recorded and 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).
29 March 2022, 11:39 AM
Govt planning primary treatment for burn patients in upazilas: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is planning to introduce primary treatment services for burn patients at upazila level.
29 March 2022, 09:35 AM
Breaches in Wasa supply lines causing Cholera outbreak in Dhaka?
A cholera outbreak seems to have returned to the city and is being transmitted by the Wasa water supply system.
28 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Price hike of essentials: JP, BNP MPs lambast govt
The Jatiya Party and BNP MPs yesterday engaged in a debate over the rising prices of essentials and deterioration of law and order with their counterparts in the ruling party during the 17th session at parliament.
28 March 2022, 18:00 PM
One dies after 4 straight days without Covid-19 deaths
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 March 2022, 11:54 AM
Second round of mass Covid vaccination begins
Bangladesh today rolled out the second round of its mega Covid vaccination drive without any registration, aiming to achieve the target of vaccinating 90 percent people of the country.
28 March 2022, 09:44 AM
No Covid-19 death for 4th consecutive day
No Covid-19 death was reported for the fourth consecutive day today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 March 2022, 11:47 AM
Germs winning over drugs
Drugs that used to successfully fight diseases are gradually becoming ineffective due to decades of malpractice: intake of over-prescribed or self-prescribed medicines.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death for third consecutive day
No Covid-19 death was reported for the third consecutive day today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 March 2022, 10:31 AM