4 new suspected measles deaths push combined toll to 712
28 June 2026, 17:34 PM
Disease
Vitamin A Plus campaign starts today with 2.4 crore child target
28 June 2026, 11:30 AM
Health
Hidden danger: Thousands of Bangladesh’s schools lie close to toxic battery recycling sites
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Ebola outbreak raises fresh fears as virus crosses into Uganda
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Tech Hump / A modern habit with lasting consequences
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
When joblessness steals more than a paycheque
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
World allergy week: When your body sounds a false alarm
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
When ‘natural’ is not always better for your health
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
BMU justifies cancellation of Prof ABM Abdullah’s lifetime emeritus appointment
27 June 2026, 22:16 PM
Health
Six more die of suspected measles in 24 hours
27 June 2026, 19:27 PM
Disease
Management of Diabetes during Ramadan
Diabetes is one of the four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contributing to global morbidity and mortality. There are over 150 million Muslims with diabetes worldwide. So, Ramadan has a major impact on Diabetes management in the Muslim population.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Workplace violence against healthcare workers in Bangladesh
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Public Health, workplace violence among healthcare workers in Bangladesh was very high (43.3%).
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Conformal radiotherapy & medical physics
Cancer, a leading cause of death globally. Radiotherapy is essential in managing the cancer patient alongside chemotherapy or surgery for cure or palliation. About 60% of patients receive radiotherapy as definitive, adjuvant or palliative to surgery or chemotherapy each year. Radiotherapy aims to deliver a precise dose of radiation to the defined tumour volume without causing damage to the surrounding normal tissues.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Signs you had Covid-19 without knowing it
Winter colds are prevalent. If you experienced a cold in late 2019 or early 2020, it could have been COVID-19. A COVID can last two weeks or longer, although a cold only lasts a few days. Unlike a cold, COVID may have caused a fever and difficulty breathing.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
2 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Two dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 January 2022, 12:43 PM
Covid positivity rate zooming towards 6%, 1116 cases in 24hrs
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).
8 January 2022, 11:58 AM
One more Omicron case detected in Dhaka, 21 in Bangladesh so far
One more case of Omicron variant has been identified in the country, bringing the total number of Omicron cases to 21.
8 January 2022, 11:48 AM
India records over 1 lakh Covid-19 cases for 2nd consecutive day
India’s daily increase in Omicron-driven Covid-19 cases crossed more than 1 lakh for the second successive day today.
8 January 2022, 06:53 AM
In a first, Citigroup decides to terminate unvaccinated employees starting mid-Jan
Citigroup Inc (C.N) staff in the United States who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 14 will be placed on unpaid leave and fired at the end of the month unless they are granted an exemption, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
7 January 2022, 19:46 PM
Positivity rate highest in 15 weeks
The country yesterday recorded 5.67 percent Covid-19 daily positivity rate, the highest in the last 15 weeks.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Know your deshi ‘superfoods’: Nigella seeds
Many of us know kalojeera or Nigella seeds from the time when our grandmother handed us a small cloth pouch filled with the black seeds to sniff -- for relief from a stuffy nose.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Restaurant association worried
Leaders of Bangladesh Restaurant Owners’ Association in Chattogram are worried as the government has decided that dine-in customers must show their Covid-19 vaccine certificate to get service.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Jabs for 1cr per month
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Covid-19 vaccination was going on in full swing and a mass vaccination drive was launched to inoculate one crore people per month.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Brace for fresh Covid combat
The government has instructed Covid-19 patients to undergo treatment in their district hospitals as it issued a set of directives to combat the recent spike in coronavirus infections and deaths.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Curbing Covid-19: NTAC recommends engaging law enforcement agencies
The National Technical Advisory Committee for Covid-19 has recommended engaging law enforcement agencies, including operating mobile court drives, so that health guidelines are strictly followed to curb spread of Covid-19.
7 January 2022, 17:27 PM
Covid-19: One dies, positivity rate jumps to 5.67% in 24 hours
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).
7 January 2022, 12:35 PM
Dengue fever: 1 patient hospitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patient was hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 January 2022, 11:09 AM
10 new cases raise Omicron spectre
The government considers stepping up vaccine campaign, lowering the age limit for booster doses and preventing gathering of unvaccinated people at public places to contain the spike of Covid cases.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Omicron may be less severe, but not ‘mild’: WHO
The more infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but it should not be categorised as “mild”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Know your deshi ‘superfoods’: Holy basil
Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), popularly known as “tulsi”, is one of the most used medicinal herbs in Bangladesh.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM