New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, found a link between larger waistlines and the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

MetLife Bangladesh has recently launched a first-of-its-kind Critical Illness Insurance Protection Plan that offers customers financial protection for 52 common critical illnesses, including the leading causes of death in Bangladesh: heart attack, stroke, respiratory diseases, cancer and kidney diseases, says a press release.

The chicken dominates plates around the world. We eat more of it than any other protein. The average person has more than 98 pounds of chicken every year.

Headaches are a frequent and uncomfortable condition that reduces the quality of life. Every day, many people suffer from headaches.

One in five people in Bangladesh is affected by anxiety and depression. There is only one mental health professional for 100,000 people.

The Serum Institute of India yesterday resumed its vaccine export to Bangladesh after a pause of about eight months, sending 10 lakh doses of its Covishield jabs.

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Ten lakh doses of Covishield vaccines reached Dhaka from Serum Institute of India (SII) this afternoon.

At least 224 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours, till 8:00am today -- of whom 59 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Twenty people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said 70 to 80 percent of the country's population would be vaccinated by April next year.

Ten lakh doses of Covishield vaccines is scheduled to reached Dhaka from Serum Institute of India (SII) today.

Romania will donate 2 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh, said the country’s Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu during official talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen in Bucharest yesterday.

Fully vaccinated Bangladeshi nationals will no longer have to remain in self-isolation on arrival in the UK as the British government added Bangladesh to its list of countries with approved proof of Covid-19 vaccination.

After 205 days, the daily Covid-19 death toll dropped to single digits yesterday.

There is one thing that anyone can do that takes very little time, no money, and is not complicated at all -- be healthier.

At least 150 patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today, of whom 13 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Seven people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The immunity against coronavirus (Covid-19) weakens faster in men than women after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, reports Hindustan Times quoting a new study published on New England Journal of Medicine.

For some, high blood pressure does not require any introduction. They have been living with it for years, with an accompanying general anxiety. But for others, especially young adults busy building their lives, high BP should not be overlooked.