Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, executive director of icddr,b, has been named to the 2025 TIME100 Health list -- the annual list by TIME magazine recognizing 100 most influential individuals in global health – published yesterday. 

More than 80 percent of humanitarian programmes funded by USAID worldwide have been scrapped.

The report will be submitted to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at 11:00am.

Emerging research suggests that infections from viruses like herpes (e.g., shingles) and SARS-CoV-2 may increase the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Imagine this scenario: you need an urgent blood transfusion, and your brother is present. Thinking it’s safest, you use his blood without consulting a qualified haematologist.

Midlife can feel overwhelming sometimes, but it is also a great chance to focus on yourself and make life even better. Here are some simple tips to help:   

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a new guideline aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy and its related health complications.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease in some premature infants born before 31 weeks (a full-term pregnancy is about 37 to 42 weeks). 

If you are trying to quit vaping, there is new hope—and it is more effective than anything we have seen before. A recent clinical trial published in The Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that using three tools together can boost your chances of quitting by up to tenfold.

On World Malaria Day, 25 April 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging renewed efforts at all levels—from global leaders to local communities—to speed up progress towards malaria elimination.

Although Bangladesh has made significant progress in immunisation coverage, 16 percent of children still remain outside the coverage, warranting stronger efforts in this regard, health experts said yesterday.

They also postponed their hunger strike for tonight and will announce new programmes tomorrow

Officials, staffers confined inside building

Narrowing the gender gap is not only a social imperative but also an economic necessity, as changing mindsets and increasing women's participation could boost the country’s GDP, speakers said at a seminar yesterday..“Women’s empowerment remains central to building a prosperous future,” sai

As dengue-related deaths and infections continue to climb, the Dhaka South City Corporation conducted a special mosquito control and cleanliness drive yesterday in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.

9 hospitalised in 24 hours

They are family‑planning assistants, health assistants, and community healthcare providers, who work at community clinics

"This is the most comprehensive molecular testing service of its kind in the country"

Onion prices have been increasing over the past weeks, as farmers and traders release fewer stocks to local markets in the hope of better returns amid the government’s suspension of imports

"Free dengue testing has been arranged at all DNCC urban health centers and maternity centers"