Bangladesh’s youth are exhausted! Are they ready for a change?

Bangladesh’s university students are quietly carrying a heavy burden, and a new youth wellness survey has brought their struggles into sharp focus.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Hantavirus: When ordinary dust turns dangerous

A silent danger carried by rats and mice is once again drawing global attention.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Can hospitals trust AI with numbers?

Hospitals around the world are racing to bring artificial intelligence into everyday care, but a new study suggests the technology may still stumble over some surprisingly basic tasks.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Thalassaemia - A silent disorder, a national concern

A silent crisis is spreading across Bangladesh, hidden inside families and passed quietly from one generation to another.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM

9 die from measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

DGHS reports record 489 new confirmed cases during the period
9 May 2026, 17:12 PM

Seven more children dead from measles, measles-like symptoms

Total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths now 343
8 May 2026, 18:58 PM

WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak

Three deaths on cruise ship MV Hondius sparked global alarm
8 May 2026, 08:43 AM

Measles outbreak grips remote Mro villages in Bandarban

District civil surgeon claims 98% vaccination coverage
7 May 2026, 16:57 PM

12 more children die of measles, measles-like symptoms; toll now 336

One death was confirmed as measles, while 11 others remain suspected cases, according to DGHS
7 May 2026, 16:53 PM

9-month-old dies from measles-like symptoms in Mymensingh

Child deaths from measles-like symptoms rise to 27 at MMCH
7 May 2026, 12:52 PM

What is hantavirus?

WHO says the global risk is low, but the suspected outbreak has renewed attention on a deadly rodent-borne disease
6 May 2026, 20:14 PM

WHO chief tells AFP hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic

The WHO chief told AFP Wednesday he did not believe a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which has sparked international alarm, has similarities with the start of the Covid pandemic
6 May 2026, 19:06 PM

Measles by the numbers: 317 children lost to a preventable disease

Dhaka accounts for half of all fatalities as patients flood in from across the country. Health experts say the toll may continue to climb until an emergency vaccination drive begins to build immunity
6 May 2026, 16:13 PM

Fund crunch squeezes free medicines for poor

Thousands of patients across Bangladesh are in a similar bind. NCD corners are running short of supplies due to a funding crunch.
6 May 2026, 09:06 AM

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands
6 May 2026, 08:58 AM

Two more children die from measles

Six more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths to 317.
6 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Six more die from measles, measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

Of the six, two are confirmed measles deaths
5 May 2026, 17:03 PM

Gaibandha teacher died after contracting chickenpox, not smallpox: Health officials

He was suffering from other underlying health conditions, says civil surgeon
4 May 2026, 21:58 PM

What is compartmentalisation in a world full of noise?

It is not indifference, but the quiet discipline of deciding what the mind can carry and what must wait
4 May 2026, 20:29 PM

17 die from measles, measles-like symptoms in highest single-day toll

DGHS says the death toll since March 15 has risen to 311
4 May 2026, 17:48 PM