A so called group named “Mission Jihadists” threatens Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim with death through an email.

Sweden and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed a grant agreement to support midwifery-led maternal and newborn healthcare in Bangladesh, says a press release.

Law enforcers arrested three leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in Poyari area under Muktagachha upazila of the district early

On this day in 1971, people of Phulbari upazila in the district tasted freedom after the freedom fighters defeated the Pakistani

As per the Constitution, Bangladesh must be a welfare state with quality health and education services to be ensured by the state, said noted personalities at a book launching ceremony in the capital yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.

The Brazilian health ministry has confirmed a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.

A follow-up study to assess the effects of personally tailored diabetes care in general practice has revealed that such care reduces mortality in women, but not men, according to a report published on The Lancet. The study was conducted by Dr Marlene Krag, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues.

Have you ever thought about the diseases that come around every winter season? Living in this cold environment three to four months of every year, we tend to get used to the various winter ailments circulating around us. Here are some tips to help you stay away from these ailments.

In Bangladesh, Horlicks is one of the popular malted milk hot drink. It is liked by mom and kids. This popular drink was developed by the founders James and William Horlick. It is now marketed and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (Consumer Healthcare) in the United

A very recent scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) said that adolescents with major depression and bipolar mood disorder have increased risk of getting early heart disease and therefore must need early intervention to prevent it.

The world is poised to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 – provided it can accelerate the pace of progress achieved globally over the past 15 years, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, says a press release. Already, much has been achieved. This year, the Millennium Development Goal that called for halting and reversing the spread of HIV on a global basis was met.

On this day in 1971, valiant freedom fighters hoisted the flag of independent Bangladesh in Panchagarh town by

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity will hold a rally on Dec 2 from where it will announce its next court of action to realise its demand for implementing Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord.

As part of the ongoing process to relocate former enclave dwellers, 105 people of two erstwhile enclaves -- Doikhata in Sadar upazila

While Bangladesh has a good healthcare infrastructure, the major concern now is quality, experts said yesterday, calling for improvements through upgrading medical education and standardisation of treatment.

Wasfia Nazreen has become the first Bangladeshi to have scaled the mountain peaks of all the seven continents, also known as the 7 summits.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early yesterday arrested Mozaffar Hossain, president of Rangpur city unit BNP, from Mahendranagar area in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.

The World Health Organization's failure to sound the alarm until months into West Africa's Ebola outbreak was an "egregious failure" which added to the enormous suffering and death toll, global health experts say.

The World Health Organization's failure to sound the alarm until months into West Africa's Ebola outbreak was an "egregious failure" which added to the enormous suffering and death toll, global health experts say.