IFRC, BDRCS launch six-month emergency response amid measles surge
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Health
Measles death toll rises to 36
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Disease
Nationwide measles-rubella vaccination drive begins tomorrow
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Health
Zero malaria death by next year a stiff challenge now
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Health
Agro‑entrepreneur cultivates grapes over pond, inspires locals
18 April 2026, 20:40 PM
Agriculture
Doctors’ platform demands punishment over preventable measles deaths
18 April 2026, 14:05 PM
Health
Experts urge front-of-package labelling to tackle rising NCDs risks
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Disease control
3 more die of measles in 24 hrs
17 April 2026, 20:53 PM
Health
Interview / From progress to pushback: Why reproductive rights are slipping worldwide
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Health
Measles death toll rises to 34 as two more die: DGHS
16 April 2026, 17:22 PM
Health
Easy breastfeeding techniques for new mothers
At the core of the unique bond between mother and child remains the intimate touch when the mother takes to her bosom the newborn for breastfeeding.
7 August 2015, 05:16 AM
Auto-rickshaws can use highways for 2hrs for refuelling
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Kader says the CNG-run auto-rickshaws can use highways from 6:00am to 8:00am for refuelling at roadside stations without carrying passengers.
6 August 2015, 12:18 PM
346 promoted physicians to face music if they fail to join in seven days
The health ministry will cancel promotion of 346 physicians and take departmental action against them if they fail to join new workplaces
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM
More nutrition education needed at primary level
More nutrition education should be included in primary curriculum on priority basis to help improve nutritional status of the population,
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Explore the benefits of breastfeeding
The scales have been tipped in favour of breastfeeding for a long time. Needless to say the associated benefits have been explored as well.
5 August 2015, 15:05 PM
Two school kids rescued 2 hours into abduction
Two schoolboys, abducted from Babupara area in Mirpur upazila on Monday, were rescued from the district town two hours into their
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Need more judges for judiciary to work: Suranjit
Suranjit Sengupta, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on law, says the country’s judiciary is bound to collapse due to inadequate number of judges.
4 August 2015, 12:04 PM
Great leaps forward in ice cream history
It's one of the most complex food products you'll ever consume: a thermodynamic miracle that contains all three states of matter — solid, liquid, and gas — at the same time. And yet no birthday party, beach trip, or Fourth of July celebration is complete without a scoop or two.
4 August 2015, 05:38 AM
Land disputes leave one dead, 60 injured
A man was killed and at least 60 others were injured in clashes over land disputes in Dinajpur and Habiganj districts yesterday and the
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Food for the soul
From the title it might seem like I am going to speak about some sort of tree hugging philosophy, not really. This article is about what the title means literally. We all know food is nourishment for our body. Good food for good health is very important.
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Improving health indicators of Bangladesh
Recently Bangladesh has been invited to join the Advisory Board of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva which has an advisory committee consisting of
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A huge rare cardiac tumour removed at Apollo Hospitals
Recently a huge rare cardiac (heart) tumour of about 4.2 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm attached to the right ventricle and encroaching through right ventricular outflow tract
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ways to stay healthy this rainy season
The rainy season may have its charms: the cool weather and the magnified pleasure of a cup of hot coffee. But it has dangers primarily in the form of diseases
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
HIV flushed out by cancer drug
HIV can be flushed out of its hiding places in the body using a cancer drug, researchers show. The cornerstone of treatment, anti-retroviral therapy, kills the
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
No reunion over health concerns
Uncertainty looms of the much-awaited meeting between the mother and her baby who survived being shot while still in the womb.
31 July 2015, 18:00 PM
12 awesome things you can do with used tea bags
Have you ever thought how many awesome things a used tea bag can do? Don’t throw away that teabag because besides being a great drink, tea has quite a few household uses, reports Pulptastic.
30 July 2015, 11:13 AM
'Komen' crossing Ctg coast, weakens slightly
The cyclonic storm “Komen” has weakened slightly and started crossing Chittagong coast near Sandwip around 9:00pm.
30 July 2015, 05:22 AM
Unregistered motorcycles seized
Police in separate drives seized 244 unregistered motorcycles from different roads in the district over the last two weeks. Superintendent
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Muggers stab youth
Muggers stabbed a youth in Fatkir Bridge area under Shajahanpur upazila of the district yesterday. The injured is Abdul Hannan, 32, son of
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Health secy, DG face contempt of court charges
The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule upon secretary to the ministry of health and family welfare, director general
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM