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Bangladesh records 5 more measles-related deaths in 24 hours
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More than a weight-loss injection: Why healthy habits still matter
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Medical waste: The hidden danger piling up behind hospital doors
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Why so many South Asians fall ill young — and what can finally be done
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Dhaka wakes up to run towards a healthier tomorrow
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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AI can help, but should doctors trust it blindly?
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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The technology changing hip and knee surgery
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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3 more children die with measles symptoms as toll reaches 750
10 July 2026, 19:01 PM
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2 more die with suspected measles, toll reaches 747
9 July 2026, 19:18 PM
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Please do not hesitate
I found some people are very hesitant about their doctor’s diagnosis. Maybe some of them are their friends or very famous and they
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Symptoms of Diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Role of nutrition in mental health
Mental health disorders are a growing global concern now a days. The relationship between diet, brain function and the risk of mental
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Delay in safe motherhood: Ways to reduce it
The three-delay model of accessing care is an important consideration for safe motherhood. Decision making delay to use emergency
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
CPB President Selim gets death threat
A so called group named “Mission Jihadists” threatens Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim with death through an email.
5 December 2015, 14:05 PM
Sweden, UNFPA sign deal to support midwifery-led healthcare
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.
3 December 2015, 18:29 PM
Three Jamaat men held
Law enforcers arrested three leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in Poyari area under Muktagachha upazila of the district early
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Phulbari was freed on this day in '71
On this day in 1971, people of Phulbari upazila in the district tasted freedom after the freedom fighters defeated the Pakistani
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh charter for welfare state
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.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM
EC to decide tomorrow on AL, BNP’s demands
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.
29 November 2015, 12:21 PM
Brazil links Zika fever to birth defects
The Brazilian health ministry has confirmed a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.
29 November 2015, 05:10 AM
Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality in women but not men
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.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Tips for winter diseases
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.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Read this before giving Junior Horlicks to your loving kids
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
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Depression in adolescence increases the risk of early heart disease
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.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Treat all people living with HIV and decrease new infections
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.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Panchagarh was freed on this day in '71
On this day in 1971, valiant freedom fighters hoisted the flag of independent Bangladesh in Panchagarh town by
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
CHT peace accord: PCJSS holds rally Dec 2
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.
28 November 2015, 07:45 AM
105 more go to India
As part of the ongoing process to relocate former enclave dwellers, 105 people of two erstwhile enclaves -- Doikhata in Sadar upazila
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Quality health care now major concern
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.
25 November 2015, 21:11 PM