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Bangladesh introduces national protocol to detect, treat kidney disease early
12 March 2026, 21:23 PM
Health
e-Health Card to be launched by June: Health minister
11 March 2026, 20:36 PM
Health
Nationwide cleanliness campaign from March 14: PM
11 March 2026, 19:32 PM
Health
Four years on, Narsingdi 250-bed hospital building still unused
11 March 2026, 11:00 AM
Health
World Kidney Day: When dialysis means distress
11 March 2026, 02:29 AM
Bangladesh
Prof Pravath Chandra Biswas appointed new DGHS DG
10 March 2026, 17:51 PM
Health
Woman dies after C-section at Gazipur hospital, relatives vandalise facility
9 March 2026, 17:48 PM
Healthcare
More than a period problem: why menstrual migraine needs attention and action
8 March 2026, 01:58 AM
Healthcare
17 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
39 more Covid cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported 39 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Families trapped in saline water
A silent health crisis is unfolding in Gulishakhali village in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
17 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
12 January 2024, 14:54 PM
Burn institute Coordinator Prof Samanta Lal Sen now health minister
Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute Coordinator Prof Dr Samanta Lal Sen has been appointed as health minister
11 January 2024, 19:05 PM
United Medical College: No licence, yet hospital running for about a year
The United Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Satarkul, where a five-year-old child was given anaesthetic for a circumcision procedure on December 31, has been operating for about a year without registration.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Nipah Virus: Oxford starts human testing of vaccine
The University of Oxford said yesterday it had begun human testing of an experimental vaccine against the brain-swelling Nipah virus that led to outbreaks in India’s Kerala state and other parts of Asia.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO says 10,000 died from Covid-19 in December
The World Health Organization, on Wednesday, said that nearly 10,000 COVID-19 related deaths were reported in December
11 January 2024, 06:07 AM
Dengue: 59 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 59 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.
10 January 2024, 13:59 PM
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 45 hospitalised in 24 hours
One patient died while 45 others were hospitalised around the country due to dengue fever during the 24 hours till this morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
9 January 2024, 13:38 PM
Food security still a ways off despite inroads
Despite making progress, about 36 percent low-income households suffered from food shortages
6 January 2024, 19:00 PM
42 hospitalised with dengue
At least 42 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
16 more Covid cases in last 24 hours
Bangladesh reported 16 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
No dengue deaths in last 24 hours
No fresh death due to dengue was reported in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Covid positivity rate rises upto 4.5pc
Coronavirus transmission rate has gone up once again in the country with positivity rate increasing to 4.53 percent from yesterday's 3.98 percent
4 January 2024, 13:18 PM
Dengue: 1 dies, 75 hospitalised in a day
3 deaths, 290 cases this year
4 January 2024, 13:18 PM
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 70 hopitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patient died in the country today taking the total number of deaths due to the disease this year to two, according to the data of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
3 January 2024, 13:29 PM
Country records 1st death from dengue this year
One person died due to dengue today. This is the first death of this year related to the disease, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
2 January 2024, 14:06 PM
2023: the year of dengue devastation
The year 2023 is marked by the worst outbreak of dengue since the disease’s first official appearance in 2000. The country witnessed 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 321,179 reported cases this year.
31 December 2023, 18:00 PM
One in five households food insecure: BBS
One in every five households in Bangladesh experienced food insecurity, according to the primary findings of a government survey -- conflicting with the government's claims of ensuring food security for all
31 December 2023, 16:32 PM