2023: The year of dengue devastation

Experts urge for early steps to prevent similar outbreak
31 December 2023, 14:15 PM

Dengue: 2 more die, 106 hospitalised in a day

At least two more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today
31 December 2023, 12:35 PM

World AIDS Day 2023

The world can end AIDS, with communities leading the way. Organisations of communities living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV are the frontline of progress in the HIV response.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Health centres to remain open 24/7 to curb maternal mortality rate: minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the government will keep the more than 4,500 health and family welfare centres in the country open round the clock to reduce the maternal mortality rate
30 December 2023, 08:19 AM

Threat of Nipah virus looms large

In winter, people love to indulge in the season’s delicacies, raw date juice being one of those.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue death toll crosses 1,700

The death toll from dengue this year has crossed the 1,700-mark, as two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue death toll crosses 1,700-mark

2 die, 110 hospitalised in a day
28 December 2023, 13:04 PM

Delhi reports first case of Covid-19 sub-variant JN1

India’s capital city Delhi has reported its first case of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, health ministry officials said today
27 December 2023, 18:31 PM

Second-time infection drives up dengue deaths

One of the main reasons behind dengue deaths this year was second-time infection, while other reasons include late hospitalisation and comorbidity, according to the recent findings of the health directorate’s death review committee.
27 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Medical College Hospital in Dinajpur: Patients hit hard by rising cost of dialysis

The cost of dialysis at M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in Dinajpur surged due to a lack of supply of medical equipment and medicine, leaving at least 200 patients worried for their lives.
27 December 2023, 18:00 PM

266 died from AIDS this year, 1,276 identified: DGHS

The number HIV/AIDS infections and deaths is increasing in Bangladesh, a DGHS study said.
27 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: One dies, 134 hospitalised in a day

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,699 this year
27 December 2023, 15:53 PM

266 died from AIDS this year, 1,276 identified: DGHS study

The number HIV/AIDS infections and deaths from the disease is increasing in Bangladesh, said a study..According to a study conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 1,276 new AIDS patients have been identified in the country this year. Of them, 266 have died..<
27 December 2023, 15:05 PM

Charity hospital struggling to stay afloat

Joynal Abedin, a resident of Mymensingh Sadar upazila, established a charity hospital -- Momtaz Hospital -- with his life’s savings to provide medical support to poor people in his locality and other neighbouring villages.
26 December 2023, 18:00 PM

One more dies of dengue

At least one person died from dengue in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: One dies, 89 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least one person died from dengue in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today
25 December 2023, 13:43 PM

Dengue claims four more lives

At least four more dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
24 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 4 more die, 188 hospitalised in a day

Of the deaths, two were reported in Dhaka
24 December 2023, 14:05 PM

Pneumonia Surge: Shishu Hospital overwhelmed by patients

With an oxygen mask on and a cannula attached to one hand, three-year-old Farhana Akhtar was lying in her bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute, still struggling to breathe.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Seek support for menopause’

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday emphasised the mental well-being challenges associated with menopause among women aged 40 and beyond.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM