10 more die of suspected measles; toll since March 15 reaches 128
7 April 2026, 17:06 PM
Healthcare
Measles outbreak caused by failures of Awami League, interim govts: Health minister
6 April 2026, 18:59 PM
Healthcare
World Health Day 2026 / Together for health. Stand with science.
5 April 2026, 00:36 AM
Healthcare
Beyond the classroom door Ensuring inclusion for Autistic students
5 April 2026, 00:34 AM
Healthcare
World Autism Awareness Day 2026 / Bridging the gap in Autism care
5 April 2026, 00:29 AM
Healthcare
Why doctors no longer want their children to follow them
5 April 2026, 00:25 AM
Healthcare
Flow Fest redefines
5 April 2026, 00:21 AM
Healthcare
Power without conscience
5 April 2026, 00:15 AM
Healthcare
Committee formed to address health workers’ demands following emergency meeting
3 April 2026, 14:47 PM
Healthcare
Govt fully prepared to tackle measles outbreak: Health minister
2 April 2026, 22:23 PM
Healthcare
Dead bat found in salad at US Walmart sparks recall
US Health officials want to find out how a dead bat in a “deteriorated condition” ended up inside a packaged salad sold at a grocery store in Florida.
12 April 2017, 07:14 AM
Patient Aid: Health app for Bangladesh
Patient Aid is the first ever app in Bangladesh which will provide all kinds of health-care related information in an
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
How to treat the unusual holes in the heart?
Heart is a muscle pump having four chambers (upper two and lower two). There may be any unusual holes in the
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Small & medium farms are essential to sustain quality of global food supply
Small and medium farms produce more than half of the food globally, and produce the vast majority of food and
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Dealing with depression in diabetes
People who are diagnosed with a chronic physical health problem such as diabetes are 3 times more likely to be
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
"Bangladesh is a role model in scaling up nutrition"
Since the inception of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) in April 2010, Bangladesh has made tangible progress in bringing
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
New cancer drugs show success at a steep price
Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body's immune system are improving the odds of survival.
4 April 2017, 04:27 AM
High Court upholds ban on penicillin, cancer drugs of 23 firms
The High Court upholds its earlier order that directed the government to stop production and selling of penicillin and cephalosporin-group and anti-cancer drugs of 23 companies.
3 April 2017, 07:20 AM
Free medical camp organised in Narsingdi
Dr Nuruzzaman Khokon Memorial Trust organised a free medical camp in Narsingdi, Bangladesh recently at the premises of Satirpara K K
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Global effort to halve medication-related errors
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Restoring functional arm movements to man with complete paralysis
A system that decodes brain signals and transmits them to sensors in the arm has allowed a man paralysed from the shoulders down to
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation
The cabinet division of the Government of Bangladesh has bifurcated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare into two separate
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Depression: Let’s talk
It is the World Health Day on April 7; the day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Contraceptive usage: Bangladesh 8th, China top in Asia
China, South Korea and Thailand are few Asian countries where a high number of people are using contraceptives. In China, there is 83 percent usage of contraceptives while in both South Korea and Thailand the figure is 78 percent.
1 April 2017, 05:23 AM
Youth Voice of Bangladesh holds corporate leadership workshop
Youth Voice of Bangladesh (YVB) conducted its second corporate leadership workshop titled Corpo Route Key 2 on March 25.
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
GP Accelerator Batch 3 startups begin their journey
Grameenphone Accelerator (GPA) has unveiled the newest batch of startups beginning their four-month long acceleration journey on
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Mobile tower radiation: Govt asked to obtain expert report on health risk
The High Court directs the health ministry to obtain a report from the experts of three international organisations about public health risk from radiation emitted from mobile phone towers set up in different areas across the country.
28 March 2017, 08:53 AM
Are vegetable oils healthy?
In small amounts, vegetable oils are healthy, as they contain fats that are essential in our diets. But our consumption of vegetable oil has increased considerably, and the health effects of high intakes are a source of scientific debate.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Graphical health warnings on cigarette packs found effective
A recently completed sample-based study done in Bangladesh claims that the health warning labels describing the harmful effects of tobacco products using text and/or pictures are found to be effective.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Physiotherapy in the management of stroke
Mr Idrish Ali, A 55 year old man came to a physiotherapist to consult about his personal complication.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM