5,000 doctors being rapidly recruited, Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain tells parliament

Children aged 15 months will receive a single TCV dose alongside the second measles-rubella shot

Blames years of neglect for crisis in public healthcare

Any further govt decision will depend on whether the modified facility is found feasible, he says

The country has just 1.17 mental health professionals per 100,000 people, he says

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a trusted assistant in healthcare, but a new study published in PLOS Digital Health suggests that even experienced doctors may find it difficult to question its advice.

The North South University Public Health and Sciences Club (NSU PHSC), in collaboration with Run Bangladesh, organised a 5K awareness run on July 10 as a curtain-raiser for United Healthcare presents Health Fest 2026, which will be held from July 14 to 16.

People of South Asian heritage in the UK may face a greater chance of living with more than one long-term illness, and new research published on PLOS Medicine suggests that many warning signs appear much earlier than expected.

For most families in Bangladesh, a hospital symbolises healing, comfort and hope.

A new wave of 3D printing is quietly transforming hip and knee replacement surgery, promising better comfort, faster recovery and implants that fit people more naturally.

Weight-loss injections have changed the way many people approach obesity, offering hope where years of dieting often brought disappointment.

Three children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 750, according to the DGHS.

At least two dengue patients died while 190 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain says govt is working to expand primary healthcare and improve public medical services

Health minister warns licences will be revoked for non-compliance

State minister says restoring vision has become a govt priority

Hospital has suspended surgeries, lacks essential equipment and medicines, and forces poor families to seek costly alternatives

For many women, the years before menopause arrive quietly, bringing changes that are often confusing, frustrat-ing and easy to dismiss.

Professor Abdullah H Baqui is one of Bangladesh’s most respected public health researchers, whose work has transformed the way mothers and newborn babies are cared for in some of the world’s poorest communities.

When Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway announced her third pregnancy at 43, the news travelled far beyond celebrity headlines.