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Empty clinics, ailing villages: Bangladesh’s quiet rural health crisis
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Global partners launch $54m effort to boost maternal nutrition in Africa
15 March 2026, 00:12 AM
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Bangladesh’s CHRF wins prestigious Wellcome grant to study severe viral pneumonia in children
15 March 2026, 00:11 AM
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The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
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Study links e-cigarettes to higher blood pressure risk
15 March 2026, 00:08 AM
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The COVID-19 pandemic must not divert attention
If resources are diverted away from child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) programmes in order to fight COVID-19, the consequences for the
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
The intelligent knife: new approach to cancer surgery
Scientists have developed an ‘intelligent knife’ that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not. An international team speculated that the metabolic status of tissue, as assessed by mass spectrometry, might aid in this process.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
10 prison guards on hospital duty test Covid-19 positive
At least 10 prison guards of Dhaka Central Jail have tested Covid-19 positive till yesterday, prison officials said.
29 April 2020, 06:11 AM
Are you immune to COVID-19 after you have had it?
Based on data from other viruses and coronavirus strains, we know that people make antibodies 7-10 days after infection and that, depending
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Global leaders pledge universal access to new vaccines, tests & treatment
Heads of state and global health leaders made an unprecedented commitment to work together to accelerate the development and production of new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 and assure equitable access worldwide.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
FDA warns about limits of SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a letter warning healthcare providers about the limits of serological tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 & gastrointestinal symptoms
A fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath are hallmark signs COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. But early research suggests that another common symptom may be often overlooked: stomach upset.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Violence against women during COVID-19
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a dramatic increase has been reported in recorded cases of violence against women and domestic violence worldwide.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Doctor of Kurmitola Hospital tests Covid-19 positive
A doctor working at Kurmitola General Hospital has tested Covid-19 positive -- the first physician to be infected at the hospital dedicated for treating coronavirus patients.
25 April 2020, 07:13 AM
‘30 doctors infected with Covid-19 daily on average last week’
On an average, nearly 30 doctors across the country have tested Covid-19 positive daily in last one week, according to a tally of Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), an organisation of physicians.
25 April 2020, 06:11 AM
Five persons die with Covid-19 like symptoms in 3 districts
Five more persons have died with Covid-19 like symptoms in three districts since yesterday morning.
23 April 2020, 10:08 AM
China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds
China announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding.
23 April 2020, 09:48 AM
Reusing PPE: ‘Disinfection room’ installed at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital
A team of experts has successfully installed a “disinfection room” at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital in the capital amid intense need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health service professionals to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
21 April 2020, 09:51 AM
Committee formed to address supply of low-quality masks to govt hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed a committee to investigate allegations of low-quality products including N-95 masks being supplied to some government hospitals.
21 April 2020, 06:41 AM
23 doctors, 19 health workers of Mitford Hospital Covid-19 positive
As many as 42 health workers, including 23 doctors of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital have tested positive with Covid-19.
20 April 2020, 07:43 AM
Man with coronavirus-like symptoms dies in Shariatpur isolation centre
A 60-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has died at the isolation ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.
20 April 2020, 05:57 AM
COVID-19 obstetric practice recommendations
Clinical recommendations about COVID-19 are quickly developing. The following guidance for obstetric providers supplements Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
PREGNANCY & COVID-19: Coronavirus infection in pregnancy
Coronavirus can affect anyone, but in pregnancy, it may create anxiety and panic to the expectant mother and her family members.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
WHO issues criteria to lift the COVID-19 lockdowns
Countries should evaluate and meet six criteria before they lift shelter-in-place restrictions for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Understanding the challenges of COVID-19
The outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) started in Wuhan city of China at the end of 2019 but it is travelling around the globe, infecting countries, one after another, and arresting people at the individual level.
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM