Six months into the BNP government’s tenure, State Minister for Health MA Muhit speaks to The Daily Star about the ministry’s plans for the healthcare system and the challenges ahead

15 children treated at Jashore General Hospital’s diarrhoea ward in a week as authorities uncover toxic chemicals, fake BSTI seals and unhygienic food production

Did you know fatty foods can increase production of an acid in your gut that promotes tumor growth?

They have been asked to monitor's attendance of doctors and healthcare facilities

DGHS reports 1,021 new suspected cases and 80 laboratory-confirmed infections nationwide

All 3 deaths reported in Dhaka South City Corporation areas

A cigarette may cost only a few taka at the corner shop, but its real bill can stretch far beyond the smoker’s pocket. It appears in hospital wards, family budgets, workplaces, homes and even the air breathed by people who have never smoked.

In a city where health often means prescriptions, test reports and hurried doctor visits, Summer Flow 2026 is asking Dhaka to look at wellbeing differently.

Cancer care has long been built around surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Now, a different idea is moving closer to reality: a vaccine made for one person’s cancer, designed to teach the body to recognise the disease and fight back.

A restless night may feel like little more than an exhausting inconvenience. But for some older women, repeated sleep problems could be telling a deeper story about the brain.

Waiting for the lift? We reach for our phones. Stuck in traffic? Instagram opens. Eating alone? A video plays. Heading to bed? Another twenty minutes of scrolling.

Cancer treatment has changed in the past two decades. One of the biggest shifts has been immunotherapy, a treatment that helps the body’s own defences recognise and fight cancer.

Death toll rises to 67, cases to 23,173

Suspected measles deaths rise to 803; confirmed toll remains 99

Bed shortages are forcing hospitals to expand wards as patients crowd facilities across the division

The district has reported 1,195 dengue cases and three deaths this year, while a DGHS survey identified 8 city wards as high-risk for Aedes mosquito breeding

Total dengue cases rise to 22,243; 1,615 patients undergoing treatment

DGHS reports 941 new suspected cases and 84 laboratory-confirmed infections in 24 hours

Death toll this year rises to 63

New alliance places six demands, including Grade-10 status for pharmacists, medical technologists