Hours after a meeting with the commerce ministry, Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners’ and Vanaspati Manufacturers’ Association yesterday reduced the price of soybean oil by Tk 10 per litre.

Climate change, multi-story buildings where cars are kept and washed and the huge number of under-construction buildings, and preserving water in drums or buckets are some of the main reasons for finding dengue cases around the year, said experts.

A large number of patients in Bangladesh undergo refractive and cataract surgeries each year to improve their vision.

A recent study published in The Lancet suggests that monitoring blood pressure (BP) over a 24-hour period may be a better predictor of health outcomes compared to measuring BP in a clinic setting.

World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14th June. Officially designated as an annual event by the World Health Assembly in 2005, the day provides a special opportunity to celebrate and thank voluntary blood donors around the world for their gift of blood and has become a major focus for action towards achieving universal access to safe blood transfusion.

Foodborne illnesses can occur when we consume foods that are contaminated with harmful bacteria such as Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter  (a chemical substance which is released at the end of a nerve fibre by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, to another nerve fibre, a muscle fibre, or some other structure.) that is involved in everything we do from regulating movements to controlling our attention.

One more dengue patient died and 156 were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours till this morning, reports UNB.

At least 94 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Two people died of dengue and 134 others were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Two dengue patients died and 134 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

At least two dengue patients died while 147 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Two indigenous persons died of diarrhoea and at least 50 others were suffering fromthe disease at Sajek union in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari yesterday.

Around 45 million people in the country are affected by fatty liver disease, adding an economic burden of Tk 75,690 crore which is more than double the health sector’s annual budget, said Dr Md Saiful Islam Elin, a consultant hepatologist at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), at a roundtable yesterday.

Two indigenous persons died of diarrhoea and at least 50 others were suffering from the disease at Sajek union in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari today

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said the government has a plan to set up children’s hospital at every district.."The government has a plan to set up shishu hospital at every district across the country in future", he said..The minister said this while respondin

At least two dengue patients died while 147 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.

At least 96 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

One more Covid-19 death was recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today

At least 96 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours across the country till this morning..With the new cases, a total of 2,573 have been hospitalised so far this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services..The total number of dengue deaths this year