The food ministry has increased the prices of both loose and packet wheat flour by Tk 6 per kg at the open market sale.

Bangladesh Bank today formed a Tk 5,000 crore refinance scheme to ensure food security in the country as the banking regulator thinks the world might face a food crisis in the days to come.

One dengue patient has died while 685 others were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.

When there were more than one lakh reported cases of the dengue virus in the country in 2019, the death toll was 179, but this year 216 people have died so far from dengue even though cases are around half compared to three years ago.

With 767 new dengue cases recorded yesterday, the total number of people infected with the mosquito-borne disease crossed the 50,000 mark this year.

One more person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the onset of winter, reports are coming in from around the country of growing cold-related illnesses in children. Among the more serious winter ailments is pneumonia but most parents are often confused about how to differentiate between pneumonia and the common flu. Here's what you need to know.

Sheikh Abdul Alam, 96, was admitted to a private hospital on December 20, 2021, with a broken hip from a fall.

The number of dengue patients hospitalised across the country this year is almost 50,000, the second time this has happened in Bangladesh. 

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least eight dengue patients died, while 692 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.

With the advent of winter, physicians have urged parents to stay extra cautious to keep their children safe from pneumonia.

At least three dengue patients died while 760 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 14, 2022) morning.

Bangladeshi researchers have come up with a test to identify people likely to develop type-2 diabetes in the future, bringing the possibility of prevention closer to reality.

One in every 10 persons now lives with diabetes, International Diabetes Federation said on the occasion of World Diabetes Day today.

The deaths from dengue this year crossed 200 yesterday, the highest figure in a single year since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the country.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (November 13, 2022) said those aged between 20 and 40, especially women, are most affected by dengue.

Take the right precautions this dengue season.