Health Protection Act must safeguard patients, healthcare workers: Experts
11 October 2026
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Health
Bangladesh, EIB plan €250m push for women’s health, stronger health services
11 October 2026
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Health
A clearer vision for Bangladesh: One million cataract surgeries and eye care for all
11 October 2026
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Health
The hidden health cost of holding your urine
11 October 2026
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Health
Violence leaves scars we cannot always see
11 October 2026
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Health
When grades become too heavy to carry
11 October 2026
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Health
The infections quietly fuelling cancer - and the chance to stop them
11 October 2026
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Govt to vaccinate 35 lakh more children against measles
7 October 2026
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WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s
7 October 2026
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28 students fall ill after drinking school milk in Panchagarh
6 October 2026
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Health
Dengue fever: 5 more die, 873 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least five dengue patients died while 873 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning (October 31, 2022).
31 October 2022
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, 88 cases reported
At least 88 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today (October 31, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 October 2022
Dengue fever: 2 deaths, 1,020 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died while 1,020 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (October 30, 2022) morning.
30 October 2022
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs, positivity rate 2.84%
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 30, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 October 2022
Dengue claims 6 lives in 24hrs
At least six dengue patients have died and 869 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
29 October 2022
Patients in lower-income countries receive less timely cancer diagnoses
The time it takes a cancer patient to see a doctor, receive a diagnosis and begin treatment can vary greatly depending on the patient’s location and the type of cancer, with individuals in lower-income countries taking up to four times longer to initiate care, according to a new study findings in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
29 October 2022
NINS and Novartis make breakthrough by applying gene therapy
For the first time in Bangladesh, gene therapy has been applied to treat the chronic neurological disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINS) has reached a new milestone by applying gene therapy to a child for the first time in Bangladesh to treat this congenital disease.
29 October 2022
Underestimating swing moods
Too often we misjudge the power of balancing our mindsets and emotions. If we do not have control over reactions including our mouth and counter wildly, we will not have control over our future, and we will let others control us.
29 October 2022
Ultra-processed food linked to dilution of protein energy intake and overweight/obesity
New research presented at this year’s International Congress on Obesity in Melbourne (the biennial congress of the World Obesity Federation) shows how increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is associated with both dilution of protein consumption and increasing BMI and overweight/obesity.
29 October 2022
Opportunity + Choice = Justice
Every year on October 27, World Occupational Therapy Day is observed. This year the theme was “Opportunity + Choice = Justice”. As occupational therapists, we believe individuals have rights to get engaged in meaningful occupations that contribute positively to their own well-being.
29 October 2022
Dengue claims 6 lives, 869 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least six dengue patients died while 869 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this (October 29, 2022) morning.
29 October 2022
One Covid-19 death reported in 24hrs
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today (October 29, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 October 2022
5 die from dengue in a day
At least five dengue patients died and 440 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
28 October 2022
One more dies from Covid
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 102 cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
28 October 2022
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 3.42%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today (October 28, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 October 2022
Dengue fever: 5 deaths, 440 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least five dengue patients died while 440 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (October 28, 2022) morning.
28 October 2022
Hospitals Struggling
Many hospitals in the city, including Dhaka Medical College Hospital, are struggling to provide treatment to the rising number of dengue patients due to the shortage of beds.
27 October 2022
Rise in Tuberculosis deaths during pandemic reversed years of decline: WHO
Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the Covid-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to tackle the disease, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
27 October 2022
Nepal on the brink of having severe hunger troubles
Nine-year-old Pramila Chepang from Benighat-Rorang Rural Municipality weighs just 13 kilograms, which indicates that the girl has been suffering from a severe form of malnutrition.
27 October 2022
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 3.60%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8::00 am today (October 27, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 October 2022