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
The art of becoming better
“Beauty is Truth, Truth is beauty.” The beauty of humanity shows the real truth of nature. And this truth bears a vital factor named ‘Kindness’ - that takes one to tranquility. It is a tree with many branches; like, forgiveness, gratitude, humbleness and ‘culture of giving’. Among these good-deeds, ‘Culture of Giving’ carries a substantial meaning that brings completeness in one’s life. Some of us think ‘giving’ means ‘giving money’. But, it means giving more than just money.
22 October 2022
Is walking for exercise beneficial for people with knee osteoarthritis?
Does walking for exercise have a beneficial long-term effect in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)? In a study, researchers used data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative — a U.S. community-based, prospective cohort study — to address this question in 1,200 participants (mean age, 63) with radiographic evidence of knee OA.
22 October 2022
The high cost of affordable junk food
Dhaka is often attributed as the rickshaw capital of the world. However, now-a-days it seems the city is trying its utmost to become the world’s junk-food capital as well. While the junk-food industry provides employment to approximately 2.3 million people countrywide, the harm that it causes to our health and eventually to our economy in the long run, cannot just be brushed aside.
22 October 2022
RMCH interns go on fresh 72-hr strike as RU authority files complaint
Intern doctors at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital announced a fresh strike today (October 22, 2022) aftert Rajshahi University authority filed a separate complaint agaisnt them and hospital staffers.
22 October 2022
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 5.49%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today (October 22, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
22 October 2022
Dengue: Over half of deaths this year logged in Dhaka
At least 110 dengue patients died in the country till yesterday, more than half of which are in Dhaka.
21 October 2022
216 infected with Covid
Bangladesh reported 216 more coronavirus cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
21 October 2022
Serum Institute halts Covishield vaccine production due to “lack of demand”
Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive officer of Serum Institute of India (SII), said on Thursday (October 20, 2022) that his company has stopped manufacturing Covid-19 vaccine Covishield since December last year due to lack of demand.
21 October 2022
Dengue cases cross 29,000 mark
With the new 409 dengue patients admitted to different hospitals across the country, the total number of dengue cases this year crossed the 29,000 mark today.
21 October 2022
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 5.87%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 21, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 October 2022
Shishu Hospital: Pneumonia centre launched
A new centre to treat childhood pneumonia was launched at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Dhaka yesterday.
20 October 2022
One dies of Covid
One person died of Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
20 October 2022
Dengue cases cross 28,000, 2nd highest since 2000
Dengue has still not loosened its grip on the country, as infections keep piling up. Cases this year reached 28,698 yesterday, the second highest since 2000, when the country witnessed the first-ever outbreak.
20 October 2022
Dengue cases cross 28,000; 4 deaths in 24hrs
At least four dengue patients died while 896 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (October 20, 2022) morning.
20 October 2022
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 5.82%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 20, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 October 2022
Dengue cases may decrease in November: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is expecting that dengue cases may decrease from early next month.
20 October 2022
Dengue cases: 27,000-mark crossed; 7 die in 24 hours
At least seven dengue patients died and 864 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday.
19 October 2022
Two die from Covid,300 test positive
Two people died of Covid in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
19 October 2022
2 Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs, positivity rate 7.18%
At least two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 18, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 October 2022
Dengue cases cross 27,000; 7 die in 24hrs
A total of seven dengue patients died while 864 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours at 8am today.
19 October 2022