Mental health services must be integrated into primary healthcare: Experts
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Health
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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Health
Govt to vaccinate 35 lakh more children against measles
7 October 2026
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Health
WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s
7 October 2026
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World
2 more die from Covid, 295 infected
Two people have died from Covid-19 while 295 others tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
15 October 2022
Call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental health concerns in the working population.
15 October 2022
Breakthrough in diabetes care
Diabetes is one of the four major types of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that make the largest contribution to morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in Bangladesh. In 2021, the International Diabetes Federation estimated 13.1 million people were living with diabetes in Bangladesh and projected to be almost doubled by 2025.
15 October 2022
6 die of dengue, 734 hospitalised
A total of six dengue patients died while 734 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today (October 15, 2022).
15 October 2022
4 more die from Covid
Bangladesh reported four more Covid-19-linked deaths and 346 fresh cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
14 October 2022
4 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24hrs, positivity rate 7.15%
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 14, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 October 2022
Dengue claims 8 lives in a day
Eight dengue patients died, while 765 were admitted to hospitals across the country yesterday.
13 October 2022
One more dies from Covid
One person died of Covid-19 and 445 others tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
13 October 2022
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 8.92%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today (October 13, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 October 2022
Dengue fever: 8 dead, 765 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least eight dengue patients died while 765 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 13, 2022).
13 October 2022
Hunger Index 2022: Bangladesh’s status borderline “serious”
Bangladesh has been ranked 84th in the Global Hunger Index 2022, among 121 qualifying countries.
13 October 2022
Officials report 2 deaths from Covid
Two elderly women died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
12 October 2022
The poor suffer, as usual
Hundreds of people from lower-income backgrounds in the haor and tea garden areas in Moulvibazar depend on the Rajnagar Upazila Health Complex for affordable medical treatment.
12 October 2022
2 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 9.57%
Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 12, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 October 2022
DGHS reports 2 deaths from Covid
Two elderly patients died with Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
11 October 2022
Dengue fever: 4 deaths, 677 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least four dengue patients died while 677 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 11, 2022).
11 October 2022
Covid claims 2 more lives in 24hrs, positivity rate 8.86%
Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 11, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 October 2022
Three more die from Covid-19
Three people have died from Covid-19, while 367 tested positive for the infection in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
10 October 2022
World Mental Health Day: Initiative launched to support climate change victims
An initiative has been taken jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Moner Bondhu to address the psychological impacts brought about by climate change, for the people in the coastal belt.
10 October 2022
Dengue fever: 2 dead, 624 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least two dengue patients died while 624 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
10 October 2022