Interview / ‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’
18 August 2026
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Health
Adulterated, toxic food puts Jashore children at growing health risk
18 August 2026
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Food
Fatty food raises risk of colorectal cancer
18 August 2026
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Health
Health ministry form teams to inspect hospitals on regular basis
17 August 2026
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Health
6 suspected measles deaths in 24 hours, combined toll rises to 908
16 August 2026
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Disease
3 die of dengue as 805 more are hospitalised in a day
16 August 2026
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Disease
Events / Summer Flow 2026: Two days to move, create, connect and heal
16 August 2026
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Health
Immunotherapy / When a cancer breakthrough comes with a price tag
16 August 2026
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Health
The lost art of doing absolutely nothing
16 August 2026
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Health
The hidden connection between sleep and women’s memory
16 August 2026
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Health
Bridging the gap in Autism care
Observed globally on 2 April, World Autism Awareness Day highlights the urgent need to improve the lives of people living with autism.
5 April 2026
Why doctors no longer want their children to follow them
A growing number of doctors are discouraging their children from entering the medical profession, raising concerns about the future of healthcare in South Asia.
5 April 2026
Flow Fest redefines
In today’s fast-paced corporate world, a quieter crisis is unfolding behind glass offices and crowded meeting rooms, workplace loneliness.
5 April 2026
Power without conscience
On a small planet suspended in a vast, silent universe, a rare light flickers—the light of human consciousness.
5 April 2026
4 more die of suspected measles cases in 24 hours: DGHS
3 deaths in Dhaka, 1 in Chattogram division
4 April 2026
20,000 children to get MR vaccine in Chattogram
Special vaccination campaign begins tomorrow in city, 15 upazilas
4 April 2026
8 new measles cases confirmed in Sylhet division in 24 hours
Children with measles-like symptoms rise in Gazipur hospital; no deaths reported
4 April 2026
Three more die with measles-like symptoms at RMCH
Death toll rises to 38 this year as patient admissions continue to put pressure on paediatric wards
4 April 2026
94 deaths in 19 days: govt
The government yesterday reported 94 suspected measles deaths, mostly among children, over the past 19 days, alongside 5,792 suspected cases nationwide, suggesting the outbreak is far more severe than earlier thought.
4 April 2026
Another suspected measles death at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital
130 patients with measles-like symptoms currently under treatment at the facility
3 April 2026
Another child with measles-like symptoms dies in Tangail
Hospital opens separate ward
3 April 2026
Child admitted with measles symptoms dies at Tangail hospital
So far, 13 admitted with measles symptoms at 250-Bed General Hospital
2 April 2026
Emergency measles shot drive from Sunday
The government will launch an emergency measles vaccination campaign from Sunday in response to a sharp rise in deadly cases across several districts.
2 April 2026
Emergency measles vaccination drive from April 5
Campaign to start in high-risk upazilas, targeting children aged 6 months to 10 years
1 April 2026
27 children with measles symptoms undergoing treatment at Gazipur hospital
Three discharged from Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in three days
1 April 2026
Four more children die from measles
At least four more children have died from suspected measles and related complications in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 44 so far this year.
1 April 2026
Rajshahi Children’s Hospital to be partially operational within 3 months: Health secretary
Kamruzzaman Chowdhury regrets deaths of children awaiting ICU care at RMCH, says steps being taken to address the crisis
31 March 2026
Infant admitted with measles symptoms dies at CMCH
29 currently hospitalised in Chattogram with symptoms
31 March 2026
Special vaccine drive: Measles vaccine age lowered to six months
The National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) yesterday recommended lowering the age for receiving the measles vaccine to six months, as one-third of the children recently infected with measles are under nine months, the current age for vaccination.
31 March 2026
Infant’s death prompts measles investigation in Gopalganj
After a 10-month-old from Muksudpur died in Dhaka with measles-like symptoms, health officials moved to trace suspected cases
30 March 2026