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
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe in pregnancy, large study confirms
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use during pregnancy, and pregnant women had lower rates of health events after vaccination than similarly aged non-pregnant vaccinated people, a large Canadian study found.
20 August 2022
Thalassaemia in Bangladesh: Prevention strategy
Thalassemia is Bangladesh’s most common congenital disability. Our country has 17 million thalassemia carriers and 14,000 new cases each year. Thalassaemia causes low haemoglobin. It is not contagious and cannot be spread by direct contact. When both parents are carriers, it is passed to their children.
20 August 2022
100 new Covid cases recorded
At least 100 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release by the DGHS.
20 August 2022
New antibiotic resistance genes identified in tuberculosis
An international consortium analysed the genetic sequences and antibiotic susceptibility of more than 10,000 global Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
20 August 2022
Stress may be reflected in your hair’s cortisol levels
Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) represents a potential biomarker of chronic psychological stress. Previous studies exploring the association between perceived stress and HCC have been limited to relatively small and selected populations.
20 August 2022
Mindset matters
Success requires a positive mindset. True success brings mental and physical health, natural achievements, and happiness. A growth mindset is more important than money, hard work, and effort.
20 August 2022
No Covid-19 death, 100 cases recorded in 24 hours
At least 100 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 20, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 August 2022
The Monsoon Guests: Plight we can’t seem to stop
The monsoon season comes with its aesthetics, its hassles in this bustling city, but most of all, its yearly guests, Mosquitoes. Our guests of the season seem to go through a rampaging period during this time. They get their invitation from places all over us. The water that is lodged in many places due to rain in this season, humidity and other external factors that creates favorable breeding conditions for mosquitoes to lay their eggs in and exponentially cause the growth in their numbers to insurmountable figures.
20 August 2022
Poor, middle class: Soaring rice price deepens their plight
Azmat Ali is a daily wage earner in the northern district of Lalmonirhat. Just a week ago, he bought coarse rice for Tk 44-45 a kg. But yesterday he found the price of the staple rose to Tk 52.
20 August 2022
Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 273 cases
Health officials yesterday reported 273 new cases of Covid and zero death from the disease.
19 August 2022
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, positivity rate now 3.37%
At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today (August 19, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 August 2022
One more dies from Covid
One more person died from Covid-19 and 170 tested positive in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
18 August 2022
1 Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 3.52%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 18, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 August 2022
Tackling the Talk: Parents and their Mental Health
To see your loved one suffering from mental illnesses is a painful experience.
18 August 2022
Price hike of essentials: Crooked traders to blame
The government is taking a host of measures to cool down the overheated prices of essentials in the wake of the record fuel price hike earlier this month, which is expected to escalate the already elevated official inflation figures.
17 August 2022
212 Covid-19 cases recorded in 24 hours, no deaths reported
At least 212 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 August 2022
No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the country in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
16 August 2022
1 dies of dengue, 128 hospitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patient died while 128 more were admitted to different hospitals in the 24 hours till 8:00am today (August 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
16 August 2022
No Covid-19 death, 93 cases recorded in 24 hours
At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 August 2022
All five- to 11-yr-olds to get Covid shots
All children aged five to 11 will get Covid-19 vaccines during the upcoming inoculation campaign set to start on August 25, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
15 August 2022