Step carefully: Protecting your feet from diabetes
23 August 2026
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Small ways to stop stress stealing your day
23 August 2026
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The insulin resistance paradox scientists are unravelling
23 August 2026
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Exercise for the mind, not just the mirror
23 August 2026
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A second chance after goodbye
23 August 2026
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Did You Know? / Diabetes has an emotional side - especially for women
23 August 2026
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Bangladesh Health Watch criticises cancellation of essential medicines list
20 August 2026
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Govt launches oral cholera vaccination campaign; 51.75 lakh targeted
20 August 2026
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Cholera vaccination campaign targeting 51.75 lakh people starts Aug 22
19 August 2026
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Interview / ‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’
18 August 2026
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Fishermen ecstatic with hilsa bounty; good news for foodies too
After the ban of 65 consecutive days, fishermen are finding bounties of hilsa in their nets. Having overcome the recession of the last two years, fishermen, trawler owners and traders are smiling at the abundance of hilsa.
1 August 2022
Kerala reports India’s first monkeypox-related death
Indian state of Kerala has reported the first monkeypox-related death in the country.
1 August 2022
3 more die from Covid
Three Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.
31 July 2022
One dies of dengue, 80 hospitalised
One patient died of dengue while 80 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 July 2022
3 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate 6.38%
Three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
31 July 2022
Kids aged 5-11 may get jabs next month
The first consignment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines developed especially for children has reached the country yesterday, and inoculation of those aged five to 11 might begin next month.
30 July 2022
Three die of Covid, 349 get infected
Three Covid-19 patients died in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 July 2022
Millions of women worldwide have unmet contraception needs
The most comprehensive assessment of worldwide contraceptive need and use, published recently in The Lancet journal, estimated that over 160 million women and adolescents with need to prevent childbearing remained without contraception in 2019 - despite major increases in global use since 1970.
30 July 2022
Glycemic targets for older adults with type 2 diabetes
Clinicians have not adapted to looser glycosylated haemoglobin targets. Older people are more prone to antidiabetes drug side effects and have less time to benefit from glycemic management.
30 July 2022
AIDS 2022 spotlights a game-changing tool to prevent sexually transmitted infections and key advances in HIV cure research
The DoxyPEP study found that taking 200 mg of doxycycline within 72 hours of condomless sex significantly reduces the risk of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis among men who have sex with men and trans women. In addition, among those randomised to take doxycycline, 65% fewer were diagnosed with an sexually trnasmitted infection (STI) each quarter than those not taking doxycycline.
30 July 2022
The most important subject of today
Behavioral sciences are the most inscrutable and misunderstood by students and the general public.
30 July 2022
An insight into peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) causes blood vessels to narrow due to plaque formation. This slows blood flow to limbs. PAD most commonly affects your legs.
30 July 2022
First consignment of Pfizer’s Covid vaccines for children reaches Dhaka
The country today (July 30) received the first consignment of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines for children.
30 July 2022
Wheat prices down as India resumes exports through Hili land port
Price of wheat has gone down by Tk 4-5 per kg as supply issues eased after India resumed exports through Hili land port in Dinajpur.
30 July 2022
1 more dengue patient dies; death toll this year now 9
One dengue patient died while 85 patients were admitted at hospitals across the country in 24 hours, till 8 am today.
30 July 2022
3 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate 6.64%
Three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 July 2022
Monkeypox: Spain, Brazil report first deaths outside Africa
Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.
30 July 2022
Another dies from Covid
Bangladesh recorded another coronavirus death and 355 fresh cases in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
29 July 2022
1 Covid-19 death, 355 cases recorded in 24 hours
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 July 2022
Healthcare centres under local bodies: Even basic services not being delivered
Urban healthcare centres, run by the local government bodies, are failing to provide even the basic reproductive health and nutrition services due to a lack of human resources, found a study released yesterday
28 July 2022