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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Tips for maintaining good eyesight
Keeping your vision healthy entails more than just receiving regular vision screenings. Your entire health might affect your eye health. Here are six tips for keeping your eyesight healthy.
14 May 2022
Vegan diets boost weight loss, lower blood sugar in adults with overweight or type 2 diabetes
A 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar control in overweight adults and those with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials involving almost 800 participants (aged 18 or older).
14 May 2022
The shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing
Formula milk companies pay social media platforms and influencers to directly access pregnant women and new mothers. The $55 billion worldwide formula milk market targets new mothers with targeted social media material often not recognised as advertising.
14 May 2022
Even mild COVID-19 can lead to substantial brain changes
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from before and after the COVID-19 diagnosis show adverse brain changes. In a new study from the U.K. Biobank, two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and cognitive testing were performed on people as part of a longitudinal population study predated the COVID-19 pandemic.
14 May 2022
3 traders fined for stocking soybean oil, not having licences in Patuakhali
A mobile court in Patuakhali fined three traders Tk 61,000 on charges of illegally stocking soybean oil and other irregularities in Bauphal upazila of the district today (May 14, 2022).
14 May 2022
26,000 litres of hoarded edible oil seized in Sirajganj
During a raid this afternoon, Ullapara upazila administration in Sirajganj seized 26,000 litres of illegally stored edible oil. For hoarding the oil, two traders were fined Tk 1 lakh.
14 May 2022
RMCH shuts Covid unit over lack of patients
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has suspended its Corona Unit as it lacked patients.
14 May 2022
No Covid-19 deaths in 24 days straight
No Covid-19 deaths were reported for the 24th consecutive day, while 22 new infections were recorded in the 24 hours till 8am today.
14 May 2022
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country's world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic, has tested positive for Covid-19, her office announced Saturday.
14 May 2022
Prices of essential commodities: Fresh hike adds to plight of low-income people
Amid the struggle to cope with the record hike in edible oil prices, a fresh surge in prices of other daily essentials has dealt a further blow to those with low incomes.
14 May 2022
Covid-19: Country reports 18 new cases, no death
Bangladesh reported 18 new Covid cases in 24 hours until yesterday morning, taking the total recorded cases to 1,952,957.
13 May 2022
Sailing to save lives
While healthcare is quite accessible for city residents, people living in rural areas are far less fortunate. This is where “Jibon Tari”, a floating hospital aptly named according to the service it provides, creates an impact. The hospital has been sailing through the major rivers of the country, making healthcare accessible for rural citizens.
13 May 2022
Edible oil crisis: Drives against hoarders on
The ongoing drive against illegal hoarding of edible oil continued in the country yesterday with another 3,400 litres of oil seized in two districts and hoarders fined Tk1.60 lakh.
13 May 2022
Bangladesh, a Covid vaccination success story, says UNICEF
UNICEF has listed Bangladesh, Peru, Vietnam and the Philippines as "Covid-19 Vaccine Success Stories" in their recent report, noting that Bangladesh's vaccination rate has risen sharply.
13 May 2022
Hoarding edible oil, trader fined Tk 1 lakh in Manikganj
A trader was fined Tk 1 lakh for illegal stocking of soybean oil in his store at Manikganj today (May 13, 2022).
13 May 2022
No Covid-19 deaths in 23 days straight, current positivity rate 0.45%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 May 2022
North Korea reports 6 Covid deaths as thousands report fever
Six people have died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread “explosively” across North Korea, state media said Friday, a day after acknowledging a Covid-19 outbreak for the first time in the pandemic.
13 May 2022
US to share Covid vaccine technology through WHO: Biden
The United States will share technologies used to make Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization and is working to expand rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
13 May 2022
Edible oil crisis: Seizures show how hoarding is at play
The seizure of hundreds of thousands of litres of hoarded edible oil in the last one week has proved the claim that unscrupulous traders created the crisis to be able to sell cooking oil at higher prices.
13 May 2022
No Covid-19 deaths in 22 straight days
No Covid-19 deaths were reported for the 22nd consecutive day, while 51 new infections were recorded in the 24 hours till 8am today.
12 May 2022