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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Are healthy plant-based diets associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes?
New research published in Diabetologia finds that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people and support their role in diabetes prevention.
16 April 2022
If paddy damaged, rice prices will definitely go up: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak today that the price of rice will definitely increase if paddy is damaged in the floods in haor areas.
16 April 2022
No Covid deaths reported in 24 hours
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).
16 April 2022
Why do we feel so tired after iftar?
Food coma isn’t harmful to the body but it can be inconvenient.
16 April 2022
Shanghai residents clash with police after homes seized for Covid quarantine
Shanghai residents scuffled with hazmat-suited police ordering them to surrender their homes to Covid-19 patients, videos on social media showed, providing a rare glimpse into rising discontent in the megacity over China's inflexible virus response.
16 April 2022
WHO monitors hepatitis of unknown origin in UK children
The World Health Organization yesterday said it was monitoring cases of hepatitis of unknown origin in dozens of children in Britain, some of whom required a liver transplant.
15 April 2022
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours, positivity rate 0.64%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 April 2022
No Covid-19 death recorded in 24 hours; positivity rate 0.52%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 April 2022
2.3 million city residents to get cholera vaccine
A total of 2.3 million people, aged one year and above, will get oral cholera vaccines from next month in five diarrhoea-prone areas in the capital.
13 April 2022
‘Not yet time’
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee unanimously agreed that now is not the time to lower the guard on Covid-19, the group’s head told a press conference yesterday.
13 April 2022
Unintended pregnancies hindering progress
Nearly 121 million pregnancies globally are unintended, among which 60 percent end up in abortion. In Bangladesh, around 59 out of each 1,000 pregnancies are unintended, reveals a report.
13 April 2022
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours; positivity rate 0.58%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 April 2022
4 dead from diarrhoea this year; 23 lakh Dhaka residents to get cholera vaccine: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today reported that four patients have died due to diarrhea in Bangladesh during this year’s outbreak since the second week of March.
13 April 2022
Ease burden of spiralling prices: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday said the government should frame the budget for the next fiscal year with the main focus on easing the burden of rising prices of essentials and shrinking purchasing power of low, fixed and middle-income families.
12 April 2022
Covid treatment: Cost 12 times higher at pvt hospitals
Covid-19 treatment cost was more than 12 times higher in private hospitals than that of public healthcare facilities, reveals a study conducted by the Transparency International Bangladesh.
12 April 2022
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 April 2022
Chawkbazar iftar market: The good, the bad and the hype
After a two-year break due to Covid restrictions, Chawkbazar iftar market is once again buzzing with people. Every Ramadan, this place is the topic of discussion because of the popular iftar items sold there. They look great in photos, but to find out what they’re really like, we paid a visit to the place and checked out the available items for a first-hand experience.
11 April 2022
Covid-19 variant XE: Japan reports its first case
The Japanese health ministry on Monday reported the country's first case of coronavirus variant XE, in a woman who arrived at a Narita airport from the United States on March 26.
11 April 2022
WHO tracking cases of 2 new Omicron sub-variants to assess whether they're more infectious
The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus to assess whether they are more infectious or dangerous.
11 April 2022
Beef, mutton sale in Sylhet resumes after 4 days
Meat traders of Sylhet metropolitan area resumed selling beef and mutton today, after suspending it for four days – demanding a hike in prices fixed by the local administration.
11 April 2022