Cholera vaccination campaign targeting 51.75 lakh people starts Aug 22
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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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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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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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Immunotherapy / When a cancer breakthrough comes with a price tag
16 August 2026
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The lost art of doing absolutely nothing
16 August 2026
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Making fertility care fairer: WHO issued first global infertility guideline
The World Health Organisation (WHO) called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable as it released its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
6 December 2025
Simple skincare habits that truly work
Healthy skin does not require expensive products or complicated routines—just smart, consistent habits that support your skin’s natural barrier.
6 December 2025
A new era in the fight against HIV
On 1 December, recognised globally as World AIDS Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on governments and global partners to urgently expand access to new WHO-approved tools—most notably lenacapavir (LEN)—to drive down new infections and counter the severe disruption caused by recent foreign aid cuts.
6 December 2025
Onion imports resume today
The agriculture ministry has announced that onion imports will resume today in order to stabilise the domestic market.
6 December 2025
Mymensingh doctor relieved of duties after altercation with health DG
Verbal spat erupted when health service boss visited the medical college hospital
6 December 2025
Narsingdi Sadar Hospital: Staff shortage, poor facilities disrupt services
The Narsingdi Sadar Hospital has long been grappling with a severe manpower shortage and poor infrastructure.
5 December 2025
Onion price jumps to Tk 160 a kg
Within three days, onion prices jumped by Tk 40 in the capital’s kitchen markets.
As of yesterday, onions are being sold at Tk 140-160 per kg, up from Tk 110-120 previously.
5 December 2025
Families struggle with rising dengue cases and costs
Fifteen-year-old Rahat Miaji, who was recovering from severe electrocution near a madrasa in Chauddogram, Cumilla, has fallen into danger once again after contracting dengue.
5 December 2025
US vaccine committee scraps recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns
Although a win for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the move will reverse decades of public health gains
5 December 2025
Three more die of dengue, 565 hospitalised in a day
Two deaths reported from DSCC, one from DNCC
4 December 2025
Five more die of dengue, 490 hospitalised in a day
Two each reported from DSCC and Mymensingh division while one from DNCC
3 December 2025
Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka gets approval to conduct bone marrow transplants
Health ministry grants first-ever BMT permit to a private hospital
3 December 2025
Health assistants take position in front of DGHS for pay scale upgrade
They have been observing work abstention since Saturday, halting nationwide vaccination programme
2 December 2025
2 more die of dengue
At least two dengue patients died while 610 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
1 December 2025
Hypertension the most common illness in country
Hypertension is the most common disease in Bangladesh, with 78 out of every 1,000 people suffering from the non-communicable condition, according to a government survey.
30 November 2025
Five more die of dengue, 636 hospitalised in a day
Three deaths reported from DSCC, one each from Ctg and Khulna divisions
30 November 2025
Health assistants continue work stoppage demanding grade upgradation
An 11-member team heads to Secretariat following a call from the health adviser
30 November 2025
Staff, infrastructure crisis leave thousands without care at Bagerhat’s maternity centre
20-bed Mother and Child Welfare Centre struggles to serve mothers, newborns after four decades without upgrades
30 November 2025
Hypertension ranks first among Bangladesh’s top ten diseases
Health and Morbidity Status Survey finds 33% experienced illnesses in 3 months leading up to the survey last year
30 November 2025
The world is running out of effective antibiotics!
Dr Muniruddin Ahmed.On October 13, The Guardian published an alarming report titled ‘<I>Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds</I>.’ The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that infections once easily curable with conventional antibiotics are now be
30 November 2025