Bangladesh Health Watch criticises cancellation of essential medicines list
20 August 2026
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Health
Govt launches oral cholera vaccination campaign; 51.75 lakh targeted
20 August 2026
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Health
Cholera vaccination campaign targeting 51.75 lakh people starts Aug 22
19 August 2026
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Health
Interview / ‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’
18 August 2026
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Health
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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Health
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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Health
Four more die of dengue
Four dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
17 December 2023
Dengue: 4 die, 254 hospitalised in a day
At least four more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
17 December 2023
Zero dengue deaths after 169 days
Bangladesh saw no deaths from dengue in 24 hours, a first since June 29, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
16 December 2023
Covid-19 subvariant JN 1 found in India’s Kerala
India today confirmed a case of JN 1, a sub-variant of Covid-19 whose cases have surged in China and the United States, has been detected in the southern state of Kerala
16 December 2023
Zero dengue deaths after 169 days
However, public health experts are advising caution in interpreting the data
16 December 2023
Dengue deadly even in Dec
Despite December being a month which sees less dengue cases, the first 15 days of the month this year have seen 54 deaths and 6,722 cases.
15 December 2023
Dengue: 2 die, 190 hospitalised in a day
1,678 deaths, 3,18,803 cases this year
15 December 2023
Dengue Outbreak: 2 more die, 308 get hospitalised
At least two more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
14 December 2023
Govt fixes price of 129 types of contact lenses
The country’s drug administrator has fixed retail prices of 129 types of contact lenses from 29 importing companies.
14 December 2023
Dengue: 2 die, 308 hospitalised in a day
1,676 deaths, 3,18,613 cases this year
14 December 2023
Prices of 129 types of contact lenses fixed by DGDA
The country's drug administrator has fixed retail prices of 129 intraocular lenses from 29 importing companies
14 December 2023
Seven more die of dengue
At least seven dengue patients, all from outside Dhaka, died in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
13 December 2023
Heart stent prices drop by 43pc
Much to the relief of heart patients in the country, the government has reduced prices of cardiac stents up to 43 percent, effective from December 16.
13 December 2023
Dengue: 7 more die, 349 hospitalised in a day
At least seven more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
13 December 2023
16 traders fined Tk 68,000 for selling onion at high prices
Sixteen traders were fined Tk 68,000 for selling onions at higher prices, storing, and not showing price list in the port city today
12 December 2023
Over 2.30cr children to be given vitamin 'A' plus capsule
The Vitamin A plus campaign began across the country today, aiming to feed vitamin A plus capsules to more than 2.30 crore children aged 6-59 months
12 December 2023
Onion prices soar despite sufficient supply
The prices of onion have shot up despite adequate supply, according to a Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) report -- laying bare the extent of market manipulation by a section of dishonest traders.
11 December 2023
Dengue: 4 more die, 413 hospitalised in a day
At least four more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
11 December 2023
Onion prices remain high despite raids
Onion prices did not come down despite raids by the authorities in different wholesale and retail markets across the country.
10 December 2023
10 persons died of Nipah virus in Bangladesh this year: IEDCR
This year (till March), 14 people have been infected with Nipah virus around the country. of them, 10 of the affected people have died
10 December 2023