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Probe report on 6 newborn deaths at Ad-din Hospital due tomorrow
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Two more die with measles-like symptoms
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Investing in adolescents could bring 10-fold economic benefit

A new study shows that investments in adolescent health and wellbeing are some of the best that can be made towards achieving the SDGs.
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Higher tobacco taxes increase revenue decrease death

Bangladesh is one of the largest tobacco consuming countries in the world, with over 46 million (43%) adults consuming cigarettes, bidis, smokeless tobacco or other tobacco products and Bangladesh is one of the five focus countries of the Bloomberg Initiative (BI) to reduce tobacco use.
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM

World leaders recommit to end NTDs

Past week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organisations convened at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new commitments to the collective efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM

What do successful people have in common?

What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Jack Ma have in common?
22 April 2017, 07:52 AM

AIUB Community of Engineers celebrates foundation day

Starting with only 40 members in 2014, ACES is currently 800-strong.
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM

JCI Dhaka United and Podium strive to build a skilled Bangladesh with Crash Course Season 4

Crash Course, which has been facilitating skill building workshops since 2015, returned this year with a full-fledged agenda of equipping students with the tools required for a strong corporate career.
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Ensure support for people with autism, neuro disorders: PM

Underscoring the necessity for all countries to support their most vulnerable citizens, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bhutan says it is the responsibility of all to make sure adequate social and medical support for individuals with autism and neuro-development disorders.
19 April 2017, 05:16 AM

Salty food stirs hunger more than thirst: Study

By simulating a space mission to Mars, an international team of researchers notes that eating salty food led to greater hunger than thirst, at least in the long term. The reason seems to be a protective mechanism that conserves water in the kidneys.
19 April 2017, 04:59 AM

Int'l conference held on diabetes care for refugees

In a conference organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and the World Diabetes
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Radical increase in investment required to meet targets

Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist

Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Detox for a healthy life

Detoxifying body means total body regeneration. Detoxification amazingly improves your immune system, energy level, complexion
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Sleepwalking: Fact or fiction?

Somnambulism, noctambulism or sleepwalking is a combination of sleepiness and sleeplessness. It constitutes a sleep disorder of
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Keeping magnesium levels high reduces the risk of fractures

High levels of magnesium in the blood reduce the risk of fractures by 44 percent, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. The study followed 2,245 men aged between 42 and 61 over a 20-year period.
15 April 2017, 07:39 AM

2b people drinking contaminated water: WHO

Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization says, warning that nearly two billion people currently use faecal-contaminated water.
13 April 2017, 05:14 AM

Dead bat found in salad at US Walmart sparks recall

US Health officials want to find out how a dead bat in a “deteriorated condition” ended up inside a packaged salad sold at a grocery store in Florida.
12 April 2017, 07:14 AM

"Bangladesh is a role model in scaling up nutrition"

Since the inception of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) in April 2010, Bangladesh has made tangible progress in bringing
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Patient Aid: Health app for Bangladesh

Patient Aid is the first ever app in Bangladesh which will provide all kinds of health-care related information in an
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

How to treat the unusual holes in the heart?

Heart is a muscle pump having four chambers (upper two and lower two). There may be any unusual holes in the
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Small & medium farms are essential to sustain quality of global food supply

Small and medium farms produce more than half of the food globally, and produce the vast majority of food and
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM