16 more die with measles-like symptoms in a day
24 May 2026, 17:17 PM
Disease
DGHS revises measles data again
23 May 2026, 19:39 PM
Disease
Deaths from measles, symptoms cross 500-mark as 13 more die in 24 hours
23 May 2026, 15:27 PM
Disease
Heavy rainfall raises early dengue risk
23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Disease control
11 more die from measles, measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
22 May 2026, 18:26 PM
Disease
Central Africa: Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak?
21 May 2026, 08:55 AM
World
Prof Sayedur responds to Unicef’s measles vaccine shortage claim
20 May 2026, 21:44 PM
Disease
HC orders probe into deaths after rabid dog bites in Gaibandha
20 May 2026, 19:05 PM
Disease
Deaths from measles, symptoms rise to 481 with six more deaths in a day
20 May 2026, 18:20 PM
Disease
Warned interim govt several times over measles vaccine shortage: Unicef
20 May 2026, 17:11 PM
Disease
Swift construction of a 500-bed medical college hospital demanded in Cox’s Bazar
Additionally, the influx of Rohingya refugees has further strained the healthcare system
13 March 2025, 19:37 PM
Zika cluster detected in Mohakhali
Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Mosquito menace sparks symbolic protest in Khulna
Khulna city is grappling with a severe mosquito swarm, prompting locals to stage a symbolic protest -- “Mosquito Net March” -- to demand urgent action from the authorities.
1 March 2025, 20:08 PM
Pioneering global delivery of childhood cancer medications
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched the distribution of essential childhood cancer medicines in Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
One dies of dengue in Dhaka
16 infected patients were hospitalised
11 February 2025, 13:17 PM
Cancer accounts for 12pc of annual deaths
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh annually, according to a new study by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
1 February 2025, 20:47 PM
Special health camp for female patients diagnosed with colon, breast diseases in Sirajganj
For the first time, she received medical treatment from consultant of colorectal surgeon of Dhaka in a health camp at Masimpur village Sirajganj Sadar upazila this morning
31 January 2025, 17:49 PM
Leprosy cases keep rising in Sylhet
The number of leprosy patients rose in Sylhet district in recent times amid inadequate treatment facilities.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Winter Diseases: Hospitals grapple with influx of child patients
Hospitals in Chattogram are struggling to handle a sharp increase in child patients suffering from cold-related complications during the winter.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
HMPV: Medical team deployed at Hili checkpost
Following instructions from the health ministry, a medical team, led by Md Jahangir Alam, a sub-assistant community medical officer from the upazila health complex, initiated its activities
13 January 2025, 18:36 PM
HMPV virus: Passengers urged to wear masks at Dhaka airport
The directives were issued one day after a case of HMPV virus was detected in the country
13 January 2025, 15:31 PM
One dies of dengue
57 hospitalised in the last 24 hours
12 January 2025, 12:21 PM
HMPV detected in Bangladesh
30-yr-old from Kishoreganj undergoing treatment
12 January 2025, 09:16 AM
Airborne superbugs lurk in Dhaka hospitals
Amid the bustling corridors of Dhaka’s hospitals, an invisible danger wafts silently through the air -- drug-resistant bacteria.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
1 more dies of dengue
At least one dengue patient died while 57 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Cancer patients cut off from vital lifeline
All six radiotherapy machines of the NICRH have been out of order for 19 days, depriving over 200 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy every day.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Five Reovirus cases found for 1st time in Bangladesh
The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has found the presence of reovirus for the first time in Bangladesh.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM
HMPV: Health check begins at Benapole port
Benapole Immigration Health Department today started to check the passengers travelling between India and Bangladesh as part of its initiative to prevent the spread of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)
9 January 2025, 13:32 PM
Two die of dengue
Two patients died from dengue while 70 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
6 January 2025, 21:04 PM
Children take a hit from winter diseases
The influx of child patients suffering from pneumonia, winter diarrhoea and other cold-related diseases has been straining hospitals.
5 January 2025, 18:46 PM