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NICRH, NIKDU get new directors
25 March 2026, 22:28 PM
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Bangladesh's Senjuti Saha wins 2026 Sabin Award for vaccine research
25 March 2026, 18:47 PM
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Health ministry orders nationwide inspections to curb irregularities at private facilities
25 March 2026, 18:12 PM
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DGHS cracks down on errant clinics, diagnostic centres
25 March 2026, 02:23 AM
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Young cancer patients need more than treatment — they need support
19 March 2026, 10:53 AM
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Infant’s death prompts move to reopen ICU at Dhaka’s Infectious Diseases Hospital
17 March 2026, 18:01 PM
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Two patients die minutes after pre-surgery injection at SBMCH Barishal; nurses suspended
15 March 2026, 20:14 PM
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Study Findings: Obesity linked to higher risk of severe infections
15 March 2026, 00:17 AM
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Global health milestone: single-dose pill for sleeping sickness gains EU support
15 March 2026, 00:16 AM
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No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.33%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 March 2023, 12:42 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.24%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 March 2023, 10:43 AM
49,194 pass 2022-23 MBBS entrance exam
A total of 49,194 students (35.34 percent) passed the MBBS/BDS admission test held on Friday across the country
12 March 2023, 08:53 AM
Does masking prevent community-acquired respiratory viral infections?
A new meta-analysis raises questions about efficacy of respirators and masks despite known poor adherence and other limitations highlighted by a secondary analysis.
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Intermittent fasting for insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes?
Intermittent fasting — and one of its variants, “time-restricted eating” — are increasingly popular approaches to weight management. But are these methods feasible and safe for people with diabetes, especially those who take insulin?
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM
The importance of EQ is changing fast
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else: you are the one who gets burned’ — this famous quotation came to my mind when I read psychologist Daniel Goleman’s book “Emotional Intelligence – Why it can matter more than IQ”.
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM
More omega-3 fatty acids from seafood are associated with lower incidence of chronic renal disease
Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) might help prevent chronic kidney disease (CKD) through potentially favorable vascular effects. But studies of this question, based mostly on cross-sectional analyses and self-reported ω-3 PUFA intake, have been inconclusive.
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a recent report by United Nations agencies. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world.
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.02%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)..The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country remains at 29,445 and the death rate stands at 1.44 percent..At least 15 new infe
11 March 2023, 11:08 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.55%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 March 2023, 11:57 AM
India reports first two H3N2 deaths; 1 each from Haryana, Karnataka
India today confirmed its first two deaths due to seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, commonly called Hong Kong flu, with one each in Karnataka and Haryana states.
10 March 2023, 11:00 AM
7 hospitalised with dengue
Seven more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Climate change leads to rise in kidney patients
The risk of developing kidney disease is increasing globally due to the detrimental effects of rising temperatures caused by climate change, said experts yesterday.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.40%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 March 2023, 10:48 AM
Over one lakh students to take part in medical college admission test
A total of 1,39,217 applicants will compete for 11,122 seats in the medical college admission test this year.
9 March 2023, 10:20 AM
Dhaka hospitals see 'rising seasonal flu cases'
Any virus, like the adenovirus, which swept through Kolkata in India recently may be responsible for the rise in such cases, the physicians say
7 March 2023, 08:47 AM
8 dengue patients hospitalised in last 24 hours
At least eight dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours across the country till today morning.
6 March 2023, 13:12 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.33%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
6 March 2023, 11:01 AM
Rise in diarrhoea cases in Barishal ‘not alarming’
The diarrhoea situation has rapidly worsened in Barishal division recently. However, the health department said this is quite common for summer every year, and “the situation is not alarming”..According to the Barisal Divisional Health Office, about 10,000 diarrhoea patients have been trea
5 March 2023, 15:20 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.59%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 March 2023, 13:25 PM