Health experts and activists have stressed introducing front-of-package labelling (FOPL) on ultra-processed food products to combat the spread of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country.

DGHS records two more deaths with measles‑like symptoms during same period

As global leaders prepare to convene at the Women Deliver 2026 in Melbourne, a pressing concern looms large: the growing rollback of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). For Professor Sarah Hawkes—a global health expert at Monash University and co-CEO of Global 50/50—this moment is not an isolated crisis but part of a broader, deeply political global shift. In an interview with The Daily Star, she reflects on the forces driving this backlash, the limitations of data in policymaking, and why the future of global health may depend on rethinking power itself.

Six more suspected measles deaths reported in same period

MoU signed to enhance prevention, surveillance, and clinical management

Researchers have long sought a way to eliminate this plaque, believing it could be the cause of the most common form of dementia which affects millions of elderly people every year.

Two more suspected measles deaths reported in same period

8 more suspected deaths in the same period

Number of suspected deaths now 156 as DGHS records five more suspected deaths in 24 hours

Prof Salehin will serve as VC for a period of four years from the date of his joining

Bangladeshi patients now have enhanced access to advanced, next-generation medical care through MedPark Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

Prof FM Siddiqui notes infections found in infants under six months

MA Muhit, state minister for health, inaugurated the programme at Karail slum in the capital

Parvin Begum came to the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS) along with one of her ailing relatives who needed treatment there. However, she suddenly felt dizzy, collapsed and became critically ill.

Around 12.20 lakh children aged six months to under five years expected to be vaccinated under this initiative

The government has advanced the launch of a special measles and rubella vaccination drive to April 20 from May 3 as measles cases continue to surge.

DGHS records 1,599 confirmed cases since March 15

Several people from both sides injured after a dispute over a prescription

Nearly 8,800 infections recorded in Cox’s Bazar camps in the first three months of 2026

icddr,b and the Department of Livestock Services say the initiative aims to improve animal immunisation, protect livelihoods and curb the spread of zoonotic diseases