People aged 60 years and above will receive the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Though returnee migrant workers account for one-fourth of the HIV patients detected in Bangladesh every year, no screening system has been put in place yet at any of the country’s international airports.

Former US President Bill Clinton said in a tweet on Wednesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and experiencing mild symptoms.

The government has decided to start administering fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots, Shamsul Hoque, member secretary of the vaccine deployment committee of Directorate General of Health Services, said yesterday.

Dengue outbreak this year has turned out to be a headache for the government, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Tazul Islam said yesterday.

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

LGRD Minister Tajul Islam today said the dengue outbreak this year has turned out to be a headache for the government.

The government is going to launch a mass Covid vaccination campaign across the country from December 1 to 7 with a target to administer jabs, including booster doses, to 90 lakh people.

An experimental Alzheimer's disease drug from Eisai (4523.T) and Biogen (BIIB.O) slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry a risk of dangerous side effects for certain patients, according to new data presented on Tuesday.

The Tannery Workers Union (TWU) has demanded a 50-bed specialised hospital for the treatment of workers at the Savar tannery hub, as they are suffering from severe health hazards from the impact of chemicals used in the industry.

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At least three dengue patients died while 436 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Around 1,10,000 children and adolescents up to the age of 19 died from AIDs-related causes during 2021, according to the latest Unicef global snapshot on children and HIV and AIDS. Meanwhile, another 3,10,000 were newly infected, bringing the total number of young people living with HIV to 2.7 million.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 366 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning..With the new cases, the total number of dengue patients rose to 56,496 this year..The total number of deaths from dengue this year is 247, according to the Director

Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name.

Protesters angry at China's strict lockdowns on Sunday called for President Xi Jinping to quit, in a sign of widening public frustration at the country's zero-Covid policy..Demonstrators in the commercial capital, Shanghai, could be heard chanting, "Xi Jinping! Step down! CCP (Chinese Comm

At least three dengue patients died, while 523 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.

China reported a record high of 39,791 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 26, of which 3,709 were symptomatic and 36,082 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.