JS body orders action as audit finds irregular commissions at BMU
8 September 2026
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Health
Contraceptive, medicine supply to become normal in 2-3 months: Health minister
7 September 2026
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Health
Bangladesh needs nearly 89,000 doctors to meet WHO standards: Health minister
7 September 2026
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Health
Three more die with measles-like symptoms
7 September 2026
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Health
8 divisional cities to get cancer, kidney and cardiac hospitals by next fiscal year: State minister
7 September 2026
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Parliament
Type 1 diabetes could affect 2.7 million more people by 2049
6 September 2026
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Health
World physiotherapy day 2026 / A healthy heart starts with movement
6 September 2026
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Health
Can doctors prescribe friendship instead of medicine?
6 September 2026
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Health
Planning for parenthood? Could tobacco be getting in the way?
6 September 2026
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Health
Agro‑entrepreneur cultivates grapes over pond, inspires locals
Abul Kalam Azad plants 1,200 vines of 22 varieties across homestead and pond
18 April 2026
Doctors’ platform demands punishment over preventable measles deaths
Calls for declaring public health emergency
18 April 2026
Experts urge front-of-package labelling to tackle rising NCDs risks
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.
18 April 2026
3 more die of measles in 24 hrs
DGHS records two more deaths with measles‑like symptoms during same period
17 April 2026
From progress to pushback: Why reproductive rights are slipping worldwide
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.
16 April 2026
Measles death toll rises to 34 as two more die: DGHS
Six more suspected measles deaths reported in same period
16 April 2026
CCC, Doctors Without Borders join hands to combat dengue in Chattogram
MoU signed to enhance prevention, surveillance, and clinical management
16 April 2026
Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds
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.
16 April 2026
Measles death toll rises to 32 as Dhaka reports new fatality: DGHS
Two more suspected measles deaths reported in same period
15 April 2026
1 more dies of confirmed measles in a day: DGHS
8 more suspected deaths in the same period
14 April 2026
Measles deaths rise to 30 as DGHS reports two more fatalities
Number of suspected deaths now 156 as DGHS records five more suspected deaths in 24 hours
13 April 2026
Prof Dr Rafiqus Salehin appointed KMU VC
Prof Salehin will serve as VC for a period of four years from the date of his joining
13 April 2026
Thailand’s MedPark Hospital offers next-generation medical care for Bangladeshi patients
Bangladeshi patients now have enhanced access to advanced, next-generation medical care through MedPark Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
13 April 2026
BMU VC calls for study on measles booster doses
Prof FM Siddiqui notes infections found in infants under six months
12 April 2026
Measles-rubella vaccination drive begins in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal cities
MA Muhit, state minister for health, inaugurated the programme at Karail slum in the capital
12 April 2026
Tk 506cr new unit remains idle for lack of manpower at Neurosciences Hospital
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.
12 April 2026
Measles shot drive begins today in Dhaka, Barisal, Mymensingh cities
Around 12.20 lakh children aged six months to under five years expected to be vaccinated under this initiative
11 April 2026
Measles Vaccination: Govt fast-tracks nationwide drive
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.
9 April 2026
10 more suspected measles deaths reported, toll rises to 138
DGHS records 1,599 confirmed cases since March 15
8 April 2026
Scuffle between DU students, doctors at DMCH; emergency services suspended
Several people from both sides injured after a dispute over a prescription
8 April 2026