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Experts call for stronger focus on prevention to build a healthier Bangladesh
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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No Covid deaths, 71 cases recorded in 24 hours
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 June 2022, 10:57 AM
India returnee with "monkeypox symptoms" sent to Jashore hospital
A man was sent to Jashore General Hospital with suspected symptoms of monkeypox, on return from India yesterday (June 10, 2022).
10 June 2022, 18:11 PM
64 new Covid cases in 24 hours, positivity rate 1.35%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 June 2022, 11:51 AM
31 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 31 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday. Only three were from outside the capital.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil price shock continues
The government yesterday increased the price of soybean oil by Tk 5 to Tk 7 per litre, dashing the hopes of the edible oil market in Bangladesh cooling off anytime soon.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Monkeypox: Imvanex vaccine recommended for adults at risk in Germany
Germany's vaccine advisory committee recommends that people over 18 who have been exposed to or are at increased risk of monkeypox infection receive Bavarian Nordic's Imvanex vaccine, it said on Thursday.
9 June 2022, 16:11 PM
No Covid death for 9 days straight
At least 59 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 June 2022, 11:23 AM
Govt to review edible oil prices
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) yesterday suggested the commerce ministry review the price of edible oil in local markets as the product’s price is declining globally.
9 June 2022, 05:30 AM
Price hike of essentials: Noose tightens on low-income groups
The cost of living has gone up but the incomes of most consumers have not. It is not just the prices of edible oil and rice that are hurting, it’s almost everything they need in the kitchen every day.
9 June 2022, 03:00 AM
WHO warns of "real" risk as monkeypox cases top 1,000
The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than a thousand cases now confirmed in such countries.
9 June 2022, 02:38 AM
Mark Cuban’s online pharma aims to slash medicine prices
People looking for less expensive alternatives to high-cost prescription medications now have a new and maybe surprising option.
8 June 2022, 15:00 PM
No Covid death in 24 hours, positivity rate 1.18%
At least 58 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 June 2022, 12:05 PM
Dengue cases jump in June
At least 109 dengue patients were hospitalised in the first week of June alone, an alarming spike.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Turkish passenger with rashes not a monkeypox case
The Turkish citizen, who was sent to a Dhaka hospital earlier this noon with rashes on his body, is not a monkeypox case, health officials said.
7 June 2022, 13:07 PM
17 dengue cases reported in 24hrs: DGHS
Bangladesh has registered 17 more dengue cases in 24 hours till this morning (June 7, 2022).
7 June 2022, 11:56 AM
No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 1.14%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 June 2022, 10:45 AM
Small experimental drug trial sees cancer remission in all patients
A small drug trial conducted in the US found every patient treated in the experiment had their rectal cancer successfully go into remission.
7 June 2022, 10:16 AM
Turkish passenger at Dhaka airport shows monkeypox symptoms
A 32-year-old Turkish citizen was sent to the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali area this noon as health officials identified monkeypox symptoms on him during passenger screening at Dhaka airport.
7 June 2022, 09:29 AM
‘Digging deep for healthcare expenses’
People bear 68 percent of the country’s healthcare expenses out of their pocket, while the government bears only 23 percent, said speakers at a pre-budget roundtable yesterday.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Illegal rice hoarding: DNCRP to conduct drives at mills, warehouses
After retail and wholesale markets, the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) has now decided to conduct drives at the mills and warehouses of millers and corporates to check illegal rice hoarding.
6 June 2022, 14:13 PM