Reuters Exclusive / Saima Wazed Putul resigns as WHO regional head after fraud allegations
10 September 2026
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Health
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
Eight more die of dengue, 778 hospitalised in a day
Total number of deaths this year now 364
23 November 2025
From awareness to action: Making workplaces diabetes-smart
Diabetes continues to rise at an alarming rate. Globally, 7 out of 10 (412 million) adults living with diabetes are of working age. Three out of four people with diabetes report feeling anxious, depressed, or having other mental health issues due to their condition. Managing diabetes at work negatively affects the mental well-being of 4 in 10 employees with the condition.
22 November 2025
Give preterm babies a strong start for a hopeful future
Every year, World Prematurity Day (15 November) highlights the urgent need to care for babies born too soon. This year’s theme echoes WHO’s Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures campaign, reminding us that every child deserves a fair chance at life, starting from their very first moments.
22 November 2025
Strategic urban health action to unlock healthy, prosperous, and resilient societies
More than 4.4 billion people lived in urban areas, a figure projected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050. In cities, health, inequality, environment and economy intersected in powerful ways, creating complex risks and opportunities.
22 November 2025
Work without pain: The role of workstation ergonomics in musculoskeletal health
Musculoskeletal health has become a growing concern in today’s modern workplace, where most professionals spend long hours sitting at computers or doing the same thing over and over. Work-related health issues like back pain, neck stiffness, shoulder tension, and issues with the wrist or knee are now common.
22 November 2025
Three more die of dengue, 593 hospitalised in a day
Two deaths reported from Barishal division and one from DSCC
22 November 2025
Late referrals driving dengue deaths at DMCH
Fourteen-year-old Akash Khan has been lying in critical condition in the dengue ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) since November 18.
21 November 2025
UK Covid inquiry says thousands of lives could have been saved
About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic
20 November 2025
Four more die of dengue, 745 hospitalised in a day
Two deaths reported from DSCC, one each from Chattogram and Mymensingh divisions
20 November 2025
Six more die of dengue, 788 hospitalised in a day
Three deaths reported from Rajshahi division, two from DNCC and one from DSCC
19 November 2025
Noakhali medical college: Students suffer for teacher shortage, poor facilities
Academic activities at Noakhali Medical College have been severely hampered due to a shortage of teachers and poor infrastructure.
18 November 2025
Mammography machine at CMCH out of order for 3yrs
Crucial breast cancer screening at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained unavailable for nearly three years after the hospital’s lone mammography machine went out of order in 2022.
16 November 2025
Five more die of dengue, 1,139 hospitalised in a day
3,219 patients undergoing treatment at hospitals
16 November 2025
Five more die of dengue, 792 hospitalised in a day
All deaths reported from DNCC
15 November 2025
3 die of dengue, 833 hospitalised in a day
Death toll rises to 326 as cases reach 82,606 this year
13 November 2025
Paediatric wards in Chattogram overwhelmed as respiratory diseases surge
Parents crowd hospitals as bronchiolitis and pneumonia spread among children
12 November 2025
5 die of dengue, 1,139 hospitalised in a day
Death toll rises to 323 this year
12 November 2025
Three more die of dengue, 912 hospitalised in a day
All deaths reported from DSCC
11 November 2025
2 more die of dengue, 1,179 hospitalised in a day
Total number of deaths rise to 315 this year
10 November 2025
Six more die of dengue, 1,195 hospitalised in a day
Two deaths reported from DSCC, DNCC and Barishal division each
9 November 2025