4 more die of measles, measles-like symptoms; death toll rises to 867
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3 more die with suspected measles, combined toll now 863
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6 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll reaches 860
6 August 2026, 19:37 PM
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471 more hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours
6 August 2026, 16:52 PM
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5 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 854
5 August 2026, 17:00 PM
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Firdausi Qadri receives BDI Lifetime Achievement Award
3 August 2026, 20:58 PM
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3 more die of dengue, 580 hospitalised in 24 hours
3 August 2026, 18:13 PM
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Dengue claims 2 more lives, 423 hospitalised in 24 hours
2 August 2026, 18:26 PM
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4 more children die with measles-like symptoms
2 August 2026, 15:59 PM
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What if the loudest threat to our health isn’t audible?
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
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Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation
The cabinet division of the Government of Bangladesh has bifurcated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare into two separate
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Depression: Let’s talk
It is the World Health Day on April 7; the day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Contraceptive usage: Bangladesh 8th, China top in Asia
China, South Korea and Thailand are few Asian countries where a high number of people are using contraceptives. In China, there is 83 percent usage of contraceptives while in both South Korea and Thailand the figure is 78 percent.
1 April 2017, 05:23 AM
Mobile tower radiation: Govt asked to obtain expert report on health risk
The High Court directs the health ministry to obtain a report from the experts of three international organisations about public health risk from radiation emitted from mobile phone towers set up in different areas across the country.
28 March 2017, 08:53 AM
Global rise of multidrug resistant TB threatens to derail progress
The rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens to derail decades of progress in controlling the disease, according to a new report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published on World TB day on 24th March.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Are vegetable oils healthy?
In small amounts, vegetable oils are healthy, as they contain fats that are essential in our diets. But our consumption of vegetable oil has increased considerably, and the health effects of high intakes are a source of scientific debate.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Graphical health warnings on cigarette packs found effective
A recently completed sample-based study done in Bangladesh claims that the health warning labels describing the harmful effects of tobacco products using text and/or pictures are found to be effective.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Physiotherapy in the management of stroke
Mr Idrish Ali, A 55 year old man came to a physiotherapist to consult about his personal complication.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
2.24 lakh TB patients detected in 2016
At least 2.24 lakh tuberculosis (TB) patients were detected in 2016, which is four percent higher than that of the previous year, according to the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP).
23 March 2017, 14:03 PM
1st Japan birth achieved via egg from unnamed donor
A woman unable to become pregnant with her own eggs due to illness has given birth to a baby conceived using a donated egg from an anonymous third party, a Kobe-based nonprofit organization that mediated between them announces.
23 March 2017, 04:53 AM
A mobile tower radiation harmful: Government report
Radiation emitted by a tower of a mobile operator in Bangladesh is harmful for public health, the government says in a report.
22 March 2017, 08:25 AM
Yaba: A killer of young generation
Yaba tablets which are a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine have become very popular in Bangladesh over the past decade. The numbers regarding the yaba users reported is far less than the actual users.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Ahoy Bangladesh Ltd. launched services in Dhaka
Ahoy Bangladesh opens its services to residents of Bangladesh for making medical treatment in India easy and trouble free in association with Ahoy India, a pioneer in medical value travel company in India.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
The weaponisation of health care
Marking six years since the start of the Syrian conflict (15 March), a study in The Lancet provides new estimates for the number of
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A guide to brain cancer
Like any other part of your body, your brain can have a tumour, which happens when cells grow out of control and form a solid mass.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Global campaign for gender equality unveils high-level leaders
Deliver for Good, a global campaign powered by Women Deliver in coordination with 10 founding partners that applies a gender lens
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Apollo Hospitals celebrates World Kidney Day
Apollo Hospitals in the capital Dhaka arranges various awareness programmes in collaboration with East West University and Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited in order to celebrate World Kidney Day on March 9, 2017.
13 March 2017, 09:59 AM
1.7 million child deaths a year
More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM
The association between type 2 diabetes and risk of death from cancer
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) reveals that type 2 diabetes
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Heart diseases of the children and its management
Rehnuma came to a paediatrician to consult about her 7 months old baby with the complaints of frequent cough and cold since birth,
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM