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Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship
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Fund crunch squeezes free medicines for poor
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Two more children die from measles
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Six more die from measles, measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
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Reflection / What is compartmentalisation in a world full of noise?
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Lifestyle
17 die from measles, measles-like symptoms in highest single-day toll
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Disease
Free heart camp at Ctg today
A free heart camp, initiated by medicine and heart specialist Dr AKM Nasir Uddin (Rotarian), will be held at Patiya Ideal High School in Chittagong today.
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Being unhappy or stressed will not kill, says study
Being miserable or stressed will not increase your risk of dying, according to the UK's Million Women Study.
10 December 2015, 05:13 AM
Three brick kilns fined
Law enforcers yesterday fined three brick kilns in Ishwardi upazila of the district for violating environmental law.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Suspended principal asked to return Tk 66.70 lakh embezzled from college
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has asked a suspended principal of Shaheed M Mansur Ali College in Pabna
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Verdict on Nizami appeal Jan 6
The Supreme Court has fixed January 6 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.
8 December 2015, 04:19 AM
Man's weight affects sperm cells
A man's weight affects the information passed on through his sperm and could leave his children predisposed to obesity, research in
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Please do not hesitate
I found some people are very hesitant about their doctor’s diagnosis. Maybe some of them are their friends or very famous and they
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Symptoms of Diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Role of nutrition in mental health
Mental health disorders are a growing global concern now a days. The relationship between diet, brain function and the risk of mental
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Delay in safe motherhood: Ways to reduce it
The three-delay model of accessing care is an important consideration for safe motherhood. Decision making delay to use emergency
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
CPB President Selim gets death threat
A so called group named “Mission Jihadists” threatens Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim with death through an email.
5 December 2015, 14:05 PM
Sweden, UNFPA sign deal to support midwifery-led healthcare
Sweden and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed a grant agreement to support midwifery-led maternal and newborn healthcare in Bangladesh, says a press release.
3 December 2015, 18:29 PM
Three Jamaat men held
Law enforcers arrested three leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in Poyari area under Muktagachha upazila of the district early
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Phulbari was freed on this day in '71
On this day in 1971, people of Phulbari upazila in the district tasted freedom after the freedom fighters defeated the Pakistani
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh charter for welfare state
As per the Constitution, Bangladesh must be a welfare state with quality health and education services to be ensured by the state, said noted personalities at a book launching ceremony in the capital yesterday.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM
EC to decide tomorrow on AL, BNP’s demands
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.
29 November 2015, 12:21 PM
Brazil links Zika fever to birth defects
The Brazilian health ministry has confirmed a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.
29 November 2015, 05:10 AM
Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality in women but not men
A follow-up study to assess the effects of personally tailored diabetes care in general practice has revealed that such care reduces mortality in women, but not men, according to a report published on The Lancet. The study was conducted by Dr Marlene Krag, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Tips for winter diseases
Have you ever thought about the diseases that come around every winter season? Living in this cold environment three to four months of every year, we tend to get used to the various winter ailments circulating around us. Here are some tips to help you stay away from these ailments.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Read this before giving Junior Horlicks to your loving kids
In Bangladesh, Horlicks is one of the popular malted milk hot drink. It is liked by mom and kids. This popular drink was developed by the founders James and William Horlick. It is now marketed and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (Consumer Healthcare) in the United
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM