Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that affects the large intestine (colon). IBS commonly causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhoea and constipation. It is a chronic condition that you will need to manage for long term.
2 January 2016

Five foods that may help prevent cancer

Reach for these super foods to supercharge your odds of staying ahead of cancer and maximising your health.
2 January 2016

Winter diarrhoea in children

Most of the children experience few episodes of diarrhoea in their early age. In winter, viral diarrhoea is quite common. At present if we pay a visit to any children ward, we will find many cases of diarrhoea with different grades of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
2 January 2016

Dealing with motion sickness

People are often seen nauseating in their journey. It is a common condition that we all experience during our travel through car, bus and train. Sailors and travellers have suffered from motion sickness since the earliest times. Before, it was only known to travellers of sea and is frequently mentioned as sea sickness in Greek and Roman texts.
2 January 2016

Immunisation must be boosted in urban areas

Health experts have suggested strengthening immunisation programmes in urban areas of the country as they have lower vaccination coverage than rural areas.
30 December 2015

‘I had no other options but to quit’

After forfeiting from mayoral race, an independent candidate in Dhamrai municipality in Dhaka today said he had no other way but quit.
30 December 2015

Housewife beaten to death for dowry in Jessore

A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry at Sultanpur village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on
27 December 2015

Electioneering reaches its peak in 3 municipalities

Campaigning by the candidates for different posts in three municipalities of Gaibandha district has reached its peak as only two days
27 December 2015

Gonorrhoea 'could become untreatable'

Gonorrhoea can become an untreatable disease, England's chief medical officer has warned.
27 December 2015

Many benefits of oats

What better way to gain the strength and energy to carry you through a hectic morning schedule than with a steaming bowl of freshly
26 December 2015

Physiotherapy in urinary incontinence

Do you leak urine when you cough, sneeze, or laugh? Do you limit your time away from home, know where all the bathrooms are in the
26 December 2015

From MDGs to SDGs

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched a new comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000 and an
26 December 2015

How animals can give you tuberculosis

In 2014, an estimated 9.6 million people were infected by tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Potentially
26 December 2015

Symptoms of chronic kidney disease

Most people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have no symptoms because the body can tolerate even a large reduction in kidney
26 December 2015

Teen held for posting PM's doctored photo on Facebook

Local Awami League activists hand over a teenage boy to police in Rajshahi for posting derogatory comments and a doctored photo involving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
26 December 2015

How smartphone light affects your brain and body

Checking your phone at night and before going to sleep seems like a normal habitual act, but it is some harmful than you think.
26 December 2015

Man held with Yaba

Law enforcers arrested a man along with 284 Yaba tablets from Amrakhali area here on Monday night.
23 December 2015

Three arrested on charge of killing Krishak Dal leader

Police attested three youths on charge of killing Krishak Dal leader Nazrul Islam at Adarshagram in Matiranga upazila of the district on
23 December 2015

2 Chinese citizens held with 6kg gold at Dhaka airport

A preventive team with help of airport customs detains two Chinese citizens with 6kg gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
23 December 2015

Senior citizens still waiting for protection in practice

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called upon the government, non-government organisations, and other institutions to implement the National Policy on Older Persons-2013 to make the country "elderly-friendly".
21 December 2015