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
When 'gastric' is not just gastric
6 September 2026
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Health
4 more die with suspected measles; toll rises to 820
DGHS reports 990 new suspected measles and 170 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
26 July 2026
Experts call for stronger focus on prevention to build a healthier Bangladesh
Health experts, academics and public health professionals have urged Bangladesh to place prevention at the centre of its healthcare system, arguing that reducing the burden of disease before it develops is both more effective and more affordable than relying primarily on treatment.
26 July 2026
Hope grows as HIV care enters a new era
Hope is emerging for people affected by HIV as researchers unveil quieter, longer-lasting ways to prevent and manage the virus.
26 July 2026
Time to break down the barriers to hepatitis care
Every year, World Hepatitis Day serves as a reminder that some of the world’s deadliest health threats often remain the quietest.
26 July 2026
When yesterday was normal
Yesterday, life felt ordinary. You woke up healthy, not thinking about your blood sugar, your hormone levels, or any medications waiting on the bedside table.
26 July 2026
OCD: Living with a mind that won’t switch off
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is often reduced to jokes about being neat or liking things organised. In reality, it is far more complex and can quietly affect every part of a person’s daily life.
26 July 2026
Why obesity keeps rising despite our best efforts
For decades, governments, health experts and millions of people have tried to curb the growing burden of obesity.
26 July 2026
Antibiotic overuse putting Bangladesh at risk of resistance crisis: Experts
Overuse in hospitals, pharmacies and livestock blamed for rising antimicrobial resistance
25 July 2026
6 more die with suspected measles, combined toll reaches 816
DGHS reports 613 new suspected measles and 78 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
25 July 2026
Drug-resistant bacteria spreading rapidly in Bangladesh ICUs: icddr,b
icddr,b studies show over half of initially uninfected patients acquire drug-resistant bacteria during hospital care
25 July 2026
5 more die with suspected measles deaths, toll reaches 810
DGHS reports 950 new suspected measles and 187 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
24 July 2026
Dengue cases cross 12,000 as another patient dies
Latest death reported in Rangpur division
23 July 2026
2 more children die with measles-like symptoms; toll reaches 805
DGHS reports 848 new suspected cases and 166 confirmed infections in 24 hours
23 July 2026
Govt renames 3 public health facilities, drops AL-linked names
Health Services Division issues immediate order
23 July 2026
Bangladesh records over 800 confirmed and suspected measles deaths
Six new suspected fatalities take the combined tally to 803
22 July 2026
Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda: WHO
Nearly 2,500 cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed
22 July 2026
Measles rages on amid vaccination gap
Measles continues to kill nearly four children and hospitalise more than 800 people every day, even as both the government’s response and public attention appear to have waned.
22 July 2026
4 more die with suspected measles, combined toll reaches 797
DGHS reports 878 new suspected cases and 130 confirmed infections in 24 hours
21 July 2026
Dengue: One dies, 338 hospitalised in 24 hours
Total deaths rise to 38, cases to 11,195
21 July 2026
Agreement signed to boost collaboration on diabetes, NCD prevention
Under the MoU, BADAS and COMSTECH will work together to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge, technological innovations and public health expertise
21 July 2026