A patient of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital in Gazipur died yesterday allegedly by suffocating after being stuck in a hospital lift for 45 minutes.

Along with price hikes of chicken and fish, some vegetables also saw rising prices in the kitchen markets of the capital yesterday, adding to the never-ending burden on the pockets of low-income groups.

A mobile court today fined a vendor for selling dead chicken meat in Gazipur's Kapasia..Tofazzal Mia, 25, of Kandapara area of Narsingdi's Madhabdi municipality, was also jailed for seven days, reports our Gazipur correspondent quoting the executive magistrate.

Onion price has increased by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kilo in Dhaka's kitchen markets over the past two days

Natore district administration today set May 25 to begin mango harvesting and marketing with the Gopalbhog variety this year

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said yesterday that the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is conducting a survey to determine whether recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Bangladesh are exhibiting any side effects.

Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said today that dengue tests will be more accessible to people once marketing of the locally developed testing kit starts in the country

A total of 15 people died across the country due to heatstroke in the last 15 days, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

To protect children and vulnerable populations, including expecting mothers, from heat-related health risks, the Directorate General of Health Services today announced a national guideline on heat-related illnesses

The major hospitals in Pirojpur and Patuakhali districts are finding it difficult to cope with the onrush of patients amid the sweltering heat since mid-April.

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for newborns resumed in Chattogram yesterday after remaining halted for almost five months amid a shortage of vaccines.

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 27 this year.

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year

Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

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Experts at a symposium at Chittagong University (CU) yesterday (Wednesday) emphasised on collaborative efforts, informed strategies and innovative approaches to combat antibiotic resistance which has become a silent epidemic

Global immunisation efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants

Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with some 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, UN agencies and development groups said Wednesday

The DGHS has urged to call 16263 to take telemedicine service within 24 hours if anyone experiences any symptoms

The authorities concerned of the hospitals across the country have been instructed to be prepared to deal with adverse conditions amid a severe heatwave, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen today