Infant’s death prompts move to reopen ICU at Dhaka’s Infectious Diseases Hospital
17 March 2026, 18:01 PM
Health
Two patients die minutes after pre-surgery injection at SBMCH Barishal; nurses suspended
15 March 2026, 20:14 PM
Health
Study Findings: Obesity linked to higher risk of severe infections
15 March 2026, 00:17 AM
Healthcare
Global health milestone: single-dose pill for sleeping sickness gains EU support
15 March 2026, 00:16 AM
Healthcare
Empty clinics, ailing villages: Bangladesh’s quiet rural health crisis
15 March 2026, 00:14 AM
Healthcare
Global partners launch $54m effort to boost maternal nutrition in Africa
15 March 2026, 00:12 AM
Healthcare
Bangladesh’s CHRF wins prestigious Wellcome grant to study severe viral pneumonia in children
15 March 2026, 00:11 AM
Healthcare
The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
Healthcare
Study links e-cigarettes to higher blood pressure risk
15 March 2026, 00:08 AM
Healthcare
Prices of meat jump before Eid
14 March 2026, 05:45 AM
Price of essentials
Trucks carrying essentials at mercy of extortionists, Momen tells parliament
Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen today in parliament said some criminals in his constituency are regularly extorting money from essentials laden trucks
6 February 2024, 14:48 PM
Dengue: 22 patients hospitalised in a day
No dengue deaths were reported while 22 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
6 February 2024, 13:51 PM
'Safe Food Carnival' to begin Feb 8 for awareness on hygienic food
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) is going to organise "Safe Food Carnival 2024" for the first time from February 8
6 February 2024, 10:22 AM
Dengue: 1 dies, 11 get hospitalised
One more dengue patient died while 11 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
5 February 2024, 14:33 PM
119 RU students diagnosed with jaundice in two weeks
At least 119 Rajshahi University students were diagnosed with jaundice at the on-campus Central Medical Center between January 15 and February 4, marking a four times surge of infection in two weeks
5 February 2024, 14:02 PM
28 more hospitalised with dengue
Twenty-eight dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
4 February 2024, 12:54 PM
Dengue Outbreak: 1 dies, 10 get hospitalised in a day
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 15 this year.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 1 dies, 10 hospitalised in a day
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 15 this year
3 February 2024, 13:29 PM
Covid-19: Positivity rate 7.35pc
25 more cases reported in 24hrs
3 February 2024, 11:45 AM
Cancer increasing in Bangladesh, may double in 2050
The number of cancer patients is steadily increasing in Bangladesh, and in the year 2050, the country may record more than double the new cases of 2022, according to a World Health Organization report.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Covid-19: 34 more cases reported in 24hrs, positivity rate 8.31%
Bangladesh reported 34 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
2 February 2024, 12:49 PM
Birganj Health Complex in Dinajpur: X-ray room locked for 8 months
Patients at Birganj Upazila Health Complex in Dinajpur have been suffering for the last eight months as the X-ray service of the medical centre remains suspended following retirement of its only radiographer.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Cold brings misery for the little ones
Nasima Akter was seen anxiously looking for attendants while trying to nebulise her daughter Tasnim Rabbi at paediatric ward of Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Protest staged as patient dies of 'negligence' in Dinajpur
Family members and relatives demonstrated at Phulbari Upazila Health Complex in Dinajpur today following the death of a patient due to alleged doctors' negligence
1 February 2024, 16:21 PM
17 more hospitalised with dengue
Seventeen dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
1 February 2024, 13:11 PM
No alternative to trans-fat-free food to safeguard public health: speakers
Mentioning that excessive amount of trans fat in food is unsafe and remains one of the leading risk factors for various non-communicable diseases, including heart disease, speakers at a webinar today said ensuring food safety is crucial for protecting public health
1 February 2024, 11:44 AM
New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO
The number of new cancer cases in 2050 will rise to 35 million -- 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, the World Health Organization's cancer agency warned Thursday
1 February 2024, 11:05 AM
53 more Covid-19 cases in 24hrs; positivity rate 5.81pc
Bangladesh reported 53 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
29 January 2024, 11:51 AM
Covid-19: 35 more cases reported in 24hrs, positivity rate 8.06%
Bangladesh reported 35 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
28 January 2024, 14:38 PM
25 more hospitalised with dengue
Twenty-five dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
28 January 2024, 14:27 PM