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
Shishu Hospital seeing an uptick of pneumonia patients
Children and elderly are mostly flocking to the hospitals to get treatment for winter-related diseases like pneumonia, asthma and diarrhoea.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 30 hopitalised in 24 hours
One more dengue patient died while 30 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
16 January 2024, 12:50 PM
Health minister addresses Ayaan's death; asks for closure of unlicensed medical facilities
In a bold initiative to ensure medical compliance and public safety, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen has directed immediate closure of all unregistered hospitals, diagnostic centres, and clinics
16 January 2024, 10:00 AM
Selling of Baghair at Moulvibazar fish fair draws flak
The centuries-old three-day “Poush Sankranti” fish fair ended in Moulvibazar this morning..At the fair, held at Sreemangal, Kulaura, and Kamalganj, locals and visitors got to buy a variety of sweet water fish put on display by fishers. .The biggest attraction of the fair was Baghair
15 January 2024, 16:59 PM
Will expand export volume thru harvesting marine resources
The government has a plan to increase export volume in the fisheries sector through harvesting marine fish resources, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said today
14 January 2024, 15:07 PM
Two more die of dengue
Two more dengue patients died while 38 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
14 January 2024, 14:58 PM
Health minister vows better healthcare for marginalised communities
Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen has announced his plans to extend vital health services to marginalised communities
14 January 2024, 11:27 AM
Dengue claims one more life
One more dengue patient died while 25 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Dengue claims one more life
One more dengue patient died while 25 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
13 January 2024, 14:05 PM
17 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
39 more Covid cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported 39 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Families trapped in saline water
A silent health crisis is unfolding in Gulishakhali village in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
17 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
12 January 2024, 14:54 PM
Burn institute Coordinator Prof Samanta Lal Sen now health minister
Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute Coordinator Prof Dr Samanta Lal Sen has been appointed as health minister
11 January 2024, 19:05 PM
United Medical College: No licence, yet hospital running for about a year
The United Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Satarkul, where a five-year-old child was given anaesthetic for a circumcision procedure on December 31, has been operating for about a year without registration.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Nipah Virus: Oxford starts human testing of vaccine
The University of Oxford said yesterday it had begun human testing of an experimental vaccine against the brain-swelling Nipah virus that led to outbreaks in India’s Kerala state and other parts of Asia.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO says 10,000 died from Covid-19 in December
The World Health Organization, on Wednesday, said that nearly 10,000 COVID-19 related deaths were reported in December
11 January 2024, 06:07 AM
Dengue: 59 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 59 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.
10 January 2024, 13:59 PM
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 45 hospitalised in 24 hours
One patient died while 45 others were hospitalised around the country due to dengue fever during the 24 hours till this morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
9 January 2024, 13:38 PM
Food security still a ways off despite inroads
Despite making progress, about 36 percent low-income households suffered from food shortages
6 January 2024, 19:00 PM