MPs sound alarm over failing health facilities in their constituencies
16 April 2026, 18:18 PM
Parliament
Fit or just trending? The reality of gym culture among the youth
12 April 2026, 06:41 AM
Healthcare
icddr,b and the government scale up life-saving bubble CPAP to combat measles and pneumonia in children
12 April 2026, 06:36 AM
Healthcare
From micro habits to mindfulness
12 April 2026, 03:38 AM
Healthcare
Bangladesh hosted global health hackathon focused on AI innovation
12 April 2026, 03:33 AM
Healthcare
The untapped power of nurses and midwives in Bangladesh’s future
12 April 2026, 02:13 AM
Healthcare
World Health Day 2026 Seminar / Reimagining health systems for a changing world
12 April 2026, 01:46 AM
Healthcare
Menstruation and nutrition: A missing link in women’s health
12 April 2026, 01:33 AM
Healthcare
10 more die of suspected measles; toll since March 15 reaches 128
7 April 2026, 17:06 PM
Healthcare
Measles outbreak caused by failures of Awami League, interim govts: Health minister
6 April 2026, 18:59 PM
Healthcare
Breast cancer awareness programme at DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) organised a breast cancer awareness programme for its female members at the Rajarbag Police Line.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Breathing life back into our cities
Air pollution is not just a little haze in the distance. Air pollution outdoors and inside our homes claims an estimated 6.5 million lives every year. It impacts our health through long-term exposure and causes near-term climate change, threatening the lives of future generations.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
High strength cannabis linked to becoming dependent
New data presented at this year’s International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) meeting in Milan, Italy (20-22 October) adds to
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Abuse of prescription drugs
Drug abuse and addiction is a social problem and affects people from all walks of life and all socioeconomic statuses.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Foods that boost your immune system
We are often very much interested to supplementary vitamins to boost our immune system. But the natural sources are always the best way to do that. Following are some food that may do this.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Mashrafe to work for raising diabetes awareness
Danish company Novo Nordisk has launched a campaign in Bangladesh by engaging Bangladesh Cricket Team Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as the brand ambassador to create awareness on the prevention, detection, management and control of diabetes.
28 October 2016, 09:30 AM
Field Buzz named champion of Seedstars Dhaka 2016
When we talk about startups and co-founders, we usually think about Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Elon Musk, or even Jack Ma. But today, I am going to tell you a different story—the story of Habib, Mamun, Siffat and Ayman. Who are they? They are the winners of the Dhaka round of Seedstars World.
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM
PM seeks doctors' help to implement SDG
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks doctors' sincere support to implement the 15-year Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to make the country's healthcare system befitting to time.
26 October 2016, 07:51 AM
Autism study shows lasting benefits of early interaction
A year-long training programme to help parents communicate with their very young autistic children reduced symptoms of the disorder up to six years later, according to a follow-up analysis.
26 October 2016, 05:46 AM
Drinking two sweetened drinks per day could double the risk of diabetes
Drinking two or more sweetened drinks per day could greatly increase your risk of diabetes, according to new research. In fact, it
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Demand urged for medical technologists
Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) Medical Technologist Society recently organised a press conference in the national
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A seminar on hyper-tension organised
Bangladesh Society of Medicine organised a Scientific Seminar on Hypertension at Dhaka Club on October 10, 2016 — says a
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
National deworming week has started
Nationwide deworming week (October 22-27, 2016) has started from yesterday running in all primary schools. A massive
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Tarry a while ...
The furor in the media and the uproar of the masses against the recent issuing of death certificates on two living neonates by
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Agents of women empowerment
The BRAC health programme addresses the health and nutritional status of women and children in Bangladesh and covers 120
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Call for better working conditions for midwives
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are calling for an end to the discrimination, harassment and lack of respect that
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
New blood test could detect cardiac diseases in unsuspected patients
Researchers have developed a blood test that may help detect heart disease in asymptomatic individuals by measuring the immune
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health
The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020 proposes that “as appropriate to national
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi women lack basic lifesaving drugs in pregnancy and childbirth
Global health organisation PATH and a local NGO SERAC-Bangladesh recently joined together to highlight the fact that many
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
What to do if you hate needles
What you are experiencing is called a vasovagal response, a reflex that occurs when your body overreacts to certain triggers, like blood or
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM