A cigarette may cost only a few taka at the corner shop, but its real bill can stretch far beyond the smoker’s pocket. It appears in hospital wards, family budgets, workplaces, homes and even the air breathed by people who have never smoked.

In a city where health often means prescriptions, test reports and hurried doctor visits, Summer Flow 2026 is asking Dhaka to look at wellbeing differently.

New facility raises hospital’s total bed capacity to 1,000

Dengue cases in Chattogram district are surging rapidly in August, triggering concern among residents.

A girl’s weight during childhood may influence more than her health at the time. It could also be linked to her chances of becoming a mother later in life.

A short walk should not feel like a test of endurance. Yet for many people, pain begins after only a few minutes on their feet; perhaps as a cramp, burning feeling, tingling, numbness or a sharp ache.

“Don’t cry.” “Stay strong.” “Move on.” These familiar words are often meant to comfort us. Yet when strength becomes a habit of hiding sadness, anger or fear, the feelings may not simply vanish. They can linger beneath the surface, while the body continues to carry the strain.

Stress has quietly become one of the most common companions of modern life. A little pressure can sharpen our focus before an exam, help us meet deadlines or encourage us to perform better.

Extreme heat is no longer just an uncomfortable part of summer. As the planet warms, longer and harsher heatwaves are quietly becoming a serious threat to health, work and everyday life.

As World Breastfeeding Week is observed from August 1–7, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF have renewed a simple but urgent message: countries must stop treating breastfeeding as a mother’s responsibility alone and start building health systems, workplaces and communities that make it possible.

Four more people died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, taking the country’s combined confirmed and suspected measles-related death toll to 867 this year.

Barguna General Hospital, the district’s main government-run healthcare facility serving nearly 12 lakh people, has long been grappling with an acute shortage of doctors.

Shows BBS survey; experts blame poverty, poor nutrition, early pregnancy and unhealthy feeding practices

The government is turning to geofencing and other digital technologies to ensure the regular attendance of doctors and health workers at public hospitals, with plans to link attendance records to salaries, leave and promotions.

100,000 new community health workers to be recruited nationwide

Preliminary Bangladesh study finds fully vaccinated children were less likely to test positive among hospitalised suspected cases

Every year, nearly 300,000 people lose their lives to drowning, making it one of the world’s most overlooked yet preventable causes of death.

The modern city rarely pauses. From the first rush of morning traffic to the late-night hum of construction, generators and crowded streets, noise has become the soundtrack of everyday life.

Most people have heard of kidney stones or gallstones, but few realise that stones can also develop in the pancreas.

Video games have long been blamed for keeping people indoors, but new research suggests the right kind of game could actually become part of the solution to severe social isolation.