DGHS revises data on measles outbreak again
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Combating measles - a preventable but potentially catastrophic disease
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Feast smart this Qurbani Eid
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Promoting, supporting, and protecting under pressure
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Ebola moves fast. So must we.
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
The new prescription - Technology with empathy
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Tiny Pouches, Big Danger: Youth targeted in nicotine boom
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Eid leave cancelled for doctors, nurses working in measles, emergency services
23 May 2026, 18:30 PM
Healthcare
Health Sector Reform Commission calls for higher budget to strengthen primary healthcare
21 May 2026, 19:57 PM
Healthcare
Ex-DG of DGHS Mohammad Abul Faiz wins WHO public health prize
21 May 2026, 02:00 AM
Healthcare
Drives against unauthorised hospitals, clinics to resume Monday
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is going resume its drives against unregistered hospitals and clinics from tomorrow (August 29, 2022) after a three-month break.
28 August 2022, 10:23 AM
Cancer patients in crisis
Cancer patients in Chattogram have been suffering for over a week as the radiotherapy machine at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has gone out of order on August 16.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
All districts will have special units to reduce infant mortality rate: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today (August 13, 2022) said the government will set up Special Care Neonatal Unit (SCANU) in every district hospital in phases to reduce the infant mortality rate in the country.
13 August 2022, 11:10 AM
Osmani Hospital: Strike called off as prime accused held
Students and intern doctors at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital yesterday suspended their ongoing strike over the attack on fellows and harassment of a female intern doctor.
4 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Osmani Medical College Hospital: Patients suffer as intern doctors continue strike
The strike that started on Monday to protest the attack on students of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and harassment of a trainee doctor continued yesterday as well.
3 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Osmani Hospital: Two cases filed over attack, harassment
Two separate cases were filed yesterday over the attack on two students of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and harassment of an intern doctor.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Lone X-ray machine lies idle for 3 decades
The lone X-ray machine at Kulaura Upazila Health Complex has remained inoperative since its installation nearly three decades ago due to shortage of necessary manpower, depriving treatment seekers from the service.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Healthcare centres under local bodies: Even basic services not being delivered
Urban healthcare centres, run by the local government bodies, are failing to provide even the basic reproductive health and nutrition services due to a lack of human resources, found a study released yesterday
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Local govt’s health centres failing patients in upazilas, districts: Study
The healthcare centres run by the local government division (LGD) have been failing to provide care to people due to shortage of human resources, a study found.
28 July 2022, 09:59 AM
Watch the warning signs: How blood sugar levels affect your body
Keep your blood sugar levels in your target range to avoid or prevent heart disease, vision loss, and kidney damage. In addition, the target range can boost energy and mood.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
India’s Apollo partners with Bangladesh’s Imperial for super-speciality hospital in Ctg
In its first major foray in Bangladesh, India’s Apollo Hospitals group has announced that it has signed a brand licensing operations and management agreement with Chattogam-based Imperial Hospital Ltd for a super-speciality hospital in the port city.
21 June 2022, 08:21 AM
Govt to set up 5 burn units in 5 divisions
The government has taken a plan to set up burn units in five divisional medical colleges and hospitals in the country with Saudi Arabian funding, Health Minister Zahid Maleque told parliament yesterday.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM
8 burn units to be set up across Bangladesh: Health Minister
The government has taken plans to set up eight burn units across the country.
20 June 2022, 15:23 PM
CMCH upgraded to 2,200-bed hospital
Chattogram Medical College Hospital, the only tertiary level hospital in the greater Chattogram region, has been upgraded from 1,313 beds to 2,200.
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM
CMCH upgraded to 2,200 beds
Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), the only tertiary level hospital in the greater Chattogram region, has been upgraded from 1,313 beds to 2,200.
16 June 2022, 08:47 AM
Two die as diarrhoea breaks out in Bandarban
At least two persons died from diarrhoea in Bandarban’s Remakri union as the remote area bordering Myanmar has been reeling from a diarrhoea outbreak.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Over 50? These problems can sneak up on you
Ageing is a natural phenomenon. We develop many health issues as we age. Here are some growing-up issues to watch for:
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Digging deep for healthcare expenses’
People bear 68 percent of the country’s healthcare expenses out of their pocket, while the government bears only 23 percent, said speakers at a pre-budget roundtable yesterday.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Make a vow to support people by providing services: PM to physicians
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the country’s physicians to stand beside people with a vow to provide services.
6 June 2022, 08:48 AM
MPs slam poor healthcare services
At least 14 lawmakers of ruling Awami League and opposition parties yesterday expressed dissatisfaction as people are not getting proper healthcare services due to poor state of upazila health complexes and district hospitals in their constituencies.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM