SZMCH intern doctors continue work abstention for 3rd day
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Healthcare
Intern doctors withdraw strike at Bogura SZMCH after 40 hours
3 September 2026
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Healthcare
4 more die of dengue, 1,252 hospitalised in 24 hours
3 September 2026
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Disease
Is the health ministry merger still on? New appointments raise fresh questions
2 September 2026
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Healthcare
4 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll reaches 983
2 September 2026
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Disease
5 die of dengue, 1,110 hospitalised in 24hrs
2 September 2026
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Disease
Health ministry cautions 58 NIMH doctors over late attendance during minister’s visit
1 September 2026
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Healthcare
5 more die of dengue, 1,324 hospitalised in 24 hours
1 September 2026
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Disease
4 die of dengue, 1,163 hospitalised in 24 hours
31 August 2026
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Disease
3 more die of dengue, 1,097 hospitalised in 24 hours
30 August 2026
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Disease
Exosome therapy: A new frontier in hair and skin treatment
Exosome therapy is emerging as an innovative treatment in aesthetic dermatology, offering promising applications for hair restoration and skin rejuvenation.
21 June 2026
When sodium levels go wrong
Sodium is one of the body’s most important electrolytes. It helps maintain fluid balance, nerve signalling, muscle movement and normal heart rhythm.
21 June 2026
Take fatty liver disease seriously
Fatty liver disease is emerging as a major public health concern, with studies suggesting that nearly one in three people may be affected.
21 June 2026
7 more die with measles-like symptoms
Seven more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, taking Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 677.
21 June 2026
Jhenaidah hospital hit by staff, equipment shortages
The 250-bed General Hospital in Jhenaidah, the district’s main public healthcare facility serving nearly 20 lakh people, is facing acute shortages of manpower and critical medical equipment, raising concerns over patient care and forcing many critically ill patients to seek treatment elsewhere.
20 June 2026
Measles deaths climb to 670
Four children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, taking Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 670.
20 June 2026
Health minister orders Noakhali hospital superintendent’s withdrawal over mismanagement
Surprise inspection finds filthy wards and toilets, delayed doctor attendance
16 June 2026
Ad-din Hospital must face accountability over 6 infant deaths: Health minister
Infants died one after another after being left in a crowded, poorly ventilated room, he says
16 June 2026
Ad-din Hospital challenges health minister to prove bribery allegation
The hospital denies offering money and says it will appeal the cancellation of its licence
15 June 2026
Stopping measles before it spreads
A child develops a fever, starts coughing, and complains of a runny nose.
14 June 2026
When one vaccine protects many
A disease many thought was fading into history has returned with alarming force. Measles, one of the world’s most contagious childhood illnesses, is once again spreading across several countries, including Bangladesh.
14 June 2026
Gen Z under pressure: the silent mental health struggle
Generation Z, often celebrated as the most connected and informed generation in history, is quietly battling a growing mental health crisis.
14 June 2026
Are we eating plastic?
Microplastics are becoming an unwelcome guest at our dining tables.
14 June 2026
Why the world is talking about tuberculosis again
A disease once thought to be fading into history is forcing its way back into global attention.
14 June 2026
World Blood Donor Day 2026: Humanity in every drop
Every day, somewhere in the world, a life hangs in the balance waiting for a simple act of kindness.
14 June 2026
Five more die from measles-like symptoms
Five more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 648.
14 June 2026
Death toll from measles, symptoms rises to 643
One more child has died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 643.
13 June 2026
Half of patients leave Ad-din after licence revoked
Around half of the patients receiving treatment at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar left the facility by yesterday evening, a day after the government cancelled the licence of the 700-bed private hospital following the deaths of six newborns there last month.
13 June 2026
Ad-din hospital’s licence cancelled
The licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital, where six newborns tragically died last month, has been cancelled, effectively stripping the 700-bed private hospital of its permit to operate.
12 June 2026
Over 23,000 doctor, nurse, health worker posts vacant in public hospitals: Health minister
Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain tells parliament recruitment is underway through several BCS batches
10 June 2026