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DGHS revises data on measles outbreak again
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Combating measles - a preventable but potentially catastrophic disease
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Feast smart this Qurbani Eid
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Promoting, supporting, and protecting under pressure
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Ebola moves fast. So must we.
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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The new prescription - Technology with empathy
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Tiny Pouches, Big Danger: Youth targeted in nicotine boom
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Eid leave cancelled for doctors, nurses working in measles, emergency services
23 May 2026, 18:30 PM
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Health Sector Reform Commission calls for higher budget to strengthen primary healthcare
21 May 2026, 19:57 PM
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Japan confirms coronavirus in man who hadn’t been to China
Japanese authorities say a man with no recent travel to China has contracted the novel strain of coronavirus -- apparently after driving tourists visiting from Wuhan, where a deadly outbreak began.
28 January 2020, 10:39 AM
Coronavirus outbreak: Wuhan residents chant word of resilience
Amid growing adversity and a lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak, residents in Wuhan of China are chanting ‘Jiayou’, which roughly translated means fuel or oil but is rarely ever used in that context.
28 January 2020, 07:09 AM
China urges citizens to delay foreign travel over virus fears
China urges its citizens to postpone trips abroad as the country expands a massive effort to contain a viral outbreak that has killed more than 100 people nationwide.
28 January 2020, 05:49 AM
2 of a family die in Munshiganj following sudden fever
A woman and her nephew died following fever in a village of Munshiganj, setting off panic among locals.
27 January 2020, 09:00 AM
PM has instructed on bringing back Bangladeshis from China: Shahriar Alam
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to bring back Bangladeshi nationals who are now in coronavirus-stricken China and want to return, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam says in a Facebook post.
27 January 2020, 06:32 AM
China virus death toll leaps to 80 despite massive lockdown
The toll from China's viral epidemic spikes to 80 dead with hundreds of new infections despite unprecedented quarantines and travel lockdowns, as foreign governments scrambled to help their trapped citizens.
27 January 2020, 04:22 AM
Coronavirus: Govt considering temporary travel restrictions to China
The government is likely to consider imposing a temporary suspension on travelling to and from China in the wake of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.
26 January 2020, 12:14 PM
Update on Bangladeshi students in China: Embassy assures all-out help
Bangladeshi students who are stuck in a lockdown at ‘Ground Zero’ of the Coronavirus outbreak in China are finally at ease after authorities from Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing and their university have assured them of assistance.
26 January 2020, 07:09 AM
Canada reports first 'presumptive' coronavirus case
Canada's first "presumptive" case of a new coronavirus has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from the Chinese city where the virus first appeared, health officials announce.
26 January 2020, 05:48 AM
China virus death toll rises to 56, total cases near 2,000
The death toll from a virus in China has risen to 56 and the number of people infected across the country is nearing 2,000, authorities say. Fifteen more people have died and at least 688 new cases of the coronavirus have now been confirmed.
26 January 2020, 04:10 AM
Autism spectrum disorder and its care in Bangladesh
Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of neurodevelopmental disorders, which is characterised by the challenges of social behaviour, speech, language, and communication.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Post-antibiotic era: what are the alternatives?
Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered antibiotics almost ninety years ago. He noticed that some molds had grown on a Petri plate wherever bacteria could not grow.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: How to protect yourself
The deadly Wuhan coronavirus, officially called 2019-nCoV, has killed 56 people and infected at least 1300 others in China. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidance on the symptoms of the virus. A person could be at risk if they have:
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Intermittent fasting may help slow ageing and diseases like cancer and diabetes
Intermittent fasting (IF) has become one of the fastest-growing nutrition trends of the year, topping lists ranging from of celebrity-endorsed eating plans to Google searches by curious dieters.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Blood pressure rises at a faster rate in women than men
Women experience steeper increases in blood pressure (BP) than men as they age, according to a JAMA Cardiology study.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong declares emergency, official visits to China halted
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has declared a virus emergency in the Asian financial hub, announcing a package of measures to limit the city's links with mainland China.
25 January 2020, 09:24 AM
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladeshi students in China appeal for help
Bangladeshi students in Wuhan city of China, the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 41 lives so far, are under a lockdown in their respective dorms and residences for the last two days.
25 January 2020, 06:49 AM
Coronavirus: 2 Indian returnees from China under observation in Mumbai
Two Indians, who returned from China, are kept under observation in the isolation ward of a hospital in Mumbai for possible exposure to coronavirus in the wake of an outbreak in China.
24 January 2020, 11:22 AM
New China virus: Symptoms and prevention
Amid fears of the breakout of a new coronavirus in China, the Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh issues a press note informing people of the symptoms of the virus and precautionary methods that should be taken.
23 January 2020, 15:45 PM
No China-returnee contracted coronavirus: DGHS
None of the 900 China-returnees screened at Dhaka and Chattogram airports are infected by coronavirus, Directorate General of Health Services claims.
23 January 2020, 09:27 AM