One in 13 Bangladeshi women experiences early menopause: Multi-country study
14 July 2026, 19:24 PM
Healthcare
Ad-din to be re-inspected
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Hospitals
Nearly 29% of govt hospital health worker posts vacant: Minister
13 July 2026, 19:23 PM
Healthcare
Bangladesh to add typhoid vaccine to routine immunisation from Aug 1
13 July 2026, 18:36 PM
Healthcare
Medical equipment imported without planning under AL now ending up in junk shops: Minister
13 July 2026, 17:59 PM
Healthcare
Health authorities to re-inspect Ad-din Hospital: Minister
13 July 2026, 17:38 PM
Healthcare
Over 92% of Bangladeshis with mental health conditions go untreated: Health minister
13 July 2026, 17:31 PM
Healthcare
More than a weight-loss injection: Why healthy habits still matter
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Medical waste: The hidden danger piling up behind hospital doors
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Why so many South Asians fall ill young — and what can finally be done
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Do not forget psychotherapy for bipolar disorder
Family-focused therapy (FFT), which was developed as an adjunctive treatment for bipolar disorder, involves the family and patient in all aspects of treatment and includes education, practicing open communication, and enhancing problem solving.
1 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Treating H. pylori cuts gastric cancer risk in those with family histories of gastric cancer
Patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and a family history of gastric cancer face a lower risk for gastric cancer themselves if their H. pylori is treated, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
1 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus from China: know the unknown
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that causes disease in mammals and birds.
1 February 2020, 18:00 PM
62 million women’s lives could be saved from cervical cancer
Over the next 100 years, more than 74 million cervical cancer cases and 60 million deaths could be averted, and the disease eliminated in the 78 countries with the highest disease burden, according to two modelling studies published in The Lancet.
1 February 2020, 18:00 PM
312 Bangladeshis return from China; 8 sent to hospital
A total of 312 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city Wuhan, return to Dhaka today and eight of them are sent to Kurmitola General Hospital.
1 February 2020, 06:48 AM
China virus death toll rises to 259, infections surge
The death toll from China's new coronavirus outbreak has risen to 259 and the tally of confirmed infections has surged to nearly 12,000, the government says.
1 February 2020, 04:24 AM
361 Bangladeshis to arrive from China tomorrow
Three hundred and sixty-one Bangladeshis stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city Wuhan are to be brought back on a special flight.
31 January 2020, 07:42 AM
341 Bangladeshis to arrive from China tonight
Three hundred and forty one Bangladeshis will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow night on a special flight from Wuhan, China
30 January 2020, 18:51 PM
China virus death toll rises to 170, over 1,700 new cases
The nationwide death toll from China's viral epidemic has leapt to 170, the government says, with more than 1,700 new infections confirmed.
30 January 2020, 04:13 AM
Airlines halt, reduce China flights
A number of airlines say they are halting or reducing flights to China as the country struggles to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
29 January 2020, 10:07 AM
Flying during coronavirus scare: how you can stay safe
Air travel can be daunting, for many a reason. Now add to that a worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus and the fear multiplies tenfold. Most airports are now screening passengers for symptoms of coronavirus, which started in China’s Wuhan.
29 January 2020, 09:11 AM
Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China
A team of scientists in Australia has said they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the illness.
29 January 2020, 04:26 AM
Foreigners flown out of China virus epicentre, death toll hits 132
Hundreds of Americans and Japanese leave the quarantined Chinese city at the centre of a viral epidemic aboard charter flights, as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000.
29 January 2020, 04:17 AM
Coronavirus: Germany confirms first human transmission in Europe
A German man who tested positive for the strain of coronavirus currently sweeping China was infected by a work colleague, officials say, in what is believed to be the first human transmission in Europe.
28 January 2020, 12:33 PM
Comply with authorities’ directives: Shahriar Alam to Bangladeshis in China
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam urges Bangladeshi citizens in China to comply with every directive of the country’s government to combat the coronavirus situation.
28 January 2020, 12:20 PM
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