Govt launches nationwide catch-up measles-rubella vaccination campaign
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26 years without X-ray at Mymensingh’s only government chest clinic
24 September 2026
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Health
High prices at pumps trickling into every thing
24 September 2026
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Price of essentials
No new clinics, private practice within 1km of govt hospitals: DGHS
23 September 2026
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Health
US drug-pricing plan could reshape medicine costs worldwide
20 September 2026
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Health
When ‘gastric problems’ hide something more serious
20 September 2026
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Health
Popular weight-loss drugs linked to higher anaesthesia risk
20 September 2026
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Health
Safe care for life: Why patient safety must be central to Bangladesh’s NCD response
20 September 2026
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Health
Khichuri, mood and the science of comfort food
20 September 2026
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Understanding Diabetes 1.5: A closer look at a less prevalent type of diabetes
Diabetes is a common health condition that affects many people worldwide. There is a type of diabetes called “Diabetes 1.5” or “Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults” (LADA) that many people may not know about. Based on certain studies, LADA might make up approximately 5% to 10% of the total number of diabetes cases.
22 July 2023
The Stockholm syndrome
The origin of the term Stockholm syndrome arose in the aftermath of a robbery that took place in Stockholm in 1973. This incident caused a remarkable development that continues today. After the release of the four hostages, they were not willing to press charges against the abductors. After psychological research, the psychiatrist, Nils Bejerot concluded that these people were suffering from something called the Stockholm syndrome.
22 July 2023
Superagers: older adults with razor-sharp memory show better mental health
A new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal suggests that older adults with razor-sharp memories, known as ‘superagers,’ enjoy better mental health and move more quickly than typical older adults. Superagers, in their eighties, have memory abilities comparable to those of people decades younger. They seem to resist the age-related decline in memory that most people experience as they get older.
22 July 2023
Anyone can drown, no one should
Drowning has caused over 2.5 million deaths in the last decade. The overwhelming majority of these deaths (90%) happen in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, the highest drowning rates occur among children aged 1–4 years, followed by children aged 5–9 years.
22 July 2023
Dengue Cases: Pathology labs swamped
Mahmuda Akter stood in line with her sick one-year-old in her arms for a dengue test at the capital’s Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital around 10:00am yesterday.
22 July 2023
Dengue fever: 11 die, 2,242 hospitalised in 24 hours
The July death toll alone rose to 120, smashing the previous highest for deaths from dengue in a single month
22 July 2023
Dengue cases may reach record highs this year: WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread it
22 July 2023
High price of coarse rice hurting the poor
The rising prices of essential commodities are making life increasingly difficult for people, especially those from low- to middle-income groups.
21 July 2023
Deadlier than ever
With the city hospitals struggling to accommodate a growing number of dengue patients, deaths from the viral fever are increasing at a higher rate compared to the previous years.
21 July 2023
One dies of dengue in 24 hours, 896 hospitalised
36 hospitals today did not provide their dengue reports which will be added the next day
21 July 2023
Covid: Country reports one more death, 32 cases
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 32 fresh cases in 24 hours till today morning
21 July 2023
Rice prices set to climb further after India export ban, trade at standstill
Asian rice trade paused on Friday to digest the previous day's ban by India, by far the world's biggest supplier, of a major share of its exports of the staple, with prices expected to climb substantially in coming days, three traders said.
21 July 2023
Mohakhali DNCC Hospital: Taking on the dengue challenge
It is the only hospital in the country that was declared by the government to be for dengue patients
20 July 2023
Dengue fever: 9 more die; 1,755 hospitalised
With the new fatalities, the total number of deaths this year rose to 155
20 July 2023
Country sees one more Covid death
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 109 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning
20 July 2023
Kidney Transplant: BSMMU to probe allegations over donor’s identity
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities have formed a committee to probe a recent kidney transplant, suspected to involve falsification of the relationship between the donor and the recIpient, at their super specialised hospital.
19 July 2023
Country reports 42 more Covid-19 cases
Bangladesh yesterday reported 42 more Covid-19 cases.
19 July 2023
Dengue claims 19 lives, highest in a single day
The country has been grappling with an alarming surge in dengue-related fatalities this July, with 99 deaths already recorded within the first 19 days of the month.
19 July 2023
Dengue fever: Country sees 19 deaths, highest so far this year
With 19 deaths, the country today recorded the highest fatalities from dengue fever this year
19 July 2023
500 beds, 1,500 patients
The 500-bed Khulna Medical College Hospital is currently treating over 1,500 patients on a daily basis.
18 July 2023