When emotions drive your appetite

Food provides our bodies with energy and essential nutrients, but we do not always eat because we are physically hungry.
21 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

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

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

Chittagong Medical College Hospital launches drive against broker syndicates

Ctg Mayor Shahadat Hossain says strict action will be taken against patient-snatching syndicates, illegal businesses and ambulance fare irregularities
10 June 2026

Govt forms committee to set pay structure for entry-level private doctors

A seven-member committee will review salaries and benefits in private healthcare institutions and submit recommendations within 20 working days
9 June 2026

Ad-din Hospital submits reply to DGHS show-cause notice over newborn deaths

DGHS to forward response to top officials for decision on hospital licence, says an official
9 June 2026