Govt plans Tk 4,039cr drive against TB, HIV, malaria
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6 more die with measles-like symptoms, death toll now 1,036
15 September 2026
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Disease
Dengue claims 7 more lives, 1,593 hospitalised in a day
15 September 2026
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Disease
8 more children die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
14 September 2026
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Disease
Dengue claims 6 more lives, 1,561 hospitalised in 24 hours
13 September 2026
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Disease
Pregnancy diabetes linked to type 2 diabetes 13 years earlier
13 September 2026
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Health
Smoking does not stop at the lungs; your liver may be paying the price
13 September 2026
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From dinner table to hospital bed
13 September 2026
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From home-cooked meals to viral bites - Gen Z’s changing plate
13 September 2026
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When cancer enters a home, no one should face it alone
13 September 2026
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Three more die with measles symptoms
Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 928 this year.
22 August 2026
3 more die with measles-like symptoms; combined toll now 928
DGHS reports 876 new suspected measles and 64 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
21 August 2026
Three more die with measles-like symptoms
DGHS reports 1,004 new suspected cases and 68 confirmed cases in 24 hours
20 August 2026
One dengue patient dies, 750 hospitalised in 24 hours
Death toll rises to 77 as total cases reach 27,022
20 August 2026
Dinajpur Medical College Hospital upgraded to 1,000 beds
Health Services Division approves 500 additional beds
20 August 2026
Dengue claims 2 more lives; 671 hospitalised in 24 hours
Death toll rises to 76 as total cases reach 26,272 this year
19 August 2026
Bangladesh launches WHO SPECS 2030 Initiative to expand eye care
SPECS 2030 aims to boost refractive error coverage and prevent avoidable vision loss by 2030
18 August 2026
3 more die with measles-like symptoms; combined toll reaches 918
DGHS reports 1,002 new suspected measles and 59 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
18 August 2026
3 more die of dengue, 753 hospitalised nationwide in 24 hours
Cases cross 25,600; death toll rises to 753
18 August 2026
Paying for someone else’s cigarette!
A cigarette may cost only a few taka at the corner shop, but its real bill can stretch far beyond the smoker’s pocket. It appears in hospital wards, family budgets, workplaces, homes and even the air breathed by people who have never smoked.
16 August 2026
Summer Flow 2026: Two days to move, create, connect and heal
In a city where health often means prescriptions, test reports and hurried doctor visits, Summer Flow 2026 is asking Dhaka to look at wellbeing differently.
16 August 2026
The cancer vaccine revolution: Where does Bangladesh stand?
Cancer care has long been built around surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Now, a different idea is moving closer to reality: a vaccine made for one person’s cancer, designed to teach the body to recognise the disease and fight back.
16 August 2026
The hidden connection between sleep and women’s memory
A restless night may feel like little more than an exhausting inconvenience. But for some older women, repeated sleep problems could be telling a deeper story about the brain.
16 August 2026
The lost art of doing absolutely nothing
Waiting for the lift? We reach for our phones. Stuck in traffic? Instagram opens. Eating alone? A video plays. Heading to bed? Another twenty minutes of scrolling.
16 August 2026
When a cancer breakthrough comes with a price tag
Cancer treatment has changed in the past two decades. One of the biggest shifts has been immunotherapy, a treatment that helps the body’s own defences recognise and fight cancer.
16 August 2026
Upazila hospitals set for even bigger upgrade
The government has decided to upgrade all upazila health complexes (UHCs) to 151-bed facilities, revising its earlier plan for 101 beds, to strengthen healthcare services at the grassroots level.
16 August 2026
Dengue surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals
Dengue cases have surged across Khulna in recent weeks, putting hospitals under severe pressure.
16 August 2026
PM inaugurates 500-bed building at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital
New facility raises hospital’s total bed capacity to 1,000
15 August 2026
Dengue cases surge in Chattogram
Dengue cases in Chattogram district are surging rapidly in August, triggering concern among residents.
15 August 2026
15 doctors against 81 posts at Barguna hospital
Barguna General Hospital, the district’s main government-run healthcare facility serving nearly 12 lakh people, has long been grappling with an acute shortage of doctors.
9 August 2026