Health

Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) has long been playing a key role as a major centre for higher medical education, specialised healthcare, physician training and medical research in the country, said Prof Dr Rafiqul Islam of the university’s Department of Urology. He made the remarks while delivering a presentation on BMU’s role in medical education and healthcare and recent developments in ...

A doctor has died of dengue while undergoing treatment in Dhaka, just a day before she was scheduled to take up duties at a dengue unit. Dr Anchal Roy died on Sunday while receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Square Hospital in the capital. She was a 42nd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officer and an assistant registrar ...

Five people died of dengue in Khulna division in the past 24 hours, while intern doctors at Khulna Medical College Hospital have begun an indefinite work stoppage, disrupting medical services. Four of the deaths were reported in Khulna district and one at Khulna Medical College Hospital, the highest daily death toll in the division this year. The work stoppage began ...

World Lung Day is today, September 25, to raise awareness about lung health and respiratory diseases. This year’s theme is “A Lifetime of Lung Health.” According to the WHO, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused around 3.4 million deaths worldwide in 2023, making it the third leading cause of death globally. Asthma affected about 363 million people and caused around ...

The government would recruit 5,000 doctors under a special 51st BCS batch, the application for which opens 1 October. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) announced the start of the recruitment process in a notification issued on Thursday. As per the notification, 4,700 assistant surgeons or medical officers and 300 assistant dental surgeons will be recruited. The government has decided ...

The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recommended setting up specialized ‘Shishu Swargo’ healthcare and rehabilitation services for children, while expansion of ICU and specialised treatment centres across the country. The recommendations came during the JS body’s first meeting of the 13th National Parliament on Wednesday at the Jatiya Sangshad Bhaban. Chairman of the ...

The death count from dengue has reached 201 in the country in 2026, with six more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning. Bangladesh has seen a surge in fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in recent weeks, with the figures crossing the 100-mark on 1 September. Meanwhile, in the 24-hour span, 1,868 more patients were hospitalised ...

Two more people have died with suspected measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, taking the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected cases to 1,065 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in its regular health bulletin on Tuesday. According to the bulletin, two people died with suspected measles symptoms in Dhaka and ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said the government is firmly committed to make Bangladesh leprosy-free by 2030. “Bangladesh is at risk of infectious diseases like leprosy due to its high population density,” he said. The minister appreciated the dedication of doctors, saying they have been working with utmost sincerity despite various limitations and pressure of ...

A nationwide special measles vaccination campaign will begin on September 26, targeting children aged six to 59 months, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain said on Sunday. The campaign will continue until October 31, with 3.4 million six-month-old children set to receive vaccines, the minister said at a press conference at the Secretariat. Children under nine months are normally not ...