Health

Three more children with measles symptoms have died at two hospitals in Sylhet, taking the fatality count among patients with such symptoms in the division to 141. Another 10 deaths have been recorded among patients whose measles infections were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the Directorate General of Health Services, bringing the two categories combined to 151. The three ...

The Bangladesh Medical Students’ Society (BMSS) organised its flagship National General Assembly 2026 (NGA’26) at North South University (NSU) in the capital on Friday, bringing together more than 800 medical students and young healthcare professionals from across the country. Held under the theme “One Pledge, One Bond: Doctor’s Rights Above All,” the day-long assembly brought together participants from more than ...

Five people died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, while 1,170 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said this in a press release issued by its control room on Friday. According to the release, 1,170 people were identified with measles symptoms in the past ...

Five more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours ending Thursday morning, while 1,031 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the update through a press bulletin sent from its control room on Thursday (August 27). According to the bulletin, 956 people ...

The number of child fatalities in the ongoing measles outbreak has hit 950, with seven more children dying from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am Wednesday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 1,098 new suspected measles cases were reported during 8am Tuesday-8am Wednesday, bringing the total number of suspected cases nationwide to 152,736. ...

We have done keto, paleo, and intermittent fasting. We have sworn by them and given up on them in turn. However, the diet in question here is less about losing weight and more about reducing inflammation. Here’s why — Chronic inflammation in the body is a central driver of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other illnesses. Thankfully, certain diets endorsed by ...

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 5,515 confirmed cases and killed 2,642 people, with 51 new cases detected in Ituri and North Kivu provinces. According to a report by Al Jazeera, the update came on Sunday as Pope Leo called for international action to help contain the epidemic, which is now the deadliest ...

The Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) has urged the government to assign the production of essential medicines to state-owned Essential Drugs Company Limited (EDCL). BAPI leaders said it is difficult for private pharmaceutical companies to produce many essential medicines and remain commercially viable. They called for a greater role for EDCL in producing and supplying such medicines. The demand ...

Cigarettes may deliver nicotine through broadly similar mechanisms, but they are sold at markedly different prices creating a market divided into low, medium, high and premium tiers. In Bangladesh, research has documented a clear price-tier structure in the cigarette market, with consumers’ choice of brand influenced by both price and income. This raises a question beyond taxation and production costs: ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain refunded Tk 200 to a patient who was asked to buy saline from outside despite supplies being available at Naogaon 250-bed General Hospital. The minister made the refund during a surprise inspection of the hospital on Sunday morning. He visited different wards, the operating theatre, pharmacy and kitchen, and spoke to patients during the ...