Health

A yellow heat health alert has been extended for seven regions in England amid the country’s fourth heatwave of the summer. Downgrading the alert from amber, the UK Health Security Agency said the areas covered until 18:00 BST on 18 August are Yorkshire and Humber, the East and West Midlands, London, the South East and South West and East of ...

Bangladesh Quality Improvement Convention 2025 brought together more than 200 healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, students, and development partners on Saturday at InterContinental Dhaka under the theme “Transforming Healthcare Together.” The day-long event marked a significant milestone in the country’s pursuit of safe, effective, and people-centered healthcare, positioning quality improvement (QI) as a national priority rather than an optional add-on. Organized ...

Retired government officials and health advocates have urged swift passage of proposed tobacco control amendments following alarming statistics showing tobacco kills 442 people daily in Bangladesh whilst leaving 400,000 disabled annually. Development Organisation of the Rural Poor-DORP and Bangladesh Retired Government Employees Welfare Association hosted the discussion meeting on Monday at Obosor Bhaban in the capital’s Dhanmondi, highlighting six crucial ...

Despite growing awareness of healthy eating, vegetable consumption among children in Bangladesh remains alarmingly low, posing serious threats to child nutrition and long-term health, nutritionists and public health experts have warned. Recent estimates suggest that more than 1.5 crore children across the country are at nutritional risk due to the lack of vegetables, fruits, and milk in their daily food ...

A new 15-member central committee of the social organization Nirapod Hospital Chai (NIHACH) has been announced, along with the formation of an advisory board. The announcement was made on Saturday during a general meeting held at the National Press Club in Dhaka. F. A. Shahed has been elected as the new President, while Sohanur Rahman (Shuvro) will serve as the ...

Vehicle movement on the Dhaka-Barishal highway was suspended as students blocked the highway for the third consecutive day on Saturday to press home their three-point demands. The students took to the highway at Nathullabad Bus Terminal area 11:30AM, disrupting vehicular movement of Barishal with six southern parts of the country. They also chanted various slogans during the protest. A huge ...

Chinese authorities in Yunnan Province have pledged to strengthen healthcare cooperation with Bangladesh, offering enhanced support for Bangladeshi patients seeking treatment in China. The assurance came during a visit by a 23-member delegation of Bangladeshi journalists to First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University on Thursday. The team, led by Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, Deputy Press Secretary to the Chief ...

Actress Dur-e-Fishan Saleem has spoken out about body image, self-confidence, and the pressures of showbiz, saying that fitness doesn’t mean being thin—it means feeling healthy and confident. In a recent interview, she said she is happy with her natural body type and has never felt the need to change herself for the industry. Dur-e-Fishan, who is known for her fuller ...

Three more people have died from dengue in the past 24 hours, raising the national death toll from the disease to 92 this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Wednesday. The latest fatalities were reported in Chattogram Division (outside city corporation), Rajshahi Division (outside city corporation), and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). In the same period, ...

The government has decided to reduce the prices of 10 types of coronary stents produced by three international companies for cardiac treatment in Bangladesh. The move will lower the cost from two producers by amounts ranging from Tk 3,000 to a maximum of Tk 88,000. When blood flow through the artery is blocked, a stent or coronary stent is placed ...