Health

Regular exercise, even for just 10 minutes a day, may be associated with better sleep, improved mood and higher energy levels, according to a study by researchers at the University […]

Four more people died of dengue and 2,193 were hospitalised in the 24 hours to 8:00am Sunday, pushing the country’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 303 this year. […]

Scientists have discovered how bacteria detect attacks by viruses, a finding that could help researchers develop more effective treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections. The study, published in the journal Science, found […]

Bangladesh has recorded 303 dengue-related deaths so far this year, while the total number of infections has reached 99,275, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Four more […]

Bangladesh Bank has directed banks to launch a special three-month programme to prevent dengue, including weekly cleanliness drives every Saturday to destroy Aedes mosquito breeding grounds. In a circular issued […]

Tobacco companies are selling 53 cigarette brands at 12 different price points under the government’s four-tier pricing system, allowing smokers to switch to cheaper brands based on affordability, according to […]

The order in which people eat their food may influence how sharply their blood sugar rises after a meal, with new research in mice suggesting that consuming fat before carbohydrates […]

DHAKA: Seven children died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,273 new suspected and confirmed measles cases were reported during the same period. The Directorate […]

DHAKA: The death toll from dengue in Bangladesh has risen to 299 this year, with four more people dying from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours till […]

  Eight more people died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, taking the total deaths from confirmed measles and suspected cases to 1,122 since […]