Health

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) held a free medical camp and dengue awareness campaign in Sector 7 of Uttara, Dhaka, on Friday morning. The programme was organized at the initiative of […]

A free eye care programme was held in Kachua of Chandpur on Thursday to mark International Day of Older Persons 2026, organised by Khokon Smriti Samaj Kalyan Sangha in cooperation […]

Two more people died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,132 patients with similar symptoms were admitted to hospitals across the country, according to the […]

The position of a patient’s arm during a blood pressure check can significantly affect the reading and may sometimes make blood pressure appear higher than it actually is, according to […]

Dengue claimed 148 lives and infected 43,774 people across Bangladesh in September, making it the deadliest month of the year so far, according to the Directorate General of Health Services […]

The United States has provided Bangladesh with 500,000 dengue NS1 rapid diagnostic test kits to support the country’s ongoing efforts to detect and treat dengue patients. The kits were provided […]

Six more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease this year to 245. The Directorate […]

Four more children have died with suspected measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms to 1,108 […]

Creatine supplements may help middle-aged adults build and preserve muscle even without a structured exercise programme, according to a new study by researchers at Texas A&M University. The 12-week study, […]

The government plans to install 10 dialysis machines at each district-level hospital and 50 machines at each medical college hospital across the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md […]