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Health Cards Launched; Stents and Dialysis Prices Set to Drop

Finance and Planning Minister unveiled an ambitious healthcare reform programme in the national parliament while placing the BDT 9.38 lakh crore national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year.

3 More Suspected Measles Deaths in Bangladesh as Total Fatalities Reach 642

Three more children have tragically died with measles-like symptoms across the country in the 24 hours leading up to 8 am on Thursday.

Ad-din Hospital Licence Revoked over Infant Deaths

DGHS has cancelled the licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar neighborhood following the tragic deaths of six newborn babies.

Bangladesh Signs $404 Million Agreement with World Bank

The Government of Bangladesh has signed a loan and grant agreement worth $404 million (40 crore 40 lakh USD) with the World Bank to support the country's health, nutrition, and population sector...

Encouraging Trial Results for AstraZeneca's New Weight-Loss Pill

A new pill developed by the British pharma firm AstraZeneca appears to help people lose a similar amount of weight to other GLP-1 oral drugs, trial results showed Monday.

Thalassaemia Emerges as Major Public Health Concern in Bangladesh

Thalassaemia has emerged as a major public health concern in Bangladesh, with experts warning that the hereditary blood disorder is gradually spreading as a “silent threat” across the country.

This Year’s Dengue Could Be Severe with Risk of Hemorrhage: Health Minister

Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has warned that patients infected with dengue fever this year run the risk of experiencing internal and external bleeding (hemorrhage).

5 More Children Die of Measles-Like Symptoms in Bangladesh, Fatalities Reach 610

Five more children have died after exhibiting measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning, pushing the country's total death toll from the disease to 610.

Unsafe Food Kills 1.5mn People a Year Worldwide: WHO

Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals kills 1.5 million people worldwide each year, with young children worst hit, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.

Ebola had 'Big Head-Start,' WHO Chief Tedros Warns

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had recently visited the epicenter of the outbreak in the DR Congo.