Vitiligo in children may signal hidden risks of hearing loss
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Physiotherapy / Post Chikungunya joints and muscle pain management
18 October 2025, 20:08 PM
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Food upcycling: The missing link in our fight against food insecurity
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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New global guidelines target postpartum bleeding to save mothers’ lives
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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World Anaesthesia Day 2025 / Regional anaesthesia: A safer future for postoperative pain control
18 October 2025, 20:06 PM
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Entry tests for medical, dental colleges to be held on same day
13 October 2025, 13:25 PM
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Global tobacco use declined, but the epidemic persisted
11 October 2025, 18:06 PM
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The five sleep profiles that shape our mental health
11 October 2025, 18:01 PM
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Statin use in pregnancy: No increased risk of birth defects
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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World mental health day 2025: Protecting minds in humanitarian crises
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Health services: Absent doctors a headache
A doctor of a government hospital in Gopalganj has been absent from work since March 16, 2020.
16 September 2022, 02:50 AM
No illegal clinics to be allowed to operate
No one will be allowed to operate irregular businesses in the name of providing healthcare facilities, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Reduce out-of-pocket costs
Along with strengthening the existing general tax-revenue-based healthcare financing system, new avenues like an insurance-based financing system can be a way to reduce the burden of out-of-pocket costs on patients, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
None can profit from peoples' lives: Maleque on drive against illegal hospitals
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the ongoing drive against illegal hospital and clinics will continue so that no one can do business with peoples’ lives.
15 September 2022, 14:34 PM
Spend more time in research: PM to doctors
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) re-emphasised to put concentration on research in the country's medical sector, saying excellence is not achieved without research.
14 September 2022, 08:48 AM
PM inaugurates BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) inaugurated the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide specialised treatment at a cheaper cost.
14 September 2022, 06:15 AM
Healthcare facilities: DGHS to make mandatory display of licence number
The Directorate General of Health Services is going to make it mandatory for healthcare facilities to display their licence numbers on their signboards.
1 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Only 6% private hospitals had licences in 2019
Only six percent of the private hospitals were found to have licences during an assessment conducted in the country in 2019.
31 August 2022, 11:13 AM
DGHS closes 92 healthcare facilities
Health officials yesterday shut down 92 illegal private healthcare facilities across the country.
29 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Treatment Eye, Desh hospitals of Ctg ordered to halt operations
The civil surgeon of Chattogram has ordered to halt all operations of two private hospitals in the port city as various irregularities were found by a team from his office during inspection today (August 29, 2022).
29 August 2022, 12:41 PM
Drives against unauthorised hospitals, clinics to resume Monday
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is going resume its drives against unregistered hospitals and clinics from tomorrow (August 29, 2022) after a three-month break.
28 August 2022, 10:23 AM
All districts will have special units to reduce infant mortality rate: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today (August 13, 2022) said the government will set up Special Care Neonatal Unit (SCANU) in every district hospital in phases to reduce the infant mortality rate in the country.
13 August 2022, 11:10 AM
Lone X-ray machine lies idle for 3 decades
The lone X-ray machine at Kulaura Upazila Health Complex has remained inoperative since its installation nearly three decades ago due to shortage of necessary manpower, depriving treatment seekers from the service.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Healthcare centres under local bodies: Even basic services not being delivered
Urban healthcare centres, run by the local government bodies, are failing to provide even the basic reproductive health and nutrition services due to a lack of human resources, found a study released yesterday
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Local govt’s health centres failing patients in upazilas, districts: Study
The healthcare centres run by the local government division (LGD) have been failing to provide care to people due to shortage of human resources, a study found.
28 July 2022, 09:59 AM
Watch the warning signs: How blood sugar levels affect your body
Keep your blood sugar levels in your target range to avoid or prevent heart disease, vision loss, and kidney damage. In addition, the target range can boost energy and mood.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
CMCH upgraded to 2,200 beds
Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), the only tertiary level hospital in the greater Chattogram region, has been upgraded from 1,313 beds to 2,200.
16 June 2022, 08:47 AM
Two die as diarrhoea breaks out in Bandarban
At least two persons died from diarrhoea in Bandarban’s Remakri union as the remote area bordering Myanmar has been reeling from a diarrhoea outbreak.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Over 50? These problems can sneak up on you
Ageing is a natural phenomenon. We develop many health issues as we age. Here are some growing-up issues to watch for:
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Digging deep for healthcare expenses’
People bear 68 percent of the country’s healthcare expenses out of their pocket, while the government bears only 23 percent, said speakers at a pre-budget roundtable yesterday.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM