The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top US experts say.

One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has urged people not to be panicked regarding the risk of Zika virus infection.

If anyone is detected with Zika virus, the government will bear the cost of their treatment, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says. Bangladesh government has taken all necessary steps to control the spread of the Zika virus, he tells reporters at the health ministry.

The World Health Organisation today has urged the regional countries, including Bangladesh, to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against the Zika virus disease.

The World Health Organization's emergency committee will debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.

WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan said the virus — which has been linked to birth defects and neurological problems — was becoming much more of a threat.

The World Health Organization sets up a Zika "emergency team" after the "explosive" spread of the virus.

US scientists have urged the World Health Organisation to take urgent action over the Zika virus, which they say has "explosive pandemic potential".

Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert"red alert" came into effect.

The Brazilian health ministry has confirmed a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.

The World Health Organization is set to announce that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an epidemic that killed almost 4,000 of its people and plunged the economy into recession.

Global health experts are to release guidance about the possible cancer risks of red and processed meats.

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Bangladesh reach 10th position in the list of high suicide-prone countries, as it witnessed nearly eight incidents of suicides among every 100,000 people.

The WHO has made an ominous forecast: an estimated 10 million deaths per year and a global gross domestic product 2-3 percent less than woluld otherwise be by 2050.

The World Health Organization is calling for "intensified action" to protect health workers treating people in crisis and conflict zone.

South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn declares a "de facto end" to the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (Mers).

Cuba successfully eliminates mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.

Colombia announces it will stop using a controversial herbicide to destroy illegal plantations of coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine.