World Health Organization (WHO)
Humanity is losing its war against an impossible predator
Unlike lions or metaphysical plagues, the mosquito kills without spectacle—its victims slip away in silence, far from poetry and pageantry.
25 August 2025, 09:30 AM
How Tejgaon’s silent runway is choking Dhaka’s future
Since 2011, the CAAB has identified at least 525 illegal high-rises encroaching on approach paths at HSIA and the old Tejgaon Airport runway.
13 August 2025, 07:00 AM
No equality without menstrual dignity
While products need not always be free, economic reasons should never deprive anyone of dignity or the ability to participate in daily activities.
26 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Why the WHO Pandemic Agreement matters for Bangladesh
The agreement also endorses the “One Health” approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health.
30 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Effective law and planning can control noise pollution
While addressing vehicular noise has been a focus, it is equally vital to regulate loudspeaker usage in communal and religious settings.
1 February 2025, 08:00 AM
Pharmacies can become urban primary healthcare hubs
One of the major problems in the current healthcare system is the lack of an effective referral system and inadequate gatekeeping at tertiary care facilities. Barring emergency care and referrals from lower-tier health facilities, patients should not visit hospitals as they are meant to provide tertiary-level care
3 January 2025, 07:00 AM
Time to form a national cancer control strategy
Rising cases of cancer pose a big threat to Bangladesh
3 February 2024, 18:02 PM
Leave no one behind in Sudan
Trapped Bangladeshis must be rescued without delay amid ceasefire uncertainty
27 April 2023, 13:00 PM
World should push for peace in Sudan
Otherwise, we might have another major humanitarian crisis on our hands
24 April 2023, 09:58 AM
Let's fix primary healthcare first
Lack of career growth opportunities in upazila and rural areas, as well as concerns about personal safety and security, contribute to the reluctance of healthcare professionals to work there.
7 April 2023, 03:00 AM
Stop killing our 'sign of life'
Better water management can nourish people's lives
22 March 2023, 08:45 AM
Dhaka air most polluted in the world this morning
Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively
2 March 2023, 03:50 AM
Our half-life of choking on polluted air
What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?
17 February 2023, 02:00 AM
World must ramp up support for quake victims
Inadequate response in Turkey and Syria is deeply worrying
9 February 2023, 21:14 PM
Humanity must act as one to help quake survivors
Earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria calls for urgent help for survivors
7 February 2023, 09:45 AM
Why are so many children drowning in Patuakhali?
Authorities must scale up drowning prevention programmes in the district and elsewhere
15 January 2023, 21:22 PM
Make healthcare an affordable dream
Why are out-of-pocket healthcare expenses still so high in Bangladesh?
6 January 2023, 07:24 AM
Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, to be a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound.
23 July 2022, 18:00 PM
"Covid-19 fuelled largest continued backslide in childhood vaccinations"
The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published today (July 16, 2022) by World Health Organisation and Unicef.
16 July 2022, 16:08 PM
Global Covid-19 deaths nearly 3 times higher than reported: WHO
Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.
5 May 2022, 13:24 PM