The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. There have been 45 laboratory-confirmed cases of the new virus, but UK experts estimate the figure is closer to 1,700. Two people

DHAKA:  Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said beds of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) would be doubled at all public hospitals across. Besides, 25-bed dialysis center will be opened in this year, he said. The minister was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) summoned director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) over failure in executing court’s order in setting up ICUs and CCU’s in district hospitals across the country. The court also asked a director of concerned department to appear

A recent WHO study found that Bangladeshi boys, aged between 11 and 17 years, made improvement in their daily activities. It noted that countries showing the most improvement in activity levels among boys were Bangladesh (from 73 percent to 63 percent), Singapore and Thailand (78 to

DHAKA: The government has appointed 4,443 doctors under the 39th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Tuesday (November 19), appointing 4,203 assistant surgeons and 240 assistant dental surgeons. The appointees were

SANGSAD BHABAN: The newly appointed physicians have to stay at their duty place in the upazila for at least two years from the beginning of their services. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said while responding to a supplementary in the House on Thursday

Scientists say they have discovered a biological anomaly that could change how we understand our sense of smell. The study in the journal Neuron shows some people can smell normally, despite missing the part of the brain that is considered to be crucial for smell - the olfactory

DHAKA: Seventy-seven percent of companies surveyed in Bangladesh do not yet offer childcare options to their employees — potentially preventing women from participating equally in the labor force in the country,  IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday (Nov 06) made the

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (Nov 6) asked the authorities concerned to provide the actual number of people who died of dengue fever this year. The HC bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir fixed Monday (Nov 11) as the next date of hearing asking to inform the

DHAKA: There are only 10 physicians against 141 posts for the total 68 prisons across the country and 86,998 prisoners are in the prisons against capacity of accommodating 40,664 till August 27, 2019. Directorate of Prisons on Tuesday (Nov 5) submitted a report to the High Court in

A US judge has temporarily blocked a rule proposed by President Donald Trump that would require immigrants to prove they will have health insurance within 30 days of arrival in the US, or can pay for medical care. Judge Michael Simon, a district judge in Oregon, granted a preliminary

Johnson & Johnson on Friday recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online. The recalled lot consists of 33,000 bottles which were distributed last year. J&J said the U.S. Food and Drug

DHAKA: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has published the result of MBBS admission test 2019-20 academic session on Tuesday (Oct 15) afternoon. A total of 49413 candidates have qualified for admission into 36 public and 70 private medical colleges across the country.

DHAKA: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is set to publish the result of MBBS admission test on Tuesday (Oct 15) afternoon. The health ministry said the results of the MBBS admission test will be released at DGHS in Mohakhali around 4pm.  The result will be uploaded

DHAKA: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to three scientists — William G. Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza — for their work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.  The Nobel Assembly announced the prize at the Karolinska

DHAKA: The announcement of the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday opens an unusual 2019 Nobel season in which two literature laureates will be crowned after a scandal postponed last year's award, amid speculation Greta Thunberg could nab the prestigious Peace Prize. The winner of the

DHAKA: Speakers at a press conference urged the government to impose a ban on e-cigarettes in Bangladesh considering its harmful effects on health. As e-cigarette poses serous threat to health, more than 30 countries including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand and Singapore already

DHAKA: US retailer CVS has become the latest to suspend the sale of a heartburn drug being investigated for links to cancer. It follows concern in several countries over the presence of impurities in Zantac and other ranitidine products. Canada and France have already announced

DHAKA: The Department of Drug Administration of Bangladesh has banned the import of raw materials, production and sale of ranitidine, used to treat ailments such as heartburn and ulcers by decreasing the amount of stomach acid. The government made this decision during an emergency

DHAKA: Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmed said initiatives will be taken to set up medical center at the embassy for health services of expatriates Bangladeshis. The Minister was speaking at a seminar marking the World Heart Day, organized by the National Heart