Doctors across the country on Sunday afternoon announced they were temporarily withdrawing their duty boycott movement against workplace attacks on colleagues at Dhaka Medical College the previous day. At 6pm Sunday, they announced they would be returning to their duties but would stop

UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease. "The emergency tender is designed to secure immediate access to available mpox vaccines as well as to expand production,"

Four dengue patients died and 346 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till on Saturday (August 31) morning.     “During the period, 200 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 146 were admitted to different

The authorities in Bangladesh are bracing themselves for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded. As the flood waters recede slowly, many people remain

A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity could also slow down the process of ageing, researchers believe. Semaglutide, better known as Ozempic, "has far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined," Prof Harlan Krumholz, from the Yale School of Medicine, said

At least 153 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 68 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different

At least 269 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 158 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different

At least 105 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 64 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different

Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded one dead and 319 new cases of dengue fever in the last 24 hours till Sunday (August 25) morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 127 dengue patients were hospitalised in

At least 78 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 48 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different

The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners such as Gavi and Unicef can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the U.N. health agency, in a bid to get inoculations to Africa faster as the continent battles an escalating outbreak of the virus.

Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) carried out free surgery on 40 needy patients at its modern operation theater on Thursday (Aug 22). BEHRI honourary Prof Dr Md Saleh, Dr. Anthony Albert, Dr. Moutushi Islam, Dr. Tasruba Shanaz took part in the operations at the

Home Affairs Adviser to the interim government Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today (August 21) told journalists not to visit hospitals regularly as it can spread infection among the patients. He said people who were injured during the anti-discrimination student

At least 334 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 120 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has started screening the temperatures of the arriving air travellers in view of the global public health alert on Mpox formerly known as monkeypox issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). HSIA Executive Director Group Captain Kamrul

The government has issued an alert about the viral infectious disease Mpox (monkeypox) as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it a public health emergency after the disease spread in some African countries. “Amid declaration of a public health emergency by the WHO,

The interim government will bear all the medical expenses of the people who sustained injuries during the recent anti-discrimination movement that caused the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government. The private hospitals have been requested not to accept the treatment

Following the detection of a mpox case in Pakistan, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Bangladesh has launched a hotline as a precautionary measure. Anyone exhibiting symptoms of mpox is urged to contact the hotlines at 16263 or 10655 immediately, according to a press

At least two countries outside of Africa have reported mpox cases after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the virus had become a “public health emergency” earlier this week. A relatively new strain of the virus known as clade 1 has been spreading in African

A least 50 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 30 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different