Md Amir Uddin and his wife Sohely Akther are bankers by profession. They had a happy conjugal life along with two children—Raj, 7, and Jhilmil, 5. But, for the last couple of days, Raj was not interested in playing with his sister or other children on the ground floor of their building. He l
The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after President Donald Trumpannounced he was withdrawing the US from the agency, the WHO's chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters. Trump made the move on the first day of his second term in
A research has suggested a new method to address possible serious bacterial infection among young infants to reduce deaths and pressure on hospitals, including in Bangladesh. Key findings revealed that young infants with any low-mortality-risk sign can be safely treated with outpatient care, simpl
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 215 this year. During the period, 1,186 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Servic
Sanjida Akter (30), a woman who was infected with Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the country, has died due to multi-organ failure, said Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser (Ministry of Health). He urged people not to panic about HMPV, stating that the virus can be
Renowned medical writer Dr Subhagata Choudhury passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 78 after battling cancer for more than half a decade. His brother Dr Arup Ratan Choudhury said Subhagata fell ill in the morning and was taken to the Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute in Dha
Maiaz, aged 5, a resident of Mirpur-14 in the capital, had suffered from a common cold and fever in the winter season last year. Her parents took her to the outdoor section of Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in the city’s Mirpur-13. Senior Medical Officer of the o
The Department of Environment (DoE) has advised the residents of Dhaka and surrounding areas to wear face masks while outdoors, as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has deteriorated to a "very unhealthy" level. “Wearing a face mask outdoors is mandatory,” said a DoE press releas
The health authorities have detected a case of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection for the first time in Bangladesh. A woman, a resident of the Bhairab area in Kishoreganj, tested positive for the virus. She is currently undergoing treatment at Infectious Disease Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka, a
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 4 this year. The death has been reported in the Mymensingh division (outside the city corporations), according to the Directorate Genera
