Health

67 chikungunya, 11 zika virus cases detected in Bangladesh

Staff Reporter This year, 67 cases of chikungunya and 11 cases of zika virus have been reported in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). DGHS Director Read More

Common people being discriminated in Dengue prevention efforts

Call for protecting Human Rights of key populations from risk of HIV/AIDS

Sex workers and HIV in Bangladesh: Bridging gaps for a safer future

40 doctors didn’t return home after training abroad

Kolkata hospital says won’t treat Bangladeshi patients

Amendment of Tobacco Control Law and ban on E-Cigarettes demanded

TDS Desk Members of the anti-tobacco youth society and Ahsania Mission Youth Forum for Health and Wellbeing have called for the swift passage of proposed amendments to the Tobacco Control

Medicine prices won’t rise after LDC graduation: RAPID

TDS Desk Medicine prices in Bangladesh will not go up after LDC graduation in 2026, according to a recent study of the Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID). However,

Dengue claims 9 more lives in 24hrs

UNB, Dhaka Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 436 this

How the success of combo offers reflects a shift in middle-class purchasing culture

TDS Desk Mukta, a resident of Agargaon, rarely buys beef for her family of two—herself and her husband—since their doctor advised them to limit red meat intake for health reasons.