Health

Effective Role of Media a Must for Tobacco Control

Speakers at a workshop Press release Tobacco is the largest contributing factor to preventable deaths. Globally, it claims over 8 million lives each year. Apart from the loss of lives,

HMPV-infected woman with other complications dies in Dhaka

TDS Desk: A 30-year-old woman who was infected with HMPV died at Mohakhali Infectious Disease Hospital on Thursday (16 January). THE DECEASED WAS IDENTIFIED AS SANJIDA AKTER. Confirming the matter,

Wearing face mask is a must for all: DoE

TDS Desk: The Department of Environment (DoE) has asked the people to wear face mask when they go outside as city’s air quality index (AQI) already has deteriorated and it

‘No int’l warning on HMPV yet’

TDS Desk: Professor Dr Syedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, said that there is no pandemic threat related to HMPV and no warnings have been issued by the

First case of HMPV detected in Bangladesh

TDS Desk: After Japan, Malaysia, and India, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which caused alarm in China, has now been identified in Bangladesh. The infected individual is a woman reportedly from Bhairab

Reovirus detected first time in Bangladesh

UNB, Dhaka For the first time in Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has detected the Reovirus in the bodies of five individuals. This discovery came