Health

May 21, 2025, 7:12 am

News Headline :

Sirajganj District Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Parishad gets new committee : Aminul President, Tipu Secy 25 cars for advisers: Govt drops bid Flood fears in 4 dists as river swelling Mango festival starts bustling local markets in Rajshahi 2 killed in Chandpur road crash 2 Cumilla children drown in pond Jul-Jan budget deficit up 73pc on slow tax receipts Institutional capacity broke over the last 15 yrs: Sk. Bashir Actively considering dearness allowance: Finance Adviser Shammo’s murder: DU students threaten ‘long march’ to home ministry

Health

Universal Health Coverage Day // 64 pc of the medical expenses go on drugs

TDS DesK People in Bangladesh spend as much as 64 per cent of their medical expenses on drugs. One of the leading causes behind the catastrophic medical expenses is drugs.

Ban designated smoking areas: PROGGA, ATMA

News Desk Knowledge for Progress, or PROGGA, and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance, or ATMA, have called on the government to ban designated smoking areas at hotels and restaurants by amending

E-cigarette import to be banned

Staff Reporter The interim government is taking steps to ban the import of e-cigarettes and related products that are harmful to public health. A proposal to that end received a

Bangladeshi researchers unlock vinegar potential of wild dates

UNB A team of researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has made a groundbreaking advancement in food processing by developing an eco-friendly method to produce vinegar from wild dates. Led

BSMMU gets new VC

TDS Desk Prof. Dr M Shahinul Alam has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor (VC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). The Health and Family Welfare Ministry issued a

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