Health

Measles vaccination campaign in June, targeting 2 cr kids

TDS Desk: The government is set to launch a special measles vaccination campaign in early June, outside the routine immunisation programme, in response to a rise in infections across the

PM orders urgent probe into measles outbreak

This year, measles cases count stands at 674 in the country AFP, Dhaka: Bangladesh’s prime minister has ordered an urgent nationwide review following a measles outbreak with more than 600

PM visits Mirza Abbas at Evercare, directs swift steps for treatment in Singapore

Staff Reporter: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited Evercare Hospital in Dhaka this afternoon to see Mirza Abbas, a BNP Standing Committee member and the prime minister’s political adviser. At the

Health risks mount as adulterated food floods markets

TDS Desk: Dalda kept at a bakery for preparing various food items was found to contain a dead rat floating inside. The same Dalda was being used to produce a

Govt mulls Tk2,993cr ‘One Health’ project to boost pandemic preparedness

TDS Desk: The government is set to adopt a “One Health Approach” to tackle health emergencies and pandemics, recognising that approximately 75% of emerging human infectious diseases are zoonotic —

Rangamati General Hospital: New building yet to open amid staff shortage; patients left in corridors

Rangamati Correspondent: The government has constructed a state-of-the-art building at Rangamati General Hospital to expand healthcare services in the Chattogram Hill Tracts. The 11-storey structure is equipped with modern operating