Health

Hypertension burden shifts to poorer countries, Bangladesh at growing risk: Speakers

Staff Correspondent: Hypertension is increasingly shifting from high-income countries to low- and middle-income nations including Bangladesh, posing a serious public health challenge, speakers said at a seminar in the capital

Big players reshaping Bangladesh’s retail pharmacy landscape

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s retail medicine market was once dominated by small, independent neighbourhood pharmacies. Consumers largely depended on nearby drugstores where professional pharmacists were often absent, quality assurance was inconsistent,

BD Leads Asia in Fulfilling Global Tobacco Control Promises: Calls Intensify for Quick Law Amendment

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is the first and only country in Asia that has classified cigarette filters as “single-use plastic (SUP)”. This timely decision was adopted as a move towards implementing

Hadi to transfer Evercare Hospital; surgeons find no bullet in head

TDS Desk: Sharif Osman Hadi will be transferred from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to Evercare Hospital in the capital following the decision of his family. Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman,

Covid-19: One more death, 10 new cases reported in 24hrs

TDS Desk: Bangladesh reported one more death and 10 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest

19 more Covid-19 cases reported in 24hrs

TDS Desk: A total of 19 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).