Health

Strengthening of TC Law a must to prevent tobacco related deaths: Fisheries and Livestock Minister

Staff Correspondent: S M Rezaul Karim, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh, said, the initiative to amend tobacco control law is a timely one. His ministry stands beside the

Dengue: 3 deaths logged in a day, 477 hospitalized

Staff Correspondent:Three people have died, in the last 24 hours in the country, due to dengue fever. At this time, 477 new dengue patients were hospitalized in various hospitals in

Prices of 24 medicines including cholera saline hiked

FBD Desk: The government has increased the price of 24 types of medicines by 5 percent to 12 percent of the medicine manufacturing company Libra Infusions Limited following the increasement

Dengue: Death toll rises to 234 as 4 more die

Staff Correspondent: With four more deaths from dengue confirmed in 24 hours till Monday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 234 this year. Among those

Wide programs for hypertension control required

Swarnomoyee Mostafa Oishy: According to the World Health Organization, 1.28 billion people suffer from high blood pressure worldwide and two-thirds of them live in low- and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh.

Strengthen Tobacco Control Law to safeguard public health: Law Minister

Staff Correspondent: To reduce the use of tobacco products and achieve a tobacco-free country by 2040, as envisioned by the Prime Minister, the strengthening of tobacco control law is a