Health

May 20, 2025, 5:56 am

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Country is heading towards uncertainty: Amir Khasru Oilseed cultivation surges amid rising edible oil prices 40 students fall unconscious at Pabna School 2 killed in Habiganj road crash Confusion clouds Shammo murder probe as key suspect remains elusive Youth should take lead in protecting environment: Rizwana Asif: Oath-taking delay for Ishraque tied to legal issues BNP to set up ward-wise playgrounds in Dhaka if voted to power: Tarique How ICB’s dividend plan for FY25 may boomerang on unitholders Salman, Qamrul and 2 others shown arrested in separate murder cases

Health

Severe malnutrition among Rohingya children surge by 27%: UNICEF

Staff Correspondent: The number of Rohingya children needing emergency treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh’s refugee camps has surged by 27 per cent in February 2025 compared to the

Emergency service stopped at Nitor after clash between outsourced staff, July uprising injured

Staff Correspondent: The National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), commonly known as Pangu Hospital, has stopped providing emergency service after a clash between its outsourced staff and the

‘Strong tobacco control law may reduce negative impact of secondhand smoking’

Staff Reporter: A delegation from research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) held a meeting with the Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Monday

BCS specialist doctors call off strike after govt’s assurance

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors’ Forum has called off its strike over pending promotions following a commitment from Dr Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the

Govt to recruit 2,000 more doctors: Adviser Rizwana

Staff Correspondent: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the government has decided to recruit 2,000 more doctors to enhance healthcare access to the grassroots

First cluster of Zika virus cases identified in Bangladesh: Icddr’b

TDS Desk: Scientists at icddr,b have recently identified five cases among patient samples collected in 2023, representing the first identification of a cluster of Zika-infected patients in Bangladesh. The information