Health

Covid infections reach 13 in 24 hours

TDS Desk: The number of Covid-19 patients increased to 13 in the 24 hours till Tuesday afternoon, nearly tripling from the previous day’s caseload. No deaths were reported during the

Budget 2025-26: Health sector gets Tk 41,908cr allocation

TDS Desk: The government will allocate Tk 41,908 crore for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26, marking a modest increase aimed at strengthening

40 differently abled get supportive equipments in Sirajganj

Staff Reporter: At least 40 differently abled (physically challenged) people in Sirajganj have got supportive equipments at a free of cost to make their lives and livelihoods ease and comfortable.

Cervical-and-Breast cancer-causing virus found in an average of 4.27pc of women

Staff Correspondent: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – a major cause of cervical cancer – has been foundin an average of 4.27% of women in Bangladesh in a study over the past

Sustainable funding essential to curb hypertension

Speakers at World Hypertension Day discussion meeting Staff Correspondent: The risk of hypertension and hypertension-related deaths is growing increasingly in Bangladesh. Although provision of free anti-hypertensive medicine has already commenced

Home Adviser promises safe environment in medical services

BSS: Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring safe and secure environment in the medical services. “Recent incidents of