12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (998+ words) Monday | September 14, 2026 | Dhaka For many Bangladeshi parents, giving a smartphone to a child has become almost as ordinary as buying schoolbooks. That raises a simple question: Does a child really need a smartphone, or simply a phone? For children and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (666+ words) Friday | September 11, 2026 | Dhaka About 5.5 per cent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, according to a new study. The findings, presented on Thursday, also showed…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (716+ words) Tuesday | September 08, 2026 | Dhaka Tobacco and nicotine products are posing a major obstacle to Bangladesh’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the target of reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), experts said at a roundtable in Dhaka…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (224+ words) Monday | September 07, 2026 | Dhaka A doctor who fell ill while on duty continued treating emergency patients at Bhola 250-Bed General Hospital late Friday night, even as he received IV saline through a cannula in his hand. The incident occurred around midnight…...