43+ min ago   (486+ words) Four million measles vaccines are expected to begin landing in the country this week as the health ministry will launch another special vaccination campaign on September 25 amid unabated measles infections and deaths. Meanwhile, seven more children died with measles-like symptoms…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1443+ words) For some children, measles arrives before they are old enough for their first routine vaccine. For others, it comes after they have moved beyond the age covered by the emergency campaign. That gap is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore as…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (580+ words) When hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Centre's twin towers on Sept 11, 2001, roughly 25,000 children were living or attending school nearby in lower Manhattan, and thousands more were in surrounding neighbourhoods. Some were infants and toddlers, while others were still…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (160+ words) Six more people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, marking the second-highest daily death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year. With the latest fatalities, the number of dengue deaths in the country has risen…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (284+ words) To mark "World Diabetes Day" on November 14, a special awareness marathon titled "Emlino DiaBeat Run" is set to be held at Hatirjheel in the capital, aimed at raising diabetes awareness and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. The registration is now open…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (300+ words) Thursday • 10 September 2026 Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain said today (Thursday) a nationwide special measles vaccination campaign will begin on September 25. "From September 25, a large-scale measles vaccination campaign will be launched again across the country," he said,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (300+ words) Thursday • 10 September 2026 Sep 10, 2026, 06:03 Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain said today (Thursday) a nationwide special measles vaccination campaign will begin on September 25. "From September 25, a large-scale measles vaccination campaign will be launched again across the country," he…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (308+ words) Identifying the lack of mental health services at the grassroots as a major gap, the State Minister for Health and Welfare Ministry Dr M A Muhit has said that the government undertook a 'community mental health' project to address this…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (905+ words) Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with more than 1000 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since March as hospitals struggle with overcrowding, shortages and a continuing influx of sick children. The…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (456+ words) Regularly consuming tea, coffee, and other beverages at very hot temperatures significantly increases the risk of developing food pipe or gullet cancer, known as oesophageal cancer, a UK study has suggested. Researchers at the University of Oxford found that people…...