DHAKA: Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the government will not allow any more Bangladeshis to return home from China. He said: “Anyone wishing to come from China is discouraged. Those who have gone to China on vacation are not being issued visas for the time being.” The

At least 10 people on board a cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus, health authorities said. Almost 300 of the 3,700 people on the Diamond Princess have been tested so far. The number of infected could rise as testing continues.

Doctors in Thailand say they have successfully treated one Wuhan coronavirus patient with a combination of antiviral drugs, according to a briefing on Sunday from the Ministry of Health. Dr.Kriangsak Atipornwanich, a doctor at Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, said he treated a

Doctors in Thailand say they have successfully treated one Wuhan coronavirus patient with a combination of antiviral drugs, according to a briefing on Sunday from the Ministry of Health. Dr.Kriangsak Atipornwanich, a doctor at Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, said he treated a

The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom

A deadly new virus. Thousands of people infected. No cure. No vaccine. We've been here many times before. In the past five years alone, the world has faced outbreaks of Ebola, Zika, another coronavirus called Mers (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), and now the virus simply

The "whole world needs to be on alert" to fight the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme has said. Dr Mike Ryan praised China's response to the deadly outbreak, saying: "The challenge is great but the response has been massive."

DHAKA: Special wards have been opened in Kurmitola General Hospital and Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka to take measures for providing treatment to coronavirus-infected people. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque was addressing a press conference after an

DHAKA: Over 1, 61,000 people die in Bangladesh every year after suffering from various tobacco-related diseases, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday (January 23). He cited the number as per the Tobacco Atlas-2018. Bangladesh has to

DHAKA: As many as 57 people have died of cold-related disease in this current winter season. So far in the current winter season, 66,187 people countrywide have been treated after being inflicted with respiratory problems. However, 1, 60483 people have been infected with diarrhea while

DHAKA:  Globally at least 2.2 billion people are suffering from vision impairment of whom at least 1 billion have the impairment that could have been prevented, according to a new report of the World Health Organization (WHO). The World Report on Vision launched in Bangladesh on

GAZIPUR: Fifty-seven-year old Ameena Begum, a resident of Karihata Union in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur, has been suffering from kidney disease for a long time. She has arrived at Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized Hospital & Nursing College, located at Tetuibari in

The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. There have been 45 laboratory-confirmed cases of the new virus, but UK experts estimate the figure is closer to 1,700. Two people

DHAKA:  Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said beds of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) would be doubled at all public hospitals across. Besides, 25-bed dialysis center will be opened in this year, he said. The minister was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) summoned director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) over failure in executing court’s order in setting up ICUs and CCU’s in district hospitals across the country. The court also asked a director of concerned department to appear

A recent WHO study found that Bangladeshi boys, aged between 11 and 17 years, made improvement in their daily activities. It noted that countries showing the most improvement in activity levels among boys were Bangladesh (from 73 percent to 63 percent), Singapore and Thailand (78 to

DHAKA: The government has appointed 4,443 doctors under the 39th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Tuesday (November 19), appointing 4,203 assistant surgeons and 240 assistant dental surgeons. The appointees were

SANGSAD BHABAN: The newly appointed physicians have to stay at their duty place in the upazila for at least two years from the beginning of their services. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said while responding to a supplementary in the House on Thursday

Scientists say they have discovered a biological anomaly that could change how we understand our sense of smell. The study in the journal Neuron shows some people can smell normally, despite missing the part of the brain that is considered to be crucial for smell - the olfactory

DHAKA: Seventy-seven percent of companies surveyed in Bangladesh do not yet offer childcare options to their employees — potentially preventing women from participating equally in the labor force in the country,  IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday (Nov 06) made the