DHAKA:  World’s highest selling water purifier, Pureit will now safeguard 13,500 employees of the world’s leading security services provider,G4S Bangladesh, from catching water borne diseases like diarrhea and typhoid. An agreement was signed between G4S and Unilever Bangladesh

TOKYO: Energy for New Era of Japan and Summit Group of Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).  The deal has been signed at Tokyo of Japan in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (May 29).   Foysal Karim Khan of Summit Group and

DHAKA: Experts said as many as five crore people, 30 percent of the country's population, are suffering from Thyroid problems. Large three crore of the victims don't even know what they are suffering from and most of them live in the countryside.  The shocking information

DHAKA: A group of applicants claimed that massive corruption happened in the March 22 Medical Officer (MO) recruitment test of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). At a press briefing held at Jatiya Press Club on Saturday (May 18), they demanded cancellation of the

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malek said under the direction of the Prime Minister, a 100-bed cancer and kidney hospital will be set up in every division of the country soon. The minister on Thursday (May 16) made this remark at a press conference at secretariat on

DHAKA: The Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved recommendation to appoint 4,792 doctors in the country's hospitals. Following appointment of these doctors in the current year, 5000 more doctors will be appointed next year. Health Minister Zahid Maleque came up with the

David Williams has been bitten by a snake six times. "The first time was pretty terrifying because I didn't know what to expect. It felt like having my hand smashed with a hammer," he says. "My last snakebite would have been a fatal one, but for the fact we were carrying an

DHAKA: The High Court summoned Dr Shahnila Ferdous of National Food Safety Laboratory (NFSL) at the Institute of Public Health to appear before it and submit report on pesticides and antibiotic found in cow milk.  The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and

DHAKA: College of Nursing of International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) has celebrated International Nurses Day-2019 IUBAT celebrated the day with the national nursing community on Tuesday (May 14).  The program was organized by Shuvashish Das Bala

DHAKA: Medical technologists under the banner of Baker and Private Services Medical Technologist Association (BPSMTA) formed a human chain in Dhaka to press home their five-point demands. The human chain was formed in front of Jatiya Press Club Saturday (May 11). The

The Trump administration on Thursday moved to protect the rights of clinicians who object to participating in abortions with a regulation intended to safeguard those with religious and moral objections. President Donald Trump made the announcement during a speech in the White House

NARAIL: Upon the request of MP of Narail-2 constituency Mashrafe Bin Mortaza,  action taken against the four physicians of Narail Sadar Hospital has been withdrawn.  The ministry verbally informed the four doctors to continue their duty at Narail Sadar Hospital. Officials

Obese seven-year-olds are at greater risk of suffering emotional problems, such as anxiety and low mood, when they reach 11, a large UK study suggests. The Liverpool researchers found obesity and mental health were closely linked, and gradually increased throughout childhood. Girls

DHAKA: A 100-bed hospital will be set up in every upazila of the country, said State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Murad Hassan. He was addressing said a programme at Moulana Akram Khan hall of the National Press Club on Friday (April 26). The state minister, as the

DHAKA: The High Court directed the authorities concerned of the government to take necessary measures for stopping the sale of antibiotics from pharmacies without prescription.  The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al Jalil on Thursday (April 25) passed the order

DHAKA: A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives to make mandatory the doctor’s prescription for purchase of antibiotics from pharmacies. Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon on Wednesday (April 24) filed the petition as public interest

A large-scale pilot of what has been called the world's first malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children has begun in Malawi. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. Earlier, smaller trials showed

DHAKA: There are 13 malaria-prone districts in Bangladesh. About 1.80 crore people of 71 upazilas of those districts are at risk of malaria disease. Even about 91 percent of the country's malaria patients are from these areas. Among the districts, three districts of CHT--

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said various initiatives taken by the government helped decrease the child mortality rate by 75 percent in the country.  He disclosed the satisfactory information at a program organized at the office of Polli Shishu Foundation (PSF) in

DHAKA: Putting emphasis on the need to make people aware about their health, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged people for having balanced diet and to do exercise regularly in a bid to prevent diseases. She was addressing the inaugural function of the National Health Service Week and