Saturday, 05 September 2026

Health

Mirza Abbas returns after over 5 months

BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas returned to Bangladesh on Wednesday night after receiving treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for more than five and a half months. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Abbas landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal Int

Health training in Kunming to strengthen capacity of Bangladeshi professionals

A 17-member delegation of Bangladeshi health professionals has begun a specialised 14-day training programme in Kunming, China, aimed at enhancing their professional skills and strengthening capacity in healthcare services and management. The 5th Bangladesh Medical and Health Professional Exchange a

PM calls for pilot project to develop e-health platform

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has asked the authorities concerned to take a pilot project to develop a ‘National e-Health Platform’ to bring the country’s healthcare under an integrated digital framework. He gave the directives at a meeting on Integrated Information technology-based system for Healt

Bangladesh Hospitals Used Watch Antibiotics in 91% of Cases

Hospitals in Bangladesh used World Health Organization Watch-category antibiotics in 91% of cases, despite WHO guidance that these drugs should be used only in specific situations because excessive or irrational use can rapidly drive antimicrobial resistance, according to the country’s largest natio

Bangladesh to vaccinate 5.175 million people in 14 high-risk areas under oral cholera campaign

Bangladesh has launched the Preventive Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign 2026, targeting 5.175 million people in 14 high-risk upazilas and police station areas nationwide. The first dose will be administered from August 22 to September 21, and the second dose from September 26 to October 25. The vac

3 More Die from Measles Symptoms, Death Toll Rises to 863

Bangladesh recorded three more deaths with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms to 863 since 15 March, the Directorate General of Health Services said on Friday. Of the total deaths, 767 were among people with mea

Bangladesh AMR Report: 89% of Bacteria Found in ICUs Are Multidrug-Resistant

A national antimicrobial resistance surveillance report has found that 89% of bacteria detected in intensive care units in Bangladesh are now multidrug-resistant, making ICUs the country’s most critical hotspot for antibiotic-resistant infections.

Measles Death Toll Reaches 800

Six more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh, raising the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms to 803 since March 13, according to a measles update released by the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday. The report said 708 of the deat

Bangladesh measles outbreak persists two months after special MR vaccination drive

More than two months after Bangladesh completed a special measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, measles infections and deaths have not declined as expected, raising questions from public health experts.

Leave cancelled for health workers in flood-hit districts: Health Minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain today said the government has cancelled the leave of health workers in flood-hit districts and taken the highest level of preparedness to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services for affected people. "The leave of health workers in the

Turkey fines over 100 doctors for Caesarian deliveries: report

Turkey's health ministry has fined more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists for carrying out Caesarian sections, suspending them from duty and forcing them to undergo training, BirGun newspaper reported on Saturday. The country has the highest rate of C-section births among the OECD's 38 nations,

Nearly 10000 died in Europe heatwave, with 5120 deaths in Germany

The impact of human-induced climate change is becoming increasingly evident across Europe. Nearly 10,000 people have died during this year's intense summer heatwaves in Germany and several other European countries, with more than 5,000 of those deaths recorded in Germany alone, according to Reuters.

Rising Teenage Motherhood in Bangladesh: Social Pressure, Child Marriage Fuel High-Risk Pregnancies

Bangladesh’s adolescent motherhood rate is rising again, with the adolescent birth rate increasing from 83 to 92 live births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 over five years.

Govt working to identify gaps in health sector: Zubaida Rahman

Prime Minister's wife and Vice President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, Dr. Zubaida Rahman today said the government is working to identify existing gaps in the country's health sector and take necessary steps to address them. "The government is committed to ensuring quality healthcare for every c

5 More Deaths With Measles Symptoms

Bangladesh recorded five more deaths with measles symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. No new deaths were confirmed as measles-related during the period, although five suspected deaths were logged in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Rangpur

Bangladesh Measles Death Toll Rises to 718

Bangladesh recorded two more deaths with measles symptoms and 114 new confirmed measles cases in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, raising the combined death toll since 15 March to 718, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The figures were published on Tuesday in the Directorate