6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (480+ words) Tuesday September 08, 2026 The government considers production or import costs, raw material prices, taxes and duties, distribution costs, market prices and reasonable profit margins when setting and approving medicine prices, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain told parliament…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (29+ words) The Business Standard Sunday September 06, 2026 CAB / Gas Crisis / power crisis / Essential Medicines...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (436+ words) Sunday September 06, 2026 The government plans to expand the National Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (NIGEH) in Dhaka by adding two floors and increasing its capacity to treat a growing number of liver and gastrointestinal patients. Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) Sunday September 06, 2026 Fisheries, Livestock, and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid today (4 September) said that the locally developed viral Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) vaccine would play an important role in controlling the highly damaging disease and protecting livestock from its spread....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (695+ words) The Business Standard Progress for the privileged: Celebrating innovation, ignoring access Somewhere in Dhaka, a man in his late forties sat across from an oncologist. The oncologist was calm, almost clinical, as he outlined the treatment plan combining chemotherapy and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Saturday September 05, 2026 Mandy Dental College and Hospital marked its 20th anniversary and Mandy Day 2026 with a grand reunion of former students and teachers in Dhaka on 5 September. Jointly organised by Mandy Dental College and Hospital and Specialised Healthcare Foundation, the event…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (424+ words) Saturday September 05, 2026 The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has formed a six-member committee to investigate allegations that a diabetic patient died after being advised by Health Revolution Ltd, an organisation founded by physician Jahangir Kabir, to stop insulin and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (202+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 The envoy sought the cooperation when she paid a courtesy call on Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain at his office at the Secretariat. Cainglet said Philippines imports around 67% of its total medicines from Western…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (800+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 The Indian government is facing fierce opposition on proposed food warning labels from both health experts and food giants - activists say many items will escape scrutiny ​while companies warn that the strict thresholds will put red flags on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (484+ words) Tuesday September 01, 2026 United Healthcare Services in Dhaka has successfully performed robotic surgeries on two patients, marking the start of regular robotic surgery services in Bangladesh. The surgeries were performed yesterday using the Medbot Toumai Endoscopic Surgical Robot, supported by a…...