20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (268+ words) The government will launch a nationwide measles vaccination campaign on 26 September, under which all children from birth to six years of age will receive the vaccine, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain said today (12 September). He made the…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1555+ words) On 7 September 2026, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain told the parliament that Bangladesh requires 88,909 doctors to meet the World Health Organization's minimum threshold of 0.5 physicians per 1,000 people. Government hospitals, however, employ only 30,311 doctors. So, there is a national shortage of…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (241+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 MetLife Bangladesh has launched a new wellness feature, 360Health Score, on its One by MetLife mobile app, enabling users to assess their physical, mental and financial wellbeing through personalised scores and AI-powered recommendations. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (243+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Dhaka ranked 11th among the world's cities with the worst air quality this morning (13 September), recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 108 at 09:15am. According to the AQI scale, the city's air quality was classified as "Unhealthy for Sensitive…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (361+ words) Friday September 11, 2026 Registration has opened for the 7.5-kilometre "Emlino DiaBeat Run", which will be held at Hatirjheel in Dhaka on 14 November to mark World Diabetes Day and promote diabetes awareness and healthy lifestyles. The event is open to health-conscious people,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (163+ words) Friday September 11, 2026 Bangladesh's measles death toll has reached 1,009 after seven more children died with suspected measles in the 24 hours to 8am today (10 September). According to the DGHS, 909 deaths have been recorded among suspected measles cases and 100 among laboratory-confirmed cases since 15 March....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (82+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 The ​federal government will issue $500 refunds ‌to nearly a million Americans for Obamacare overcharges, the White House said ​today (10 September). Checks will be ​sent to eligible Americans starting October, ⁠it said. The Trump administration is ​refunding excess fees…...

3+ day, 15+ min ago   (291+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain said today (10 September) that a nationwide special measles vaccination campaign will begin on 25 September. "From 25 September, a large-scale measles vaccination campaign will be launched again across the country," he said....

3+ day, 15+ min ago   (428+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 Around 5.5% of young people in Bangladesh currently use emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, while 28.1% have used at least one of these products at some point, according to a…...

3+ day, 40+ min ago   (142+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 Seven more children died from measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am today (10 September), taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,009, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest…...