Health

Cold-related diseases including pneumonia Shamsul Alam Zulfiqar : Yamin, a 3-month-old child suffering from cold-fever and cough. Mother Yesmin Akhtar is sitting in front of the emergency department of the Children’s Hospital and Institute, hugging her son in the bone-chilling winter. The baby is crying every now and then.The mother’s…

Staff Correspondent: Cold day condition may prevail at places over the country due to thick fog for the next two or three days and weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).Air navigation, inland river transport and road communication may be disrupted due…

Rafiqul Islam Azad:Bangladesh recorded the highest number of death cases due to HIV/AIDS in 2023 and detected the highest number of patients living with the deadly disease during the same period, leaving the country at serious health risks.As of December 27, a total of 266 people died of HIV/AIDS, and…

Scary facts about Nipah virus Staff Correspondent: The saliva secreted from the mouth of bats and even their excrement mixes with the juice of dates. Nipah virus directly infects humans by eating this juice raw. The risk of death in patients with this disease is very high. Therefore, if the…

Staff Correspondent: Heat-not-burn and e-cigarettes or vaping is a new weapon to get the young generation addicted, which is a serious threat to them.Tobacco companies are cleverly marketing these products to the youth. Therefore, to protect the young society of the country, e-cigarettes or vaping should be banned now, said…

700,000 Bangladeshis go abroad for treatments Rafiqul Islam Azad: Around 700,000 Bangladeshis seek treatment abroad every year, while about $3.5 billion exits the country to cover healthcare expenses for these patients. The annual per capita expenditure for those seeking treatment in various countries, including India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, averages…

Mahfuja Mukul: Antibiotics widely used in the country have lost up to 82 percent effectiveness this year. Five years ago, it was 71 percent. As a result, the ineffectiveness rate of this life-saving drug increased by 11 percent within five years. Ceftriaxone group drugs have been used the most this…

Death from adulterated paracetamol Court Correspondent: In the case of the death of 104 children due to the consumption of adulterated paracetamol, the High Court has issued a verdict directing to pay a total compensation of Tk 15 lakh to each family of Tk 156 million. In the verdict, the…

Staff Correspondent: A major stride in sustainable urban development was taken today as the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has successfully introduced ‘Climate Resilient Inclusive Urban Masterplan (CRIUMP)’.This master planning approach and methodology will support the cities to be more adaptive, climate…