Health

Dengue disease spreading alarmingly Rafiqul Islam Azad: Breaking all the previous records, the dengue situation in Bangladesh is becoming alarming day by day. The country has already exceeded all the affected countries around the world in terms of deaths, according to European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) of…

Industry Desk: Summer has just begun in the NorthernHemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, Chinaand the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are astark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate. Extreme heat advisories have been issued for more than 100…

Staff Correspondent: The prevailing mild, moderate and heat wave condition is likely to continue further for next five to six days over the country, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).“Severe heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Nilphamary and Dinajpur. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka,…

Staff Correspondent: Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over the country and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am yesterday.“Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over the country and it may continue,” said the release.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly…

Industry Desk: All brands, especially local ones, do not maintain the amount of iodine in salt determined by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI), finds a study conducted by a group of researchers from Noakhali Science and Technology University and Dhaka University.The study titled “Commercially available iodised salts in…

International Desk: It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned yesterday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.Global temperatures are soon set to exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris climate accords, with a…

International Desk: Due to declining spending in maternal and newborn health, global progress in lowering the early mortality of pregnant women, mothers, and babies has stagnated for eight years, said a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) report.The report, titled “Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth,”…

Khulna Bureau: With five days left to begin of the Bangla month of Jyestha, commonly known as “Modhumash”, the juicy fruit litchi and mango have started appearing in the local markets including Khulna city and its adjacent areas.The fruit shops of Khulna are now brimming with delicious summer fruits. The…

Minister calls for precautions Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Zahid Maleque has asked everyone to take measures against dengue infection, which has shot up again in recent times.“We’re noticing a rise in dengue cases recently. So we need to stay alert now. We’ve to keep our home and surrounding areas clean…

5,000 midwives to be recruited soon Industry Desk: When Sanjida Khatun joined the Kazipur Upazila Health Complex in Sirajganj as a midwife in 2018, the facility would see only 20-25 childbirths a month. People used to avoid the hospital due to its inadequate facilities and rather go to private clinics.…