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Health

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75% of health workers serve 38% of urban population, study finds

Bangladesh has only 12.78 health workers per 10,000 people, far below the World Health Organization’s recommended 45.5.

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Menstrual disorders affect nearly two in three rural adolescent girls: icddr,b study

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Measles outbreak: 5 more children die; death toll rises to 666

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HPV vaccine drives cervical cancer deaths to zero among young women in England

A nurse (L) hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World Aids Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo December 1, 2014. Photo :Reuters

About 4,000 people at risk of HIV in Barishal: Report

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Health ministry begins process to recruit 1 lakh health workers: PM

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Experts call for strategic investment to cut out-of-pocket health spending

Children suffering from measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital on 7 May 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Measles outbreak review ordered, PM assures action if negligence found

Somru BioScience (BD) Limited signed a strategic acquisition agreement with Novus Clinical Research Services Limited today (18 June). Photo: TBS

Canadian CRO Somru BioScience acquires Novus Clinical Research to expand global network

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain speaks with reporters after visiting Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital in Kishoreganj, 27 May 2026. File Photo: Collected

Ad-din's Moghbazar hospital licence cancelled only; other branches can continue operations: Health minister

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Dengue: One dies, 113 hospitalised in 24hrs

Child under treatment for measles at DNCC Covid-19 dedicated hospital in the capital on 7 May 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Measles outbreak: One more dies in 24hrs, death toll rises to 657

Dr Sheikh Mohiuddin, executive director of Ad-din Foundation, speaking at a press conference held at the hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar on 15 June 2026. Photo: TBS

Ad-din Foundation executive director steps down after minister comment