Tawsia Tajmim

Tawsia Tajmim is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard. She specialises in health reporting. She can be reached at tawsia.tasu@gmail.com
 

Rising child marriages, divorces cast shadows on Bangladesh’s future
Bangladesh

Rising child marriages, divorces cast shadows on Bangladesh’s future

2 out of every 5 babies are born thru C-section, situation alarming: BBS
Bangladesh

2 out of every 5 babies are born thru C-section, situation alarming: BBS

Are we preparing for alarming cancer surge?
Health

Are we preparing for alarming cancer surge?

Dr Pradip Kumar Karmakar, associate professor of Cardiology at NICVD, performs the first-ever remote robotic stent placement surgery in Bangladesh on Sunday, 28 January. Photo: Courtesy
Health

NICVD performs country’s first-ever remote robotic stent surgery

Dr Pradip Kumar Karmakar, associate professor of Cardiology at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, and his team celebrate the successful robotic angioplasty procedure on patient Azam Ali, marking a significant healthcare milestone for Bangladesh. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Collected
Health

First-ever robotic angioplasty in Bangladesh proves successful

Representational image
Health

Drugmakers want to hike prices, citing soaring production costs

Hospitals across the country witness a surge in child patients suffering from winter-time ailments such as respiratory infections, pneumonia, bronchiolitis and diarrhoea. The photo was taken at Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute on Sunday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Health

Winter illnesses strain hospitals with patient influx

Photo: Collected
Health

Ayaan's death exposes poor healthcare oversight yet again

Lead-tainted turmeric: How Bangladesh triumphed over a silent killer in golden spice
Analysis

Lead-tainted turmeric: How Bangladesh triumphed over a silent killer in golden spice

Dibakar has been looking for his sister since the fire incident occurred on Benapole Express on 5 January. Photo: Zia Chowdhury/TBS
Bangladesh

Benapole Express fire: Relatives cling to hope for missing loved ones

Illustration: TBS
Analysis

Soaring cases, strained resources: A look at govt's dengue prevention strategy

Winter bites hard: Children, elderly bear brunt of rising cold-related illnesses
Bangladesh

Winter bites hard: Children, elderly bear brunt of rising cold-related illnesses

ACI discontinues producing anaesthetic drug Halothane, surgery cost rise feared
Health

ACI discontinues producing anaesthetic drug Halothane, surgery cost rise feared