Health and hygiene

Health and hygiene

Dhaka Medical College Hospital is built for 2,600 beds, but treats nearly 12,000 people daily, forcing patients and families to sleep beside stairways. Photos: TBS

A night at Dhaka Medical College Hospital: Between official claims and lived reality

Hospital officials claim that medicine is provided for everyone, all tests are available 24 hours a day, and mass-casualty management is flawless. But in reality, patients struggle for basic...

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170 new health centres planned to strengthen urban primary healthcare

UNFPA Representative in Bangladesh Catherine Kamkong during the unveiling of its population report on 7 July 2025. Photo: UNB

77% Bangladeshi women have no say in childbearing: UNFPA

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Breaking the taboo: The dangerous consequences of poor menstrual practices in CHT

Health and hygiene to get budgetary care

Health and hygiene to get budgetary care

Despite multiple technological breakthroughs in the fight to control Covid-19, twice as many people died from it in 2021 compared to 2020. Photo: Reuters

Health innovation for all

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Achieving well-being through wellness practices

Will hygiene rules be obeyed after the re-opening of educational institutions?

Will hygiene rules be obeyed after the re-opening of educational institutions?

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Fever, cold, diarrhoea patients rising in Cox’s Bazar due to extreme heat

Hygiene rules, social distancing ignored in Chattogram. Photo/Abu Azad

Hygiene rules, social distancing ignored in Ctg, Gazipur, Rangpur

People wear protective face masks due to coronavirus concerns in Istanbul, Turkey March 16, 2020/ Reuters

Turkey roll out 'health and hygiene ceritificate' to revive post Covid-19 tourism industry