Public health

Public health

Representational image. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Livestock boom brings rising zoonotic disease risk

As the market winds down, the street is left covered with poultry droppings, feathers and other waste.

Experts and officials attend the workshop on Strategic Action Planning for Dengue Prevention at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka, 14 September, 2026. Photo: TBS

Dengue situation likely to worsen further in Oct: Expert

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5.5% of Bangladeshi youths use emerging tobacco products: Study

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directs nationwide cleanliness drives and public awareness campaigns to prevent dengue at a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat, 6 September, 2026.Photo: UNB

PM orders nationwide cleanliness drives with public participation to prevent dengue

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Dengue cases surge; experts warn outbreak could worsen

Experts discuss integrating nutrition into primary healthcare, strengthening public-private collaboration, improving referral and data system at a roundtable titled “Integration of Nutrition Actions in Primary Healthcare Systems through Public-Private Partnerships in Bangladesh” on 3 August 2026, organised by Max Foundation Bangladesh. Photo: Courtesy

Putting nutrition at the heart of primary healthcare

Patents for pharmaceutical and agrochemical products are limited according to TRIPS Council rules. Photo: TBS

Experts call for balanced drug policy to keep medicines affordable

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Govt targets 95% reduction in children’s blood lead levels by 2035

The photo was taken at Mugda General Hospital in the capital. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Dengue: 2 more die, 423 hospitalised in 24hrs

The main entrance to Dhaka Mohanagar General Hospital, a 150-bed facility run by Dhaka South City Corporation in Old Dhaka. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Beds tripled, not staff – Dhaka Mohanagar General Hospital services in disarray

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Bangladesh's hidden hepatitis crisis: 1 crore infected, most unaware

Toothpaste representational image.

Microplastics detected in 76% of toothpaste samples sold in Bangladesh: Study

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Govt committed to raising tobacco taxes to protect public health: Ziauddin Hyder