Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

Govt finally begins work on health reforms

Agencies asked to submit plans by August 5

1d ago

Govt moves to revise essential drug list, price

After nearly a decade-long pause, the health ministry has launched a significant initiative to revise the national list of essential medicines and fix their prices to improve their accessibility and affordability.

3d ago

Road crashes, deaths unabated as laws, guidelines ignored

At least 6.26 lakh vehicles did not get their fitness certificates as of July 24 this year

1w ago

Patent waiver till Nov 2026: Local pharmas may miss window for 15 costly drugs

Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical companies risk losing the chance to produce at least 15 costly biologic drugs royalty-free

1w ago

Nation mourns lost children

The death toll from the jet crash at Milestone School and College rose to 32 yesterday, as the nation reeled from shock and grief following the country’s deadliest aviation tragedy in years.

1w ago

Hospital corridors echo with grief and groans

In the aftermath of a devastating air force jet crash into a school, Dhaka’s hospitals become the frontline of a tragedy that shook the city to its core. The corridors of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery became a scene of anguish as scores of critically injured, mostly children, arrived in waves.

1w ago

Hospitals to set up ‘fever, flu corners’

With the number of dengue cases and deaths on the rise, the health authorities have issued fresh directives to all hospitals, including setting up fever/flu corners in outdoor departments and keeping dedicated beds for dengue patients.

2w ago

Atrocities during July uprising: Of pellets and lost eyesight

20 lose both eyes; scores of people still bear the scars of eye injury

2w ago
August 3, 2025
August 3, 2025

Govt finally begins work on health reforms

Agencies asked to submit plans by August 5

August 1, 2025
August 1, 2025

Govt moves to revise essential drug list, price

After nearly a decade-long pause, the health ministry has launched a significant initiative to revise the national list of essential medicines and fix their prices to improve their accessibility and affordability.

July 28, 2025
July 28, 2025

Road crashes, deaths unabated as laws, guidelines ignored

At least 6.26 lakh vehicles did not get their fitness certificates as of July 24 this year

July 27, 2025
July 27, 2025

Patent waiver till Nov 2026: Local pharmas may miss window for 15 costly drugs

Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical companies risk losing the chance to produce at least 15 costly biologic drugs royalty-free

July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025

Nation mourns lost children

The death toll from the jet crash at Milestone School and College rose to 32 yesterday, as the nation reeled from shock and grief following the country’s deadliest aviation tragedy in years.

July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025

Hospital corridors echo with grief and groans

In the aftermath of a devastating air force jet crash into a school, Dhaka’s hospitals become the frontline of a tragedy that shook the city to its core. The corridors of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery became a scene of anguish as scores of critically injured, mostly children, arrived in waves.

July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025

Hospitals to set up ‘fever, flu corners’

With the number of dengue cases and deaths on the rise, the health authorities have issued fresh directives to all hospitals, including setting up fever/flu corners in outdoor departments and keeping dedicated beds for dengue patients.

July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025

Atrocities during July uprising: Of pellets and lost eyesight

20 lose both eyes; scores of people still bear the scars of eye injury

July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025

Hunt for outdated vehicles from Sunday

The government is set to launch a crackdown on outdated vehicles from Sunday in a bid to reduce road crashes and environmental pollution.

July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025

Wider dengue spread sparks concerns

Dengue cases have been reported in 60 districts as of yesterday, signalling a much wider and earlier spread of the mosquito-borne disease than in the last two years.