Health-crisis

The toxic impacts of climate change are not only disrupting environmental balance but also robbing people of restful sleep at night. A recent report by international research organization Climate Central says residents of Bangladesh’s major cities are now losing between 72 and 84 hours of normal sleep each year. Over the past five decades, this heat-related sleep loss has at least doubled. The study found that the port city of Chattogram tops the list of sleep loss. Residents there are lo...

Eight more children have died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Wednesday to 8 am Thursday. During the same period, 1,171 people were infected. The information was disclosed in the Directorate General of Health Services’ updated measles report released on Thursday afternoon. According to the statement, eight more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours. However, no child’s death has been confirmed as being caused by measles. With th...