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Mental Health in Bangladesh: Reasons or Habits?

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh faces a substantial mental health crisis, with pooled prevalence estimates for depression, anxiety, and stress reaching 47%, 47%, and 44% respectively during the COVID 19 pandemic. Rather than prescribing positive behaviours to adopt, this article synthesises evidence on the everyday habits that actively erode psychological wellbeing in the Bangladeshi context, arguing that eliminating these…

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Workload Patterns Among Government Doctors in Bangladesh and the Need to Improve Performance

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 editor No Comments

The effectiveness of Bangladesh’s public healthcare system depends largely on the competence, availability, and working conditions of government doctors. Most of the country’s population, particularly low- and middle-income communities, relies on public hospitals and health centres for medical care. However, the workload carried by government doctors has reached a level where personal dedication and professional…

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In Search for an ICU Bed: One Bed and Countless Silent Sighs

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 editor No Comments

The branch of healthcare that operates on the narrow boundary between life and death, intensive care or critical care, is one of the most essential components of modern medicine. A young person critically injured in an accident, an elderly patient suffering from respiratory complications, or a child weakened by a severe infection, all depend significantly…

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Divorce and Maternal Health in Bangladesh

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh is changing in ways that are both measurable and deeply uncomfortable for a society rooted in conservative family values. Rising female literacy, expanding economic participation, and a generation of women who carry both confidence and legal awareness into their marriages have altered the terms on which intimate partnerships are negotiated and dissolved. Divorce rates,…

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Health Budget 2026: Record Allocation Amid Implementation Challenges and Structural Constraints

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 editor No Comments

The proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year allocates BDT 69,409 crore to the health sector, the highest amount in Bangladesh’s history. This allocation represents 7.4 percent of the total national budget and 1.01 percent of GDP, almost double the revised allocation of the previous fiscal year. At first glance, this record allocation appears…

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Eye Care for Bangladesh’s Elderly Citizens: Crisis, Inequality and the Need for Reform

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 editor 1 Comment

As life expectancy continues to rise in Bangladesh, the country’s elderly population is growing rapidly. Alongside age related illnesses and health complications, the risk of vision loss and eye disease is also increasing. Yet Bangladesh’s healthcare system remains insufficiently prepared to meet the eye care needs of older citizens. As a result, hundreds of thousands…

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Maternal Healthcare in Bangladesh: Essential Reforms

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 editor No Comments

This independent review assesses the current state of maternal healthcare in Bangladesh, drawing on recent evidence of progress alongside persistent structural challenges. While Bangladesh has achieved a notable 79% reduction in maternal mortality between 2000 and 2023, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) remains at 196 per 100,000 live births, which is nearly three times the…

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Infant Mortality in Bangladesh and the Human Development Index

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 editor 2 Comments

Naima Onamika Commissioning Editor – The Oniket Bulletin Since independence, Bangladesh has earned international recognition for several development achievements, among which the reduction of infant and newborn mortality stands out as one of the most remarkable. Once considered one of the world’s poorest nations, the country has made substantial progress over the past few decades…

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From Generics to Global: Bangladesh’s Pharmaceutical Sector at the Crossroads

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 editor No Comments

Farah Zahir Editor, Oniket Research Group Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry has travelled an extraordinary path, evolving from a modest domestic supplier into a regional powerhouse that delivers affordable generics to millions at home and across the developing world. Yet as the country moves deeper into the 2020s, the sector finds itself at a decisive inflection point….

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Invisible Barriers: Gender Inequality and the Stagnation of Progress in Bangladesh’s Health Sector

June 6, 2026June 7, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s health sector is widely regarded as one of the country’s most significant development success stories of the past two decades. Reductions in maternal and child mortality rates, the expansion of immunization programs, the growth of medical education, and improvements in healthcare infrastructure have all received international recognition and praise. Yet behind these achievements lies…

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