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Govt wants to ban 17 plastic products
Mahfuja Mukul: The government is taking initiatives to stop the use of 17 types of plastic products in the country. For this purpose, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has already issued a notification.Every home has some plastic products. From drinking water bottles, jugs to tables and chairs…
Read More »Air quality in Dhaka continues to be ‘moderate’
Industry Desk: Dhaka has ranked 20th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 73 at 9:05 am on Saturday. Dhaka’s air this morning was classified as ‘moderate’ and this trend continued for the past few days under the influence of the…
Read More »Khulna’s coastal upazila Koyra faces severe challenges in accessing medical services
Khulna Correspondent: Residents of the coastal upazila of Koyra in Khulna complain they have long been suffering from various diseases due to salinity in the area amid lack of proper medical services.Women, children, and the elderly are the most affected, the UNB correspondent has found during a recent visit to…
Read More »Health Authorities’ Readiness for the Approaching Dengue Season
Bangladesh witnessed the deadliest year of dengue outbreak in 2023 with over three lakh dengue cases and 1700 deaths. Dengue cases have already started rising with the advent of monsoon this year despite the claim by the authorities concerned that they took necessary preparations to curb spread of the mosquito-borne…
Read More »Health Minister Calls for Decrease in Caesarean Birth Rates
Industry Desk: Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen emphasized the government’s commitment to reducing the number of caesarean operations in childbirth across Bangladesh. He made this statement on Thursday during a World Population Day 2024 event at the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Convention Hall. “I urge those working in rural…
Read More »Poor patients must get treatment
We are very concerned over the grim picture of the country’s health facilities. What is worrying is that there is one hospital bed for every 990 patients in the country. According to data of the Health Bulletin, the country has a total of 1,71,675 hospital beds. Of them, the number…
Read More »Over Tk 10 cr worth of fake medicines spreading in market
Farhad Chowdury: Starting from the capital Dhaka to the remote rural villages, various types of fake medicines are spreading. According to intelligence information, at least 15 gangs based in Old Dhaka and Barisal are manufacturing fake medicines of different brands and marketing them to local and foreign companies. The circle…
Read More »What to do to avoid risk
Dangers of Heatstroke Professor Dr. ABM Abdullah: Heavy fire is spreading across the country, heat is increasing. In some parts of the country, the temperature exceeded 43 degrees Celsius. All over the country panting and panting in the heat, people and animals are disorientated by the heat. Apart from this,…
Read More »Bangladesh sizzles in highest temperature recorded in 52 years
Staff Correspondent: As moderate to severe heatwaves bake the country, including the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh experienced its highest temperature in the last 52 years at 43.7°C in Chuadanga at 3pm on Tuesday.Rajshahi sizzled in 45.1°C temperature on May 18, 1972, after independence, the highest in recorded history of Bangladesh.The previously…
Read More »Life expectancy in Bangladesh drops to 72.3 years
Staff Correspondent : The average life expectancy and birth rate in the country have declined in a span of a year. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed this on Sunday in a report titled ‘Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics-2023’. According to the BBSA report, life expectancy at birth in 2023 has…
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