Health

Cigarette Tax Structure Needs Overhaul// Reform can add Tk 20 bn extra to state coffer, encourage millions to quit

TDS Desk: The existing four price tiers in cigarettes (low, medium, high and premium) has rendered tobacco price and tax measures less effective. Particularly, the very narrow price difference between

Severe malnutrition among Rohingya children surge by 27%: UNICEF

Staff Correspondent: The number of Rohingya children needing emergency treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh’s refugee camps has surged by 27 per cent in February 2025 compared to the

Emergency service stopped at Nitor after clash between outsourced staff, July uprising injured

Staff Correspondent: The National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), commonly known as Pangu Hospital, has stopped providing emergency service after a clash between its outsourced staff and the

‘Strong tobacco control law may reduce negative impact of secondhand smoking’

Staff Reporter: A delegation from research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) held a meeting with the Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Monday

BCS specialist doctors call off strike after govt’s assurance

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors’ Forum has called off its strike over pending promotions following a commitment from Dr Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the

Govt to recruit 2,000 more doctors: Adviser Rizwana

Staff Correspondent: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the government has decided to recruit 2,000 more doctors to enhance healthcare access to the grassroots