Health

Food safety concerns mount as Bangladesh’s eatery industry expands unchecked

Staff Correspondent: Despite the rapid expansion of Bangladesh’s food service industry, encompassing hotels, restaurants and roadside tea stalls, concerns over food safety remain largely unaddressed, contributing to serious public health

Nearly everyone in the world breathes polluted air

Staff Correspondent: Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies dramatically from place to place and day to

Research reveals revenue evasion of Tk 3,784 cr for selling of Cigarette with high prices

Staff Reporter: A groundbreaking study has revealed that cigarette companies in Bangladesh are evading an estimated Tk 3,784 crores in revenue by selling cigarettes at prices higher than the Maximum

Gazette issued on VAT exemption on foreign doctors’ fees

TDS Desk: The government has issued a gazette exempting foreign doctors from paying Value Added Tax (VAT) on the fees or consultation services they will provide to patients injured during

Expose tobacco industry’s deceptive tactics to safeguard public health: Experts

Staff Reporter: Speakers at a journalists’ workshop on Wednesday called for greater efforts to uncover the deceptive tactics of the tobacco industry, emphasizing the need to protect public health. A

Unsafe food causes diarrhoea in 5% of people daily: Food secretary

TDS Desk: About 5% of people suffer from diarrhoea daily due to unsafe food, Food Secretary Md Masudul Hasan said on Sunday (2 February). “Ensuring nutrition is impossible without safe