Health

‘No int’l warning on HMPV yet’

TDS Desk: Professor Dr Syedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, said that there is no pandemic threat related to HMPV and no warnings have been issued by the

First case of HMPV detected in Bangladesh

TDS Desk: After Japan, Malaysia, and India, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which caused alarm in China, has now been identified in Bangladesh. The infected individual is a woman reportedly from Bhairab

Reovirus detected first time in Bangladesh

UNB, Dhaka For the first time in Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has detected the Reovirus in the bodies of five individuals. This discovery came

HMPV: A global growing concern

TDS Desk Five years after COVID-19 first emerged in China, attention is now shifting to another concerning virus: Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Cases of HMPV have risen significantly in China, particularly

Milan bans outdoor smoking

BSS Smokers in Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country’s toughest ban comes into

Letter submitted to CA to ban e-cigarettes

TDS Desk The E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) has sent a letter to the Chief Advisor (CA) urging swift passage of the proposed amendment to the Tobacco Control Act, making