Health

April 28, 2025, 8:07 am

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Catholic Church in Bangladesh to host interfaith dialogue in September, Cardinal tells CA Bangladesh’s first freighter flight takes off from Sylhet Bangladesh gets $2.27 billion in remittance in 26 days Bangladesh to make record in production, export of mango Untapped goldmine: Why local SMEs deserve bigger push in global trade Man killed in Pabna train accident Road accident kills 2 in Tangail Islami Bank gears up for legal battle against S Alam, other institutional shareholders While in power, Salman’s Amar Bond shone bright. Out of power, 2nd bond flopped Govt will consider if asked to mediate Indo-Pak peace: Foreign adviser

Health

Bangladesh detects first case of bird flu since 2018

TDS Desk: Bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Jashore—the first such case in Bangladesh since 2018—raising concerns among farmers. Officials are closely monitoring the situation and

Nationwide Vitamin ‘A’ campaign starts

Staff Correspondent: The national Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign will be carried out across the country from Saturday, aiming to feed vitamin A plus capsules to all children aged between six

Kidney diseases lead to 17,000 deaths annually

Staff Correspondent: The estimated number of people suffering from kidney disease in the country exceeds 12.9 million. Every year, approximately 17,000 individuals die due to kidney-related illness. These deaths primarily

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