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Lack of skilled caregivers for elderly

Moqbul Hossain, a sexagenarian, has been suffering from venous leg ulcer for more than 30 years. Venous leg ulcer is a medical condition in which the victim suffers from poor blood circulation around the affected part of the vein. Unable to walk normally anymore, the 68-year-old man of Kurigram...

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Bangladesh now a popular destination of foreign students

Bangladesh has become a popular destination of students from developing countries for pursuing undergraduate medical education through offering affordable and quality academic courses.In the recent past, the number of students, seeking admission to Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, popularl...

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Country shows exemplary corona management

Bangladesh government has been able to efficiently manage and avert a major human catastrophe with regard to extensive transmission of Covid-19 which has created a larger health and economic burden around the globe.This comes at a time when many developed countries are still grappling with the deadl...

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Oxygen cartels fleece patients

At the crack of dawn, Nasir Ahmed, a 32-year small businessman, set out for the capital to fetch a medical oxygen cylinder for his mother who had been suffering from breathing difficulties.Nasir’s 57-year-old mother suffered all night gasping for air and the doctor in his village in Kalidaspur...

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Rohit out in first over

The Tigers demonstrated their quality cricketing when they restricted India to less than 150 at the first innings of the first T20I Bangladesh-India cricket match on Sunday in New Delhi. The opening was spectacular as the deadly pace bowler Shafiul Islam showed his might taking the wicket of the Ind...

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Bangladesh a global leader for creative solutions: UNDP

The most promising aspect of development in Bangladesh is that it has nurtured several innovations in development and today it stands tall as a net exporter of southern expertise. Bangladesh is a global leader in reducing poverty and many countries struggling to reduce poverty can learn from Banglad...

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Modern healthcare for mother and child

Considering sustainable health for mother and child, the government has planned to provide and create modern facilities across the country.In view of this an estimated Tk 24.5 billion project has been planned to build 700 more mother and newborn care hospitals to further improve child deliveries in ...

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Most plans are not implemented

Professor Ainun Nishat, water resource and climate change specialist shared his expert opinions about the monsoon waterlogging in the capital. He spoke to this correspondent on Friday and recommended the ways out. He elaborately discussed the present problems and made specific suggestions to find im...

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Bangladesh global leader in fighting climate change

Bangladesh is well recognized as a global leader in mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change (CC). As the global leader in addressing the challenges of CC the government has already allocated $300 million through Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) to execute different adaptation pr...

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Bangladesh a fastest growing economy: WB

Bangladesh is among the five fastest growing economies in the world, the World Bank said in a recent report. “The economy of Bangladesh is growing at animpressive pace due to many factors, among which construction of mega infrastructures, remittance, and bumper crops production have especially...

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Global warming takes serious turn

The continued warming of the planet will bring catastrophic impact on Bangladesh, said a report published from USA on Monday. The report predicts that the world is heading for a 3 degree Celsius rise in global temperature instead of earlier prediction of 1.5 degrees. The catastrophic impact especial...

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Massive airports dev to take off soon

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has taken six mega projects worth about Taka 20,000 crore in hand which would significantly improve domestic as well as international aviation services. Most of the project works involve improving arrival and departure lounges so that passenger capac...

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Traffic jams turn worst!

Traffic congestions in the recent past in the capital turned from worse to worst as the authorities fail to control movements of vehicles. The chaotic situation of traffic congestion turned critical with the advent of the month of Ramadan when commuters rush to return home in the evening. Even worse...

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Shipyards encroach Buriganga

More than 30 small and large shipyards have evolved on the banks of River Buriganga without having clearance from authorities concerned. Except for only a handful of the shipyards none possess legal documents to operate as legitimate ship building organization. Most of the shipyards are built on enc...

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450MW power plant at Meghnaghat

The Anlima Textile Ltd and GE Capital Global Energy Investments BV consortium is to set up an LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)-based power plant with the capacity of 450 MW at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj. The government is likely to allow the power plant soon, an official said. Bangladesh Power Development...

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Antibiotic effect turns catastrophic

Scientists warn of catastrophic consequences if resistance to antibiotics situation is not immediately addressed at national level. They warn that the Bangladeshi population, many of who are already at risk, may face multiple drug resistance and hence treatment opportunities for simple infectio...