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The Ministry of Finance on Thursday disbursed Tk200 crore to the Ministry of Health for the management of coronavirus patients.Secretary for health services Md Asadul Islam confirmed the development to Bangladesh Post.He said they got the fund for buying necessary equipment and logistics and setting...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will recite a poem on her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman written by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana at the inaugural ceremony of the birth centenary of the father of the nation. Rehana will also appear in the chorus of the theme song of the two-hour...
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Fear grips Bangladeshi doctors and nurses as the government did not provide much needed training to them for using the personal protective equipment (PPE) while dealing with patients infected by novel coronavirus.Bangladesh has confirmed the presence of the virus with three persons identified with C...
Bangladesh on Thursday sought World Health Organisation’s (WHO) advice for travel measures as increasing number of countries are imposing entry restrictions due to new coronavirus spread.The WHO on Wednesday declared the virus pandemic, asking countries to take ‘urgent and aggressive&rsq...
Health experts based on the current situation have said that there is no need of school closure at this moment despite panic among parents over the coronavirus spread in Bangladesh.The new virus – COVID-19 – which emerged from Chinese city of Wuhan is a global public health emergency sin...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked for special funds for the management of the new coronavirus in Bangladesh. The ministry wrote a letter to the finance ministry seeking Tk 100 crore or Tk 1 billion for strengthening the preparations across Bangladesh. Bangladesh Post obtained a cop...
The changing pattern of lifestyle and age structure have started to contribute towards the development of many chronic diseases, posing new challenges for the health care system in Bangladesh, analysis of different studies suggest.“This is worrying,” Dr Asad Khan of the University of Que...
The World Bank which has announced to assist countries grappling with the impacts of coronavirus will give $100 million to Bangladesh, the director general for health services say.“This fund will be used for strengthening the facilities as part of preparedness and response plan,” Prof Ab...
The government has formed a 31- member committee bringing together all the donors to check and manage, if detected, new cornonavirus in Bangladesh. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque will lead the committee.“This is part of the multi-sectoral approach,” Director Genera...
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has sought ‘closest possible’ ties with Bangladesh and tried to allay all its concerns with an optimistic note that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit would ‘fully exemplify’ New Delhi’s ‘strong sent...
Bangladesh, which is on alert to prevent the new coronavirus infection, has taken three-level measures to fight off the virus, which is now a global public health emergency. “We’re on alert. We’re working to prevent the virus from coming to Bangladesh. We’ve drafted a three-l...
A new survey finds that Bangladesh has made great strides in several areas related to health and nutrition with a massive decline in child malnutrition.Level of stunting, which is known as chronic malnutrition, fell to 28 percent in 2019 from 42 percent in 2013, according to the survey report releas...
The World Health Organisation has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ as it continues to spread outside China. The declaration gave WHO the capabilities to help facilitate containment of the virus globally as the number of cases has ...
Bangladesh has nothing to lose as the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union on Friday with massive plans to commemorate the historic event.British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Dickson indicated that Bangladesh would gain in the long run due to the ‘natural connections’...
A nationwide poll conducted by a US-based organisation International Republican Institute’s (IRI) has showed that Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League is gaining popularity by the day.The IRI Center for Insights in Survey Research showed ‘heightened support’ for the Awami League ...
Members of the civil society organisations have urged the Election Commission to look into the Panama Papers’ issue of Tabith Awal who is a mayor candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on January 30. The question came as Tabith, a mayoral aspirant from Banglad...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started her second visit, within two months, to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday giving a new dimension to the relations with the Middle East’s one of the most important economic centers. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the armed forces ...
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