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Mother and child hospital to be set up in all district
Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government is taking initiative to set up hospital for exclusively mother andchild in every district of the country very soon.“We are mulling setting up mother and child hospital in each district aimingto provide healthcare support for pregnant mothers,” he told a…
Read More »Kidney patients more vulnerable to disaster
Industry Desk: Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Saturday stressed the need to have emergency response plans of the hospitals with coordinated support to address needs of urgent treatment of patients including critical kidney patients during the period of unwanted disasters.They also stressed the need to adopt integrated health strategies…
Read More »Antibiotics for seasonal cold, cough will not work: IMA
Industry Desk: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has advised against the intake of antibiotics during seasonal cold and cough amid patients having symptoms ranging from nausea, vomiting, fever, body ache among others. Citing the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it said fever that goes away at the end of…
Read More »No decision yet taken for pvt chambers at govt hospitals
Staff Correspondent: No decision has yet been taken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regarding the doctors’ private chambers in separate shifts in government hospitals.Senior Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Maidul Islam Pradhan revealed the matter in a press release.The ministry claims that…
Read More »HC orders to evict illegal brick kilns in five districts
Court Correspondent: The High Court yesterday ordered to evict of illegal brick kilns in five districts including Dhaka within two weeks. Besides, it has been asked to sprinkle water properly on dusty roads to prevent air pollution.The High Court bench of Justice comprising Justice KM Kamrul Quader and Justice Mohammad…
Read More »Medicine price ups 70pc in 6-months
Mahfuz Emran: The prices of almost all types of medicines have increased by 20 to 75 percent in the last six months. The prices of everything especially paracetamol group have been increased manifold. This medicine is so popular that sometimes it is not even found in the market.Tara Bibi (70)…
Read More »BD to export mangoes to Japan soon
Diplomatic Correspondent: Agriculture Minister DrAbdur Razzaque yesterday said Bangladesh will export mangoes to Japan soon and the process is at the final stage.“Japan is interested to import mangoes from Bangladesh. The work is in progress to fulfill Japan’s prerequisites. The both countries are working jointly in this regard,” he said.The…
Read More »Foreign envoys impressed to see Rohingyas at Bhasan Char
Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign envoys who visited Bhasan Char on Friday were impressed with facilities and scopes for Rohingyas available there, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, PM’s Principal Secretary, Senior officials and Ambassadors of Japan, China, France, Indonesia and Resident Representatives of UN, UNHCR, WFP…
Read More »City dwellers fed up with noise pollution
Staff Correspondent: The residents of the capital city of Dhaka have got sick of the honking of vehicles, thanks to lack of effective measures and monitoring by the authorities concerned.The menace of sound pollution is worsening in the city day by day due to the growing number of public and…
Read More »Coastal people leaving motherland permanently
Lack of fresh water and jobs Mahfuja Mukul: Majedul and Masura couple live with their three children in a small shack in Rathkhola Bill of Munjitpur area of Satkhira city. Majedul drives a van in Satkhira town. His wife works as a housekeeper in several houses in the city. The…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
