Health

Industry Desk: The government has increased the price of 24 types of medicines by 5 percent to 12 percent of the medicine manufacturing company Libra Infusions Limited following the increasement in the price of raw materials.In view of the application of Libra Infusions Limited in the High Court, the price…

Staff Correspondent: The confirmed death toll from dengue has jumped by over 150% in October, compared to a month ago.With five fresh deaths reported in 24 hours yesterdaymorning, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) so far confirmed 86 deaths in October. The toll was 34 in September.So far, 141…

Prices still high Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, various varieties of vegetables have started appearing in the markets with the advent of winter season, buyers can’t buy their chosen vegetables as per their will due to high prices.They complained that, vegetables are available in the market, but most of the consumers…

UN expert Industry Desk: UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, has said throughout the world, human rights are being negatively impacted and violated as a consequence of climate change. This includes the right to life, health, food,…

Most life saving drugs out of market Golam Mostafa Jibon: Artificial crisis of life saving medicines has created obstacle in health service as people can’t carry their treatment properly due to lack of medicines and those high prices.According to the Health Economics Unit of the Health Ministry, about 64 percent…

Staff Correspondent: Lightning strikes claimed the lives of nine people, including five from the same family, at Sirajganj’sUllapara in the first week of September and experts think the loss of lives could have been avoided if there were lightning rods in the area.MdUjjal Hossain, the UpazilaNirbahi Officer or UNO, said…

Mahfuja Mukul: The contribution of the livestock sector to the agrarian economy of Bangladesh is significant. The livestock capacity of the country has increased with time. At the same time milk production has increased, milk production has increased almost four times in the last 12 years. However, balanced feed is…

Red capsicums (aka red peppers, red bell peppers or red sweet peppers) are just green capsicums that have been allowed to fully ripen before being picked, which means they contain a higher amount of valuable nutrients. (Orange and yellow capsicums are halfway-ripened.)“Green capsicums are harvested before they are fully ripe,…

Industry Desk: Every two minutes, a person dies of heart attack in the country. About 32 people die of the disease every hour, about 769 people a day while 23,083 in a month. In total, 2,77,000 people die of heart coronary artery diseases every year. Tobacco alone accounts for 24…