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  • Bangladesh records highest number of HIV/AIDS deaths in 2023

    Rafiqul Islam Azad:Bangladesh recorded the highest number of death cases due to HIV/AIDS in 2023 and detected the highest number of patients living with the deadly disease during the same period, leaving the country at serious health risks.As of December 27, a total of 266 people died of HIV/AIDS, and…

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  • Consumption of raw date juice is prohibited: IEDCR

    Scary facts about Nipah virus Staff Correspondent: The saliva secreted from the mouth of bats and even their excrement mixes with the juice of dates. Nipah virus directly infects humans by eating this juice raw. The risk of death in patients with this disease is very high. Therefore, if the…

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  • More engineers than doctors in country

    Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey revealed the country’s fragile health care system. In the publication entitled Census 2022, the organization has shown that the number of doctors and dentists in the country is only 179,160 people. And the population of the country is 16 crore 98 lakh…

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  • E-cigarettes and vaping should be banned

    Staff Correspondent: Heat-not-burn and e-cigarettes or vaping is a new weapon to get the young generation addicted, which is a serious threat to them.Tobacco companies are cleverly marketing these products to the youth. Therefore, to protect the young society of the country, e-cigarettes or vaping should be banned now, said…

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  • $3.5b goes out of country yearly for healthcare

    700,000 Bangladeshis go abroad for treatments Rafiqul Islam Azad: Around 700,000 Bangladeshis seek treatment abroad every year, while about $3.5 billion exits the country to cover healthcare expenses for these patients. The annual per capita expenditure for those seeking treatment in various countries, including India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, averages…

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  • Antibiotics lose 82 pc effectiveness

    Mahfuja Mukul: Antibiotics widely used in the country have lost up to 82 percent effectiveness this year. Five years ago, it was 71 percent. As a result, the ineffectiveness rate of this life-saving drug increased by 11 percent within five years. Ceftriaxone group drugs have been used the most this…

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  • Tk 15.6 cr must pay tofamilies of 104 children

    Death from adulterated paracetamol Court Correspondent: In the case of the death of 104 children due to the consumption of adulterated paracetamol, the High Court has issued a verdict directing to pay a total compensation of Tk 15 lakh to each family of Tk 156 million. In the verdict, the…

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  • Climate Resilient Inclusive Urban Master plan introduced

    Staff Correspondent: A major stride in sustainable urban development was taken today as the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has successfully introduced ‘Climate Resilient Inclusive Urban Masterplan (CRIUMP)’.This master planning approach and methodology will support the cities to be more adaptive, climate…

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  • US surgeons perform world’s first whole eye transplant

    Industry Desk: A team of surgeons in New York has performed the world’s first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn’t yet known whether the man will ever see through the donated eye.The groundbreaking surgery involved removing part of the…

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  • 94 pc restaurants’ water contains faecal bacteria

    May cause of life-threatening diseases Zarif Mahmud: Water is the essential element of life. But drinking contaminated water can cause people to suffer from various diseases and even death. A study by the Public Health Institute on the quality of water in the capital Dhaka has revealed various information. In…

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