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Dengue situation may worsen this year: Experts

Dhaka, March 25 -- The country may face a worsened dengue situation this year, if the government fails to take proper precautionary measures. With the spells of rain before and after the Eid-ul-Fitr, ... Read More


Middle East war threatens Bangladesh's migrant jobs

Dhaka, March 11 -- Bangladesh's heavy dependence on overseas employment in the Middle East has come under serious threat amid the escalating war in the region, exposing the vulnerability of millions o... Read More


Street children keep suffering, as state fails to act

Dhaka, March 6 -- Their existence is nowhere - neither in the government registry nor in family - but they brutally exist in open areas like road islands, under flyovers, railway stations, and bus and... Read More


BNP faces uphill task in health sector

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- As the new BNP-led government assumes office and ministers take charge, public health experts say revitalising an almost stagnant health division will be one of its most urgent chall... Read More


Culex density rises in Dhaka, may peak in March

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The high density of Culex mosquitoes in the capital and other parts of the country is unlikely to ease anytime soon, experts say, at least until the rains arrive and local government... Read More


Pervasive pollution, adulteration stoke cancer concern

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- People in Bangladesh are growingly infected with fatal diseases like cancer as food adulteration and environment pollution go uncontrolled and create a situation of living steeped in... Read More


Outbound migration soars, but lack of data leaves returnees vulnerable

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh continues to witness steady growth in outbound migration, with record-breaking remittance earnings, but the government is still not equipped to accurately track the return... Read More