Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called for greater awareness on cancer across the country, particularly cancers caused by fatty liver, and breast cancer, which has emerged as a major cause of death among women in Bangladesh.

The Chief Adviser made the call during a meeting with leading Singaporean cancer specialist Professor Toh Han Chong at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday evening.

Professor Toh Han Chong, Senior Consultant at the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, was accompanied by Vijaya Rao, Deputy Director of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, and Kalwinder Kaur, Health Care Management Specialist at SingHealth and Edinburgh Napier University.

Professor Yunus noted that non-communicable...