Cutting food aid for Rohingya is inhuman
The stateless and hapless Rohingya people, who have rightfully drawn global sympathy for their plight as victims of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and taken refuge in Bangladesh, now face a renewed crisis. A chronic funding shortfall, exacerbated by the Trump administration's suspension of USAID projects, threatens to push over a...
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Meeting anaesthesiologist crisis in hospitals
Sometimes, fatalities during even minor surgeries may occur due to improper use of anaesthesia. One might recall that in February last year, a ten-year-old student of Motijheel Ideal School and College died while he was undergoing a circumcision procedure at a private hospital in Malibagh area of the city. The...
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Uncertainty and hopelessness stare Rohingya in the face
The United Nations World Food Programme's (UN WFP's) plan to reduce food ration for the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar by more than half from next month is highly alarming. Originally the allocation was $12.50 (Tk1,515) per person per month for the 1.2 million refugees who fled from Myanmar to...
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Reduce cold storage charges
Agriculture forms the backbone of Bangladesh's economy. It is not merely a production system but a complex economic cycle where every crisis has a ripple effect on the food chain, market system, and national security. A new crisis is emerging in the agricultural economy due to the rising charges for...
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Smoking in public place
Recently, two women were attacked by a mob, allegedly for smoking in a public place at Lalmatia in the capital. According to the police, the two female students were harassed for smoking in the area, and they were later rescued from the spot. Meanwhile, the home affairs adviser made a...
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