Healing the health sector: A daunting challenge
The country's health sector has long been languishing due to chronic under-funding, weak governance and systemic inefficiencies, posing a formidable challenge to the new government as it seeks to honour its electoral commitments. Beyond fulfilling ambitious campaign pledges, the administration's foremost task is to revitalise a sector that has, in...
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Why Trump's tariff policy suffers reversal
In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump of America presented an update of the United States, highlighting his successes in the first year of his second term. But amid the rising tension over the conflict between the USA and Iran, he stopped short of mentioning the exact...
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Reviving trauma centres for emergency care
Thousands of lives are lost prematurely on the roads in Bangladesh every year. Some die when the crashes take place but many others in the critical hours when they are rushed to Dhaka, hoping to get specialised emergency care in time. Sadly, they often fail to make it before the...
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Stop vindictive politics
Politics is an important instrument for public welfare, national development and the establishment of democratic values. However, when politics becomes trapped in a culture of revenge, hostility and retaliation, it stands against the hopes and aspirations of the people. Differences of opinion are a natural beauty of democracy, but when...
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Ensuring safe iftar market
During Ramadan, iftar markets become vibrant meeting points for buyers and sellers. However, the growing presence of unhygienic and unsafe food in these markets has emerged as a serious public health concern. Many iftar items are prepared and sold without proper sanitation, food preservation remains inadequate and quality control is...
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