Deaths of newborns at Ad-Din Hospital
The deaths of six newborn infants within a span of just two hours at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in the capital's Moghbazar area on Wednesday have sent shockwaves across the country. The explanations offered for the tragic deaths of the babies, who were only one to three days old, are...
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Protecting the seasonal rawhide traders
Industry Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir after visiting the trading of rawhides of sacrificial animals a day after the Edid-ul Azha festival in the Lalbagh area of the capital city on Friday, May 29, said the government was going to unveil a comprehensive, long-term roadmap for the leather sector's development by...
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Before dengue joins measles to cause a health crisis!
While measles cases and deaths show no sign of relenting, dengue is staging a comeback. Notwithstanding the commendable vaccination drive against measles, the daily confirmed deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms together with new arrivals of patients of the disease for admission to hospitals continue with no letup. By this...
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Uncertainty facing expatriates in the UAE
Thousands of Bangladeshi expatriates in the United Arab Emirates are living in growing uncertainty due to restrictions on company-to-company visa transfers and renewal complications. Many workers risk losing their legal status, while others have started facing fines, detention or deportation. Behind every affected worker, there is a family that depends...
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End of the era of family shopping?
There was a time, shopping in Bangladesh used to be a family event where the whole family, including parents, siblings, cousins and uncles, would ride in cars or rickshaws, shop for hours together and come back with shopping bags and sore feet.But those days are rapidly coming to an end....
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