Fighting drug-and-antibiotic resistant bacteria
It is alarming to know that intensive care units (ICUs) in the country's hospitals are unknowingly serving as breeding grounds of refractory drug-resistant bacteria. Difficult to treat, these bacteria prey on newly admitted patients, according to two researches carried out by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b),...
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The retreat that has raised a few eyebrows
The government's decision to abandon its plan to halve the monthly vehicle maintenance allowance for a section of senior civil servants has raised a few eyebrows. What initially appeared to be a modest but symbolically important austerity measure has instead become a revealing case study of how difficult it is...
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Microplastics becoming a public health threat
A year-long study by a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) found microplastics in 26 out of 34 toothpaste samples representing 19 brands. Notably, 22 of 25 locally manufactured samples and four of six children's products tested positive for microplastics. Counts ranged from 20 to 320 particles per 100 gram. But why should...
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Challenges RMG to face in US market
The US government declared that it would impose a new tariff of 10 per cent on Bangladesh, as it found that Bangladesh had failed to reduce forced labour in RMG production. After the implementation of the new tariff, the total tariff will be 25.62 per cent. Apart from Bangladesh, 59...
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Preparing for LDC graduation shock
When a teenager steps out from the protective shadow of a parent into the harsh reality of adulthood, their heart is gripped by a conflicting mix of the joy of achievement and a deep fear of the unknown. Today, our beloved Bangladesh finds itself in a similar state of emotional...
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