Experts have urged to ban the sale of loose edible oil in open drums to ensure safe Vitamin ‘A’-fortified edible oil for all. At the same time, they also emphasized the importance of fortifying edible oil with Vitamin ‘D’. According to the National...
Dhaka, 29 October, 2024 :: EU Ambassador H.E. Mr. Michael Miller with two accompanied delegations made a courtesy call on the CHT affairs Adviser (Ambassador rtd.) Mr. Supradip Chakma in his office today.
In their discussion, they highlighted on the...
A significant portion of the population in Bangladesh is suffering from hypertension, a silent killer. While the provision of free medicine has already commenced to combat the prevalence of hypertension, ensuring its availability in all healthcare facilities...
Ms. Helen LaFave, USA Charge d’Affairs and her accompanied delegations made a courtesy call on the CHT affairs Adviser Mr. Supradip Chakma in his office today. She was accompanied by Counselor Political, Director USAID and HR Officer and others.
The...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart attack, stroke, cancer, and diabetes etc. are responsible for about 70 percent of total deaths in Bangladesh. Tobacco consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption and air pollution...
There is no alternative to preventing tobacco-related deaths and reducing illness caused by tobacco use without strengthening the tobacco control law. The Honorable Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen said this today (20 March 2024, Wednesday) during...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently called for a ban on cigarette filters and vaporizers, considering the devastating impact of these products on the environment. This time-fitting decision has come as a move towards strengthening the implementation...
Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) has raised demands for an effective hike in tobacco products’ prices and taxes to help the government tackle the fiscal shortfall and simultaneously, safeguard public health. The organization’s latest push...
In order to safeguard public health, 15 anti-tobacco organizations have jointly issued a statement appealing parliamentary election candidates to refrain from the distribution and use of all kinds of tobacco products including cigarettes, bidis, gul...
News info :: Bangladesh Dalito Human Rights member and Substrata Dalito Janata’s executive Tatpuri James Biswas informed in a news conference that Bangladesh Dalito and Bonchito Janagoshthi Odhikhar protest (BDERM) must be saved from robbers. On...