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Norwegian ship with asbestos refused entry into Bangladesh

South Asia

Relentless rains wreak havoc in South Asia

Flash floods have left a desolate trail from Punjab to Bangladesh and the toll has been especially severe in Nepal, where raging torrents have …

Dhaka to give drug policy a free-market dose

Under pressure from transnationals, the Bangladesh government is likely to ease restrictions on producing and importing medicines.

The revolutionary who transformed health care

ZAFRULLAH Chowdhury draws inspiration as much from Hippocrates as from Mao Zedong. To the first, he owes his medical ideals and to the second, …

RASH OF EPIDEMICS

Afforestation drive

DISEASE DETAILS

BANGLADESH GET AID

MORE WATER

HEALTHY POLICY

DANGEROUS EXPLORATION

BAN ON PLASTICS

Oily deaths

ARSENIC DISASTER

MOUNTING PROBLEM

Brakes on pollution

Towards clean air

POLYTHENE BANNED

Taming toxicity

Selenium, an easily available element, may be the answer to arsenic-related health problems

Spurious fuel

Bangla bottled water also a hazard

Sick mothers, ill children