Porimol Palma

Imagine a rover wandering on the surface of Mars. It should not be too hard. We have plenty of films illustrating what it is like,

Bangladesh has a huge young and productive workforce that will continue to increase until 2030 and can contribute to

Some 160 experienced doctors of the BSMMU, the country's lone medical university, are going to lose their jobs due to irregularities in recruitment by the authorities concerned 11 years ago.

Flower is there in all our occasions -- be it a happy one or otherwise. It makes us feel better and soothes us in distress.

The rights of some six lakh Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia are being seriously curtailed due to policies adopted by the Southeast Asian country as part of its efforts to combat a slowing economy.

Fighting tuberculosis remains an uphill task as the country faces budget shortage while some 1.5 lakh patients of the air-borne disease remain undetected annually, said experts and officials.

Sultana (not the real name) was shocked when refused a surgery on an abscess at a public hospital in Dhaka sometime in 2013 because of being HIV positive.

Following a series of controversies, Malaysian deputy prime minister yesterday said the initial plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi

Perfecting her swimming strokes in a pond for hours in her village home, did the thought ever cross Mahfuza Khatun

If you have been to Chalan Beel, the country's largest marshland, which covers Sirajganj, Pabna and Natore, this winter, it is highly likely that you took notice of the vast mustard fields and the farmers working with dozens of wooden boxes there.

In nothing less than a dramatic flip-flop, Malaysia yesterday announced suspending recruitment of foreign workers

Private recruiting agencies yesterday wrote to the prime minister seeking her intervention in halting possible monopoly by a “syndicate led by a Malaysian company” in hiring Bangladeshi workers there.

The United Nations Population Fund has expressed worries over the fund shortages for family planning in the developing countries as

Youths are deprived of information and services related to sexual or reproductive health.

Bangladesh needs to focus on promoting long-term and permanent contraceptive methods to control further growth of population, experts say at an international conference in Bali.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-chair Melinda Gates yesterday announced increasing funds for family planning programmes by 25

The day is not far when farmers would not need soil to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers in Bangladesh.

They call it "Long Man Society" and it is literally so. All the men in the club are at least six feet tall. Care to know why they formed it?

Malaysian public health experts have warned of high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes both in Malaysia and Bangladesh.

Inspired by a steady rise in the number of Bangladeshis seeking healthcare in Malaysia, the Southeast Asian nation is eying Bangladesh as a lucrative market for its internationally accredited hospitals.