Multinational tobacco companies will benefit from the proposed budget as the finance minister has not increased the prices of medium and high segment cigarettes.

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday formally handed over 80 food carts to as many trained vendors at a ceremony with a view to ensuring safe street food and improving public health.

Protecting the rights of children and providing the essentials for their development must be part of the definition of poverty reduction.

The government will carry out impromptu drives across the country to check on the quality of food during Ramadan for the sake of public health.

High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.

EVERY doctor has professional, legal and moral duty towards his patients. It is their duty to extend medical assistance to save the life of patients.

Scientists warn that resistance to the drug that has saved millions of lives from malaria has been detected over a wider area including India