Italy Reports 432 West Nile Virus Cases, 17 Deaths

Cases of mosquito-borne West Nile virus are rising in Italy. So far this year, 432 people have tested positive for the virus, with 17 deaths reported. More than 100 new cases were detected within a week, prompting health authorities to step up vigilance over the situation. The latest report from Italy’s National Institute of Health […]Continue Reading

Food Can Be the Best Medicine

Dr Shahidul Islam Long before modern medicine developed, people understood that food was closely linked to good health. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates famously said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Modern medicine is now giving this idea a new meaning. The Food is Medicine movement does not suggest that food can […]Continue Reading

What Do We Expect from the State?

Rintu Anwar The biggest weakness of our national politics is our failure to understand the fundamental difference between overthrowing an authoritarian regime and building a sustainable democratic system. Bringing down an authoritarian system can be a heroic event at a particular moment, but building an effective democratic state is a daily institutional struggle. After Continue Reading

Germany to Provide €12 Million Grant to Bangladesh for Mangrove, Energy Efficiency Projects

Germany will provide Bangladesh with a total grant of €12 million for two projects aimed at protecting mangroves and marine resources and improving energy efficiency. Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed between Bangladesh and Germany at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in Dhaka on Thursday. Dr Roksana Tarannum, additional secretary of the ERD and […]Continue Reading
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