- Nasir Uddin appointed as new CEC, along with four others
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- Dr. Yunus advocates for a country where people hold ultimate power
- New DMP Commissioner Sazzad Ali takes charge
- Shakib hints he might be available for Windies ODIs
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- Ex-MP Shahjahan arrested
- South Korea donates $2mn to support WFP’s Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh
- Barrister Suman shifted to Habiganj jail
- Bhutanese Ambassador and BNP leader Fakhrul discuss SAARC revival
- Sohanur Rahman honored with YAS24 Award in Geneva
- Russia to provide 30,000 MT of fertilizer to Bangladesh free of charge
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- US wants human rights respected in Bangladesh: Spokesperson Miller
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- Trump made no mention of Sheikh Hasina's leadership in interview
- President Shahabuddin recalls Liberation War martyrs on Armed Forces Day
WHO grants emergency use listing for LC16m8 Mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added the LC16m8 mpox vaccine to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL), marking it as the second mpox vaccine to receive this designation following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on August 14, 2024....
70,000 Gazans at risk of starvation and deadly thirst
Palestinian Civil Defence sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that 70,000 civilians in the northern Gaza Strip at West Bank are at risk of starvation and deadly thirst if they survive the intense Israeli attacks, amid an intensified siege that has been ongoing for over a month, reports Middle...
Dhaka’s air remains ‘very unhealthy’
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 231 at 9am Monday morning, reports UNB. Mondays air was classified as very unhealthy and such air quality continued for the past few days, according to...
WHO chief deplores killing of Lebanese paramedics in Israeli strike
World Health Organizations (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that he deplores the killing of at least 12 paramedics, who were killed in an Israeli air strike on a Lebanese civil defence centre in Lebanons eastern Baalbek region, reports Al Jazeera. The centre has been...
Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people
Measles cases have surged globally, with an estimated 10.3 million infections reported in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surge is primarily attributed to...
50 countries warn UN of ransomware attacks on hospitals
The World Health Organization (WHO) and some 50 countries have issued a warning at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, reports AFP. Countries and WHO issued the warning on Friday, where the United States specifically blamed Russia for the potential attack....
WHO chief sounds alarm on famine warning in Gaza
World Health Organization(WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has added his voice to rising concerns that the monthlong Israeli military siege of northern Gaza where as many as 95,000 civilians could be trapped has caused famine conditions, reports Al Jazeera. Deeply alarming,...
WHO prioritizes 17 pathogens for new vaccine development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a groundbreaking study on Tuesday (Geneva local time) identifying 17 pathogens as top priorities for the development of new vaccines. This strategic move aims to address critical global health challenges and reduce the burden of infectious diseases,...
Israeli attacks killed 85 on-duty medics in Lebanon: UN
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing figures from the WHO, said there had been 36 Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities since the escalation with Hezbollah in September, reports Al Jazeera. It said 85 health workers have been killed and 51 others...
Govt seeks direct communication with WHO, bypassing Putul
The interim government has sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), seeking a direct communication link with the UN health oranisation, bypassing its regional chief Saima Wazed Putul. Putul is the daughter of ousted autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina, and has been implicated in a...
Record 8 million TB infections: WHO
In a concerning report released Tuesday, the World Health Organization(WHO) announced that over 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, marking the highest number recorded since the agency began its tracking efforts. The report also revealed that approximately 1.25 million...
WHO to pause Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 42 people on Wednesday as the military intensified siege on north Gaza, forcing the World Health Organization (WHO) to pause the latest phase of its polio vaccination campaign, reports the Guardian. During the bombarding on Wednesday 37 people died in North...
WHO announces global cholera vaccine stockpile is empty
The World Health Organization reported on Friday that there are no oral cholera vaccines remaining in the global stockpile, jeopardizing efforts to contain the spread of the disease. Global vaccine production is operating at full capacity, but demand is outpacing supply, the UN health agency...
WHO, Red Crescent resupply two hospitals in North Gaza
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Sunday that a WHO-Palestine Red Crescent operation had managed to resupply two hospitals in northern Gaza. WHO and partners finally managed to reach Kamal Adwan and Al-Sahaba hospitals yesterday after 9 attempt this past week,...