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Why diabetes control is a struggle in Bangladesh

An increasing number of diabetic patients in Bangladesh face difficulty keeping it under control, despite many measures to enhance access to treatment and raise knowledge of diabetes.

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Month of independence begins

The month of independence begins Wednesday giving a heartbreaking reminder of the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in the country from March to mid-December in 1971.

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File photo of National Memorial in Savar Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Argentine FM: Coming to Bangladesh feels like coming home

Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Santiago Cafiero said that coming to Bangladesh felt like coming home to him.

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Bangla Tribune

26 killed in collision between two trains in Greece, 85 injured

Twenty-six people were killed and at least 85 injured after two trains collided head-on in Greece late on Tuesday, the fire brigade said, while the circumstances of the crash remained unclear.

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The site of a crash, where two trains collided, is seen near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023 Reuters

BSC to get $22.48 million after ship explosion in Ukraine

Insurers are about to pay state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) $22.48 million for its vessel that was hit by a missile during fighting in Ukraine, two officials involved said on Tuesday.

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The file photo shows Banglar Samriddhi, a Bangladeshi ship stranded in Ukraine's Olivia port since Russia's invasion of the European country VesselFinder

Time for a Second Green Revolution

One of humanity's biggest achievements in the last century was making a huge increase in food production. From 1900 to 2000, there was a six-fold increase in crop harvests while the global population increased less than four-fold, meaning that on average people today have around 50% more food available than their great, great grandparents.

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