Better to be safe than sorry
The month of April has been particularly alarming in terms of both the magnitude and frequency of fires. It was therefore not surprising that citizens in various parts of Dhaka started panicking when they smelled gas from their stoves, going as far as vacating their residences.
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How to tackle the lingering malaria problem?
We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the U.S. We don't have specific data that far back for Bangladesh, but back then, malaria is estimated to have killed 2.5 million people each year in South Asia, the Middle East, and Western Pacific.
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Bigstock2 former Juba, Chhatra League leaders shot dead in Lakshmipur
Two former leaders of Awami League's associate bodies--Juba League and Bangladesh Chhatra League have been shot to death in an attack allegedly by their rivals over establishing supremacy in Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur on Tuesday night.
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Dhaka TribuneUS media: Taliban kill IS 'mastermind' of Kabul airport attack
The Taliban government has killed the alleged mastermind of a devastating suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport during the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021, American media reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.
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A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of the August 26 twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops, at Kabul airport on August 27, 2021 AFPUS takes leading role on Sudan but faces limited leverage
The United States has taken a lead in trying to end a burst of violence in Sudan, but it faces a tough road ahead with limited power to rein in warring generals.
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Smoke rises from the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport as a fire burns, in Khartoum on April 17, 2023 Reuters