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PolicyReport reveals tobacco industry’s moves to shape policy in Bangladesh
The report says that Bangladesh’s progress in the implementation of Article 5.3 of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is not satisfactory at all
Saying 'America is back,' Biden presents security and foreign policy team
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a slate of veteran diplomats and policy-makers who will make up his national security and foreign policy team, saying: "America is back, ready to lead ...
Prothom Alo 22nd Anniversary
Neglected health policy and the state of healthcare
The health policy that was passed in parliament on 31 May 2011 after a long process naturally created huge public expectations
COVID-19: Urbanisation process needs to be more pro-poor
This COVID-19, with tremendous fallout, has churned our traditional thoughts of development as well, and pushed for newer thoughts
Bangladesh drug policies need major repair
The drug policy should be based on the principles of improving public health, and not just the health of the pharmaceutical industry
Bangladesh to provide 50,000t of fertiliser to Nepal
During the 20-minute telephonic conversation, prime minister Sheikh Hasina also assured his Nepalese counterpart of providing rail transit to Nepal.
Stimulus packages to save people, economy: PM Hasina
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she had declared the stimulus packages of around Taka one lakh crore, which is 3.3 per cent of the GDP, for all the people ranging from the farmers, day ...
COVID-19: Policymakers need to face reality of resource-limited settings
In India, where the government has asked 1.3 billion people to stay home for three weeks, literally millions have been left stranded, homeless, without work, and potentially going hungry. Activists ...
E-governance to put an end to bureaucratic tangles
No one knows who first started the practice of binding government documents with red tape during the colonial era. It could have been red, white or blue - any colour. Here this red tape got ...
Virus keeps US central bank policymakers on alert
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, but the deadly SARS-like virus spreading in China adds a new element to keep policymakers on alert.The US ...
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