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Flood forces farmers to sell cattle cheap

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing flood that hit hard 28 districts of the country is compelling farmers to sell their cattle at low prices due to acute fodder crisis, lack of

Mad rush for blood

Shawdesh Desk: Panicked relatives of dengue patients are stressed over collecting blood from the voluntary organisations, relatives, friends and others as an acute crisis of blood intensified in the wake

Relief crisis deepens as govt in denial

Shawdesh Desk: Amid reports of inadequate relief distribution leaving many half-fed or unfed in flood affected districts across the country, state minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman said

Political divide, lack of democracy blamed for poor public relief show

Shawdesh Desk: Former student leaders and cultural activists observed that the relief activities by the socio-cultural and student organisations had seen a sharp decline this year while the country’s 28

Dengue breaks record every day

The numbers of dengue patients hospitalised in a single day and in this year so far have broken the all-time records in Bangladesh on Saturday. According to Health Services health

Khaleda’s bail hearing in Zia Charitable graft case Tuesday

Shwadesh desk: The High Court is scheduled to hear the bail petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on Tuesday. The bench

Private hospitals charge high dengue tests fees

Shawdesh Desk: Private hospitals in the capital are cashing in on the dengue scourge, charging exorbitant fees for dengue diagnosis and other associated tests for such patients. The fee for

Floods inundate new areas

Shawdesh Desk: Many of the protection embankments that withstood swelling rivers for more than two weeks began to give in as onrush of water from upstream resumed with renewed strength