DHAKA: Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report.
Category: Health
Bangladeshi bats ‘found to have Ebola antibodies’
Newly published research shows that a percentage of fruit bats in Bangladesh were found to have Ebola virus antibodies, suggesting that they are a reservoir for Ebola or an Ebola-like virus. The study by EcoHealth Alliance, a global, nonprofit organisation…
Global malaria battle stalls for fund crunch
Reuters via Yahoo Health Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says are “remarkable recent gains” in the battle to control one of the…
Druggists protest licence fee hike
Drug sellers across Bangladesh on Wednesday shut down their business to protest a hike in their license fee. They say the shutdown is for a day to press for revoking the hike.