Tawsia Tajmim

Tawsia Tajmim is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard. She specialises in health reporting. She can be reached at tawsia.tasu@gmail.com
 

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Health

Harmful heavy metals found in commonly consumed rice varieties: Study

Govt plans increased funding for healthcare, aims to improve quality, accessibility
Health

Govt plans increased funding for healthcare, aims to improve quality, accessibility

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Health

Dengue vaccine decision pending, govt prioritises prevention

Dream project of Ctg burn unit one step away from rolling
Health

Dream project of Ctg burn unit one step away from rolling

Experts sound alarm as pollution, food adulteration drive Asthma surge in Bangladesh
Health

Experts sound alarm as pollution, food adulteration drive Asthma surge in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

Govt to provide bicycles to 16,000 schoolgirls

Experts call for more midwives at health centres as 85% demand unmet
Health

Experts call for more midwives at health centres as 85% demand unmet

Downpour on an umbrella. Photo: UNB
Environment

Waiting for the rain

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Environment

SOS from hospitals: Heat, outage and rising patients choking services

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Health

Heatwave causes nationwide patient surge, children most vulnerable

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Health

Heatwave puts medicine efficacy at risk

A construction worker gets a drink amid the scorching heat in the capital’s Gabtoli yesterday. Working people are suffering most in a mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over parts of the country. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Heatwave strains hospitals as illnesses surge

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Bangladesh

More added sugar in Nestlé's Nido, Cerelac in Bangladesh, other Asian countries compared to Western markets