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• Throwing the DNA switch

  According to an article on the BBC web side Throwing the DNA Switch. This could be a way of controlling cancer and other diseases, we are told. But a word of warning-if cancer can be turned on and

  • 12/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Health

• UNICEF intensifies drive for arsenic mitigation

  UNICEF as intensified its campaign for mitigation of arsenic problem in Bangladesh releasing four new sets of posters with clear and simple messages on the danger of arsenic contamination.

  • 09/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Health

• Pneumonia claims heavy toll in 3 districts

  Pneumonia which broke out in an epidemic form indifferent areas of Jessore district, Bangladesh has taken a toll of 30 children and more than 300 other are suffering from the disease.

  • 19/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Health

• People urged not to use polythene bags

  The Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram, Bangladesh, while addressing a rally called upon people of all walks of life not to use polythene bags to keep the environment from

  • 19/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Environment

• Unknown disease attacks Shishu trees in Meherpur

  Shishu trees botanical name delbergia wood value and other trees having furniture are dying of unknown diseases. Almost all the shishu trees of the Meherpur district have already dried up.

  • 18/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Forests

• Despite ban fire-wood being burnt in Gopalganj brick-kilns

  Despite the fall that there is a ban, wood is being rampantly burnt in most brick-kilns in Gopalganj district, Bangladesh. Fire wood is now being sold not at high rate. Garden owners are also selling

  • 20/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Forests

• Kidney disease claims one in every hour

  One patient dies every hour with kidney ailment while two others face kidney disorder during the period in Bangladesh. One crore people are suffering from kidney related diseases. Among these

  • 14/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Health

• More tobacco means more cigarettes on the market

  The news that profits from the sale of tobacco has generated enthusiasm among farmers in Jhenidah, Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga and Jessore (Bangladesh) districts is surely a setback to the

  • 26/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Health

• Dhaka, Delhi working on bio-village plan in Sunderbans

  The establishment of a bio-village jointly by Bangladesh and grove forest has been proposed to preserve its diversity. The proposal came in the recent talks of both the countries on 'Bio-diversity

  • 27/02/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Wildlife

• Drinking death

  Arsenic threatens to cause the worst human disaster in the history of Bangladesh. The problem has been further compounded by contamination of ground water by radioactive elements at levels much

  • 03/03/2002

  • Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
  • • Health