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Tuberculosis care in Bangladesh falters as US pulls aid
Barnali Das waits outside her doctor’s office with her 4-month-old baby. Dr. Md. Shirajul Islam Sumon treated Das for tuberculosis when she was pregnant. Now, she wants to know why her baby has a worsening cough.
But Sumon isn’t there. He was laid off, along with more than 1,600 others, when the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research stopped 10 of its projects in January. Those projects offered free TB services to patients. The work stoppage came when United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order that led to a pause in nearly all US-funded foreign aid projects. Nearly all employees of the United States Agency for International Development have been laid off.
WHO representative’s impactful visit to Cox’s Bazar
Dr Jamsheed Mohamed, WHO Representative a.i. to Bangladesh, visited the WHO Emergency sub-office in Cox’s Bazar from December 8th to 10th, 2024. During his visit, he toured key camp areas, met with the Civil Surgeon, received briefings from WHO team leads, and participated in the Healthy and Respectful Workplace celebrations. The visit aimed to strengthen health initiatives and foster collaboration.
Dr Jamsheed made a courtesy visit to the Civil Surgeon, who, whi...
Ottawa unveils major aid package for B’desh, Indo-Pacific
Canada has announced new funding of $272.1 million for foreign aid projects in Bangladesh and the broader Indo-Pacific region, Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen stated on Sunday (9 March).
"Canada remains committed to strengthening our enduring friendship with Bangladesh and the wider Indo-Pacific, rooted in deep people-to-people connections," Hussen said in a statement. "By supporting healthcare services for vulnerable communities, empowering women, and tackling climate change, we are working towards a brighter future for the global community."Govt debt strategy reduces central bank borrowing by 40pc
Government borrowing from commercial banks has risen by 74% in the current financial year, driven largely by sluggish private sector credit growth and a strategic move to reduce its debt to the central bank under a contractionary monetary policy.
According to data from Bangladesh Bank, the government secured Tk78,832 crore from commercial banks through the issuance of Treasury bills and bonds between July and 20 February, compared to Tk45,231 crore in the same period the previous year. Currently, the government's total outstanding borrowing from commercial banks amounts to Tk3.97 lakh crore.Mark Carney wins to replace Trudeau as Canada PM
Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of "dark days" brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump.
Carney lost no time taking a defiant stance against a US president he accused of "attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses."
"We cannot let him succeed," added the 59-year-old, who will take over from outgoing Liberal leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Wyoming: a lesson in ‘all-of-the-above’ energy policy
In late January, a legislative meeting in the US state of Wyoming cut to the core of energy debates. One bill in discussion, entitled ‘Make carbon dioxide great again — no net zero, ’ demonstrates general hostility to the energy transition in a predominantly Republican state that has produced coal, oil and gas for generations. But another bill on the meeting agenda, about advanced nuclear energy manufacturing, envisions a lower carbon future for Wyoming: one that has garnered significant interest from local and foreign companies.
“Wyoming is developing an environment that is very interesting to the nuclear industry, and we’re very excited to consider setting up our manufacturing operation in Wyoming,” Matt Wilson, operations director at California-based nuclear start-up Radiant Indus...
