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Moderna pandemic vaccine contract, Bangladesh Zika cluster

Investigators in Bangladesh have detected the country’s first Zika virus cluster, which occurred in Dhaka, the country’s capital, according to study findings reported yesterday by the country’s International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICCDR,B). The study was based on screening in 2023 of 154 patients from Dhaka who had fever or other Zika virus symptoms. The virus was present in five samples, which the team said should prompt wider screening to gauge the true burden of the Zika virus in the country. All five patients lived within 1 km of each other and had not traveled outside the country. One was co-infected with the dengue virus. Genetic sequencing determined that the viruses belonged to the Asian clade, which has been linked to microcephaly and other neurolog...

Research network builds capacity in Bangladesh

The 12th annual Research Findings Dissemination Conference for the Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network (BTCRN) recently took place to showcase new studies on important tobacco control topics.

Eight BTCRN grantees presented research on critical issues like smoke-free policies, health warning labels and plain and standardized packaging for the more than 200 participants at the ev...

Tk 90cr BSCIC expansion fails to attract industries

In the Narsingdi BSCIC industrial city, an expansion project costing nearly Tk 90 crore was undertaken due to unfavourable conditions in the original BSCIC industrial area. More than 150 plots were created; however, poor management has hindered industrial development. Business owners attribute the lack of progress to corruption and favouritism under the previous government. The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial city was initially established in 1986 on a 15.39-acre plot in Shibpur, Narsingdi. Despite nearly four decades passing, the area remained underdeveloped, prompting the decision to expand the project.

CR Abrar sworn in as new adviser

Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, popularly known as CR Abrar, a retired Professor at Dhaka University's International Relations (IR) Department, has sworn in as an adviser to the incumbent Interim Government.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the new advisor at the Bangabhaban Durbar Hall at about 11am.

The newly inducted adviser also took the oath of secrecy there. Chief Advisor Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and advisors, leaders of political parties and oth...

Price deflation pressures Bangladesh’s RMG industry

The outlook for Bangladesh’s apparel sector in the global market remains positive, with work orders expected to rise, sustaining growth momentum into 2025. Industry insiders have indicated that buyer confidence is recovering, leading to an expansion of sourcing activities in Bangladesh, which will help maintain this upward trend.

Official data shows that the European Union's apparel imports between January and December 2024 experienced a modest 1.53% increase in value, reaching $92.56 billion. However, a substantial 8.98% rise in import volume was accompanied by a 6.83% decline in average unit prices, exerting downward pressure on major sourcing countries, including Bangladesh.

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