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Politics India Urges UN Security Council to Act on Terrorist Hideouts in Pakistan

Sports ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket

Business Twelve shops gutted by Jhalakathi fire

Culture Golapi Begum gets new home after years on pavement

International Sirajganj wetlands come alive with arrival of migratory birds

Health Bangladeshi student drowns in India; friendship endures even in death

Politics Modi pitches India as a 'trustworthy' chipmaking destination

Politics Swedish PM Kristersson to resign

Politics Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says

Politics Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins

Politics Was the Bay of Bengal a Wall of Ancient Bengal or a Gateway to the World?

Politics The Beauty of Parliamentary Democracy

Business Overseas Employment for Expatriate Bangladeshis Faces Unstable Plight

Business Refugee Influx Spikes Crime Rates Across Egypt and Tunisia

Politics Bengali Speakers Across North America Lack Organized Assemblages

Politics Female Employees Are Still Unsafe in Most Workplaces

Politics Youths Must Be Restrained from Taking Too Much Junk Food

Politics New opportunities opening for Rajshahi silk exports to UK: Envoy

Politics Dr Zahid stresses sustainable, long-term healthcare development AA News Desk Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain on Friday stressed the need for developing a long-term and sustainable healthcare system in Bangladesh, keeping in mind the needs of the next 50 years. "We will not remain forever, but this country and its people will remain. Therefore, we have to develop the healthcare system in a long-term and sustainable manner, considering the needs of the next fifty years," he said. The minister was speaking as the chief guest at a programme held at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hospital (NICVD) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar today, marking the 'First Open Heart Surgery Day' and the 'Cardiovascular Surgical Conference of NICVD-2026', BSS reports. Dr Zahid said ensuring free emergency healthcare services was the responsibility of the state, while the country's overall financial capacity should also be taken into realistic consideration. He recalled with respect the contributions of renowned physicians and specialists who had worked tirelessly to modernise cardiac treatment in Bangladesh. The minister also expressed gratitude to Japan for providing technical and technological assistance in developing skilled cardiac surgeons during the early stages of cardiac treatment in the country. He said the prevalence of heart disease, including congenital heart disease, is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. If these diseases cannot be effectively prevented, they could adversely affect the country's productive workforce in the future. Dr Zahid said the government had already waived taxes on valves and stents used in medical treatment to keep the cost of cardiac care affordable for ordinary people. He observed that the expansion of modern healthcare facilities in the country had significantly reduced the tendency of people to go abroad for medical treatment. The government has allocated Tk 1.43 lakh crore for social safety-net programmes to reduce the sufferings of ordinary people and ensure their welfare, he said. The minister urged affluent members of society to come forward alongside the government in such humanitarian initiatives.

Politics Gold worth Tk 1.176cr seized at Ctg airport

Politics Attorney General urges law officers to uphold justice, ethics

Politics PM gifts new home to Golapi Begum, ending her pavement life

Business Dengue: 79 deaths in first 17 days of September

Politics Nahid accuses PM Tarique of emerging as 'new authoritarian'

Politics Any citizen can leave, re-enter Bangladesh: Rumeen Farhana

Politics How Asia is preparing for a 'supersized' El Niño

International Bangladesh seeks Bhutan's support to revive SAARC

Business Padma ferry breakdowns leave passengers on edge

Politics Pakistan pledges to defend Saudi Arabia 'to any extent'

Politics Two more deaths from measles symptoms

International Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron

Business 'India will protect its interests': Delhi reacts as Dhaka reviewing 101 pacts

International Bangladesh officially enters global nuclear energy community

Politics PM Tarique Rahman wishes Narendra Modi on his 76th birthday

Business How Gulf crisis is squeezing energy supply

International The Zenana We Carry