public-awareness

Authorities have expressed concern that the spread of dengue and chikungunya could take a severe turn in areas under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). A joint survey by DSCC and the Communicable Disease Control (CDC) unit found on Wednesday that mosquito density in all 75 wards of DSCC exceeds the normal index. Of these, 29 wards have been classified as being at very high risk. Aedes mosquitoes were found to breed most frequently in regular residential houses and high-rise building...

Eleven people were injured in fox attacks within an hour in Bagatipara of Natore. The incidents occurred in different areas of the upazila on Wednesday evening. The injured received treatment at Bagatipara Upazila Health Complex. Among the injured were two women and nine men. They were residents of different areas including Ghorlaj, Nawshera, Baraipara, Sonapatil and Perabaria in the municipality. One of the injured was named Poly. She was bitten by a fox in the upazila complex area whil...

An automatic device is warning pedestrians at an unprotected railway crossing in Tangail before a train arrives. The device automatically starts ringing before a train reaches the crossing and says, “Train is coming, train is coming.” Locals said accidents have decreased at a railway crossing in the Hatia area of Kalihati after the installation of the auto signal invented by Md. Hamidur Rahman. A railway line runs alongside the Dhaka Tangail highway. At busy and risky level crossings, it...