Malnutrition is a major health problem; especially in developing countries and it is the gravest single threat to global public health. Malnutrition is by far the major contributor of child mortality across the globe. A non experimental, descriptive action research with a multi-methodological approach study was carried out to assess nutritional status, sociodemographic condition and associated ...

The study was conducted at the seven areas in Tejgaon, known as the centre of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, which consist of 41 police stations. Street children are very common in this part of Dhaka city. A well structured questionnaire was developed containing both the closed and open ended questions to collect data through face-to-face interview with the respondents. A sample of 80 s...

13 While milk is well known to be a balanced diet with its high nutritional values, conversely milk and milk products may serve as potential substrate for the growth and proliferation of a range of microorganisms which in turn fatally influences mass public health. Current study attempted to examine the likelihood of microbial contamination within some common milk products consumed by the local...

From the Dallas Diabetes and Endocrine Center at Medical City, Dallas, Texas; the International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle; the Mills-Peninsula Health Services, San Mateo, California; MannKind Corporation, Paramus, New Jersey; and Johnson & Johnson Phar...

Vibrio cholerae is an estuarine bacterium associated with a single peak of cholera (March-May) in coastal villages of Bangladesh. For an unknown reason, however, cholera occurs in a unique dual peak (March-May and September-November) pattern in the city of Dhaka that is bordered by a heavily polluted freshwater river system and flood embankment. In August 2007, extreme flooding was accompanied ...

For the sustainable development of a country or city, it is important to know accurate idea population that region. The local authorities can easily implement their various plans if they future scenario population. This study aims forecast Sylhet City Corporation, which was transformed into city corporation 20 years ago. Three frequently used and popular methods forecasting Arithmetic Increase ...

Md. Rashedul Alam, Md. Raton, Md. Musfizur Hassan, Mohammad Fahim Kadir, S.M. Ashraful Islam and Md. Ahsanul Haque * Departmenty of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia...

Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, with expanding new areas has been suffering from inadequate provision recreation facilities. The lacks miserably in providing recreational space and facilities to its dwellers which is very important for mental psychological fitness. existing open park provisions vary widely between old Dhaka are much below compared standard should be maintained. In older ...

BACKGROUND Medical waste is infectious and hazardous. It poses serious threats to environmental health and requires specific treatment and management prior to its final disposal. The problem is growing with an ever-increasing number of hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic laboratories in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. However, research on this critical issue has been very limited, and there is a serious...