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FAO grants target pesticide safety and rural women’s businesses

Bangladesh will receive $447,000 under two grant projects signed on 18 October. A four-year programme allocates $200,000 to pesticide regulation, testing and safer use. Another $247,000 will support rural women’s environmentally friendly businesses through a two-year pilot involving coaching, technology and links to finance and markets.

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Minister sets out plans for rural breast-cancer screening

The government plans to extend breast-cancer screening to rural communities, the health minister said in Dhaka on 18 October. He outlined improvements to staffing, training and infrastructure, and urged doctors to spend two or three days a year in their villages raising awareness of health issues.

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Seven suspected measles deaths reported; confirmed toll stays at 104

Seven further deaths with measles-like symptoms were recorded in the 24 hours to 8am on 18 October. Suspected deaths reached 1,092, while laboratory-confirmed deaths remained at 104. The combined toll is 1,196. The health directorate also recorded 65 additional confirmed infections.

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Six more dengue deaths as daily admissions pass 2,000

Bangladesh recorded six dengue deaths and 2,088 hospital admissions in the 24 hours to 8am on 18 October. This year’s reported deaths reached 348, while 6,026 patients remained in hospital. October’s reported death toll has reached 103, compared with 148 in September.

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Dengue update reports seven deaths and 1,872 hospital admissions

Bangladesh’s latest daily dengue update, published on Saturday, reported seven deaths and 1,872 hospital admissions. The Directorate General of Health Services put the year’s death toll at 342 and cumulative admissions at 110,312. Three of the

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Three more suspected measles deaths reported; confirmed toll remains 104

Three more patients died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the latest daily update published on Saturday, the Directorate General of Health Services said. No additional death from confirmed measles was recorded in that reporting period.

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Barishal hilsa-ban enforcement faces staffing shortages and protection allegations

Fresh reports from Barishal on Saturday described continued hilsa fishing and sales during the breeding-season ban, alongside allegations that local influential figures were helping fishers evade enforcement. Reporting from Hizla and Mehendiganj, Jugantor quoted fishers who

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Government introduces automated system for doctors' transfers

Bangladesh's health ministry has launched an automated system for doctors' transfers and postings, aiming to use merit, qualifications and workplace preferences rather than personal influence. Reports differ over the number of doctors in the first batch, so the initial total remains unconfirmed in this account.

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Dengue deaths rise to 335 after four new fatalities

Four people died of dengue and 1,181 patients were admitted to hospitals in the latest 24-hour reporting period, Bangladesh's health directorate said on 16 October.