HealthEating with dengue: plenty of fluids, soft food, and no faith in papaya-leaf juice
There is no specific antiviral for dengue; rest, fluids and easily digested food are the mainstay, and home remedies to raise platelets are unproven.
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OpinionOpinion: banning paraquat and glyphosate is a big step towards safe farming
Welcoming the pesticide technical advisory committee's decision to stop registration, import and licence renewal of paraquat and glyphosate, Islamic scholar and agri-entrepreneur Minhaj Uddin Attar argues that strict enforcement and safe alternatives for farmers must follow.
IslamWorldly thoughts during prayer? How to bring the mind back
Thoughts that come unbidden do not spoil a prayer; Our Islam advises turning back to the verse, tasbih or supplication being recited, learning their meanings and performing each posture without hurry.
IslamDhaka meet-up on Islamic social finance calls for transparency in zakat and waqf
Speakers at the Islamic Social Finance Meet-up 2026 at the DCC hall on Topkhana Road said zakat, waqf, sadaqah and qard al-hasan could be used institutionally for poverty relief and social development.
FisheriesCall to impound fishing boats and nets in hilsa breeding grounds before the ban
At a Mirpur Press Club discussion on hilsa, Ahmed Abu Zafar, chairman of the Bangladesh Mofussil Journalists Forum's trustee board, proposed that all boats and nets in breeding areas be deposited with upazila fisheries offices by 5 October.