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MNA National Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon all including the drivers and pedestrians to be responsible in using the roads to avoid accidents while opening a number of development projects. “Everyone should be sensible to use the roads to avoid accidents,” she said. The premier opened Bhulta Flyover on Dhaka-Sylhet highway, Patia Bypass Road, Satkhira Town Bypass Road, Aldi Bazar Bridge, Banar Bridge on Mymensingh-Gafargaon-Toak district highway and replacement of 13 bridges with permanent construction through a video conferencing at her official residence Ganobhaban in the capital. The prime minister said “It will not be wise ...

MNA Lifestyle Desk: Type 2 diabetes is becoming a growing concern all over the world. Here are measures you can take to avoid type 2 diabetes: Are you at risk? About 3.5 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes, a condition characterised by elevated blood-sugar levels. In type 1 diabetes – about 10% of cases – the pancreas does not produce any insulin. The remainder have type 2, which means their pancreas does not make enough insulin or it doesn’t work properly. More than 1 million people in the UK are estimated to have the condition but ...

MNA Feature Desk: The pilgrims should follow certain basic guidelines at the time of traveling Mecca for Hajj. The Hajj is the largest annual international gathering, with more than two million Muslims traveling from around the world. A large population in one confined area of Mecca has historically increased the risk of infectious disease outbreaks, which is why it is important to get the relevant vaccinations and to get travel advice from your travel health clinic. In response to international outbreaks of disease, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Ministry of Health has recommended the following groups should postpone the ...

MNA Lifestyle Desk: Do we know how to avoid a lifestyle of illness? The list of illnesses plaguing today’s society is astronomical. Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity, sleep apnea, cancer, ADD/ADHD, allergies, depression, chemical dependency, back pain, autism, hyperlipidemia are just a handful of the ailments. These are affecting a large portion of the country with astronomical costs associated with them. Obesity alone, costs roughly $270 billion per year. But why are we continuing to get fatter and sicker? Today’s food has changed and so have the illnesses that plague the country. Fortunately, the handful of illnesses costing ...