In the last issue of Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology (APJMT), editor-in-chief, Dr. Reza Afshari focused on an important contemporary issue of empowering toxicology in the Asia pacific region (1). The topic drew our attention and we would like to share the situation of Bangladesh in light of this editorial. Dr. Afshari correctly emphasized on forming national societies of medical toxi...

biodiversity degradation, lose of wetlands and arsenic pollution are becoming the major environmental threats of bangladesh. huge number of population, corruption and lack of capacity of the governmental agencies are deteriorating the over environmental condition of bangladesh. this paper reports the findings of ngos and their role in protection of wetlands of bangladesh. ministry of environmen...

as a signatory of different international instruments approbating women’s empowerment, bangladesh is committed to playing a lead role especially in the harmonious field of gender-sensitive employment for its citizens. many laws and regulations have been made to combat the ideas and practices of depriving women of their rights. but the provisions regarding the rights of women in these instrument...

background: this review was performed to evaluate the trend of alcohol use, characteristics of consumers, alcohol use disorders and toxic alcohol intoxications in bangladesh. in addition, sources and sales figures of alcoholic beverages, and number of legal permits issued for alcohol consumption are reported and analyzed. methods: a narrative search was performed on available medical literature...

background: snakebite is the most important cause of envenomation in south asia particularly in bangladesh, though there is lack of data from the rural part of the country. about 82 species of snakes (28 venomous) exist in bangladesh. in this study, demographic characteristics of the victim, circumstances behind the bite along with pre-hospital and hospital managements and outcomes were evaluat...

bangladesh is one of the smaller states in asia. but it has a long and rich history of nuclear medicine for over sixty years. the progress in science and technology is always challenging in a developing country. in 1958, work for the first nuclear medicine facility was commenced in dhaka in a tin-shed known as ‘radioisotope centre’ and was officially inaugurated in 1962. since the late 50s of t...

1. Entaz Bahar, Department of Pharmacy, University of science & Technology Chittagong (USTC), Chawkbazer, Chittagong-4203, Bangladesh. [E.mail:[email protected]] 2. Joushan Ara, Department of Pharmacy, University of science & Technology Chittagong (USTC), Chawkbazer, Chittagong-4203, Bangladesh. [E-mail:[email protected]] 3. Mofasser Hossain, Department of Pharmacy, University of science...

Mussammat Afsana Ferdousi, Abdullah Al Mamun, Laila Anjuman Banu, Sudip Paul Department of Anatomy, Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh Department of Microbiology, North Bengal Medical College, Sirajganj, Bangladesh Department of Anatomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnaga...

Md. Mominur Rahman , Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury*, Razibul Habib , Barun Kanti Saha , A.D.M Salauddin 1 and Mohammad Kaisarul Islam 2 Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University , Chittagong, Bangladesh Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka , Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Institute of Food Science and Technology, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh AB...

Bangladesh suffers from a chronic deficit in her trade balance. The paper is an attempt to explore the imports of Bangladesh which is one of the most significant factors responsible for unfavorable trade balance of the country. The aim of the study is to intend some initiatives for an attempt to ultimately reshaping the trade balance of Bangladesh with her foreign trade partners. The paper exam...