The government of Bangladesh has been building tertiary care hospitals to meet the complex and critical healthcare needs of the population. With growing health awareness, higher income levels and literacy rates in general, and increasing life expectancy in particular, people in Bangladesh are in ne

Deaths of septic tank workers have regrettably become quite frequent in Bangladesh as repetitive newspaper and electronic media reports demonstrate. Septic tank workers or sanitation workers in general receive little attention about their health, safety, and well-being from any quarter of the socie

More than 50 workers died in yet another spell of a factory fire. The details provided so far by the newspapers reveal the same old story with analogous causes and circumstances. The usual negligence -- plain and simple -- of factory owners and management was there as well. However, this time it wa

As Bangladesh economy's service sector has expanded quickly compared to its traditionally larger agriculture and manufacturing sector, the service employees' health and safety issues at the workplace have now become important concerns to acknowledge and address since service sector employees face d

To develop more effective export strategies that yield better and sustainable results, the Bangladesh pharmaceutical manufacturers need to continually monitor and assess their performance in terms of sales volume, changes in product demand and sales trends for  each major destination country w

Reaching out to the workers and getting the messages on occupational safety and health (OSH) across can be quite challenging particularly for those working in the informal sector in the Bangladesh economy that employs largely and depends greatly on part-time, seasonal, casual, and daily labour. The

Traumatic deaths and injuries have become part of the work life of the ship breaking workers in Sitakunda. By dismantling around 47.20 per cent of world vessels, Bangladesh became the world's top destination for retired ships. A report 'Review of Maritime Transport 2019' by the United Nations Confe

You go to a restaurant along with your family members, friends, or business guests and see those neatly attired servers who put a smile on their face to welcome you, make you seated, show you the menu, serve you delicacies of your choice and stay alert for the whole time you are there. After paying