Bangladesh

Expensive Cystic Fibrosis Drug Now Within Reach After Dramatic Price Drop of New Generic Version

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Expensive Cystic Fibrosis Drug Now Within Reach After Dramatic Price Drop of New Generic Version

– credit, National Cancer Institute A Bangladeshi pharma company will soon release a generic version of an expensive drug for cystic fibrosis that will allow hundreds of patients worldwide to access treatment. The only pharmaceutical option available for cystic fibrosis has for years been a combination treatment called ETI (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) priced between $300,000 and $370,000. … Read more

Their Husbands Were Killed by Tigers. Now These Women Are Restoring the Big Cat’s Threatened Habitat

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Their Husbands Were Killed by Tigers. Now These Women Are Restoring the Big Cat’s Threatened Habitat

Mangrove planting in the Sundarbans – credit, I-Behind-the-Ink, supplied to CNN They are called “swami khejos,” translated to “Husband Eaters.” In reality, it’s just a superstition, as it was the tigers of the Sundarbans forest that ate these husbands, not the women. This unique region of eastern India/western Bangladesh contains the world’s largest mangrove forest, … Read more

The difference between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Hasina: One said sorry and rose from the ashes

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South Asian politics have been shaped by family dynasties, from the Nehru clan in India to the Sheikh family in Bangladesh, from the Bhuttos in Pakistan to the Rajapaksas in Sri Lanka. In most cases, they have relied on legacies and centralized authorities. Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Hasina were two rulers strengthened by the political … Read more