For a personal reason, I have to visit Dhaka prison (Dhaka Central Jail) quite frequently.
A few days back, when I went there, there was a man in the VISITORS AREA, a man in his fifties weeping like a baby. He was yelling “O’ Allah, why didn’t you rather take him forever?” If anyone has ever visited the place, knows, it’s a place with huge commotion and hardly you know what the other person is saying from a distance of even 2 feet.
Should asthma control us or we control asthma?
Bobby Ramakant
Managing asthma and controlling it well is the only way to live normally. Despite knowing this evidence-based fact and also recognizing estimates of alarming asthma rates in children and adults, most governments have neglected asthma control and not done enough. Professor (Dr) Rajendra Prasad, Director, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute in Delhi, said to Citizen News Service (CNS) that asthma is a chronic and lifelong disease. It is important whom we consult and also to be regular with medicines as well as to be regular in consultations with the treating doctor.
India Exposed in Conspirator Roles in Nepal
Dirgha Raj Prasai
Since 2006, we Nepalese people are suffering from the traitors’ regime. In the name of democracy the leaders such as Girija Prasad became engrossed in power politics and used their position to drain state treasury. They deceived democracy and themselves. As per the agreement reached with the King on 24 April, 2006, Girija Prasad took oath of Prime Minister in accordance to the 1990 constitution in the palace. Continue reading
Access to medicines is key to reducing suffering from asthma
Bobby Ramakant
Asthma causes disabling symptoms in millions of people who struggle to breathe, making ordinary activities extraordinarily difficulty – things like going to school, working at a job, looking after children or aging parents, running or even walking. About 235 million people in the world suffer from asthma and the number is increasing – asthma is a neglected epidemic.
GREATEST EVER Islamic Union in Bangladesh
by Sayyed Nasrullah
An organization, who were practically ‘anonymous’ hardly three months back, became talk of the country when they announced a GRAND GATHERING in April. On 6th of April 2013, Hefazat e Islam, a ‘non-political’ organization announced their program of having a GRAND RALLY in Bangladeshi Capital Dhaka’s prime business hub-Motijheel pursuing trial of the ‘atheists’ who defamed Prophet of Islam by writing objectionable stuffs in their BLOGS. 
Weekly BLITZ editor appeals for freedom of US National Kenneth Bae
Prison
by Benjamin Pogrund, Jerusalem
Palestinian prisoners have been in the news lately with two highly publicised deaths and a hunger strike. Israel’s response was to open the doors of a prison to scrutiny. More than 50 journalists from world media went on a rare four-hour visit last month to Ofer prison, a half-hour drive from Jerusalem, getting briefings from officials and limited access to prisoners and cells. 
Asthma control requires affordable, accessible quality-assured essential medicines
by Bobby Ramakant
“It’s time to control asthma”, according to this year’s World Asthma Day theme, but the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) says the low availability and the prohibitive cost of asthma inhalers continue to be serious challenges in low- and middle- income countries. With the vast majority of the 235 million people affected by asthma living in such limited-resource settings, The Union established the Asthma Drug Facility (ADF) to help overcome these barriers.
The minister with advance thinking: Abul Maal Abdul Muhit
Are we doing enough to protect right to clean air?
by Bobby Ramakant
Despite overwhelming evidence from around the world on positive health benefits of enforcing smoke-free policies, countries in South and South-East Asia are yet to achieve desired enforcement of smoke-free laws. More political will and strategic programming are key elements of good smoke-free programmes. At the recently concluded 4th Union Asia Pacific Region Conference on Lung Health (APRC 2013) in Hanoi, Viet Nam, countries were appealed to strictly enforce smoke-free laws on the ground and maximize potential public health outcomes.

