Thalassemia Disease

11.4pc in Bangladesh thalassemia carriers

Around 11.4 percent of people in the country are thalassemia carriers, according to a new study by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Treatment still too expensive

It was perhaps one of the luckiest days for Osman Haider Chishty and Sanjida Luna, as they welcomed their baby girl on April 10, 2005. They named her Sirajum Munira Punni.

July 8, 2024
July 8, 2024

11.4pc in Bangladesh thalassemia carriers

Around 11.4 percent of people in the country are thalassemia carriers, according to a new study by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

May 8, 2018
May 8, 2018

Treatment still too expensive

It was perhaps one of the luckiest days for Osman Haider Chishty and Sanjida Luna, as they welcomed their baby girl on April 10, 2005. They named her Sirajum Munira Punni.