Vol. 5 Num 186 Wed. December 01, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections World AIDS Day Special StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives World AIDS Day Special Impact of HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS is classified as the deadliest epidemic of our time. Over 22 million people have lost their lives and almost double are currently living with HIV/AIDS.   How can the world overcome AIDS WORLD AIDS Day is 16 years old today.   HIV in Bangladesh The present scenario The HIV epidemic in Bangladesh, from an epidemiological perspective, is evolving rapidly.   National response to HIV/AIDS Bangladesh is still fortunate to be a low prevalent country in the region. Having 136 million populations, the reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh is very low (363 reported cases as of Dec, 2003).   Equality for women helps fight AIDS WORLD AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1 throughout the world. "Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS," is the theme of this year 2004.     Advertisement