Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), icddr,b and British Medical Journal (BMJ), who recently formed a tripartite initiative called 'Clinical Research Platform, Bangladesh', will organise the two-day conference from October 20 in Dhaka.

BSMMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Kanak Kanti Barua at a press briefing on Thursday said NCDs are rising in Bangladesh.

"In 1990, seven out of 10 deaths were related to communicable or infectious diseases. But now it's just reversed - seven out of 10 deaths are due to NCDs," he said.

The conference is aimed at developing a "strong platform and strengthening research collaborations" between clinicians and public health researchers in Bangladesh.

It also offers an opportunit...