At least 12 people have been killed as heavy rain wreaked havoc in Saudi Arabia this week, according to the kingdom’s civil defence authority. The heavy downpours hit mainly the western and northwestern
Toxic smog in Bangkok has forced more than 400 schools to close for the rest of the week, to protect children from its harmful effects. Thailand's capital city is experiencing some of its worst-ever air
The government has undertaken nine schemes, including two power distribution projects in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions for bringing one crore people under electricity coverage. The power distributions
Some 38,000 trees have been burned down in a devastating fire that broke at a reserve forest at Jagdishpur in Madhabpur upazila on Saturday. Forest department employees with the help of locals doused the
Bicycle sharing service, JoBike, kicked off its operation in Dhaka on Saturday on a pilot basis just one year into its introduction in the tourist city of Cox’s Bazar last January. Founder and chief executive
Flood situation in the country’s five northern and two eastern districts has deteriorated as major rivers swelled further on Sunday, inundating fresh areas causing immense sufferings of the people. People
The government has stressed on the environment in the proposed budget for 2015-16 fiscal year. Among the initiatives it spelled out in the budget is to install around 3 crore environment-friendly stoves
RAJSHAHI: Around 70 lakh people are suffering from bronchial asthma in the country and the numbers of patients are gradually increasing due to various reasons, specialists said at a seminar on Saturday
The $600 million Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution project aims at ensuring reliable electricity supply to rural area, with increasing power generation capacity, reducing system loss and
Acute diarrhoea is on the loose in the capital and its outskirts. Records from Dhaka Shishu hospital alone show that every day some 420 children infected by this epidemic are receiving treatment in the
