Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
A section of unscrupulous traders are running illegal brickfields polluting environment in all four upazilas of Madaripur district due to lax monitoring by the authorities concerned. According to sources
Considering environmental issues and primary fuel crisis, the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) is going to buy electricity from a private solar project at a higher price. It signed an
Bangladesh is going to be diagnosed polio-free as the deadly disease is believed to have been fought out through countrywide child-immunisation drives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) certifies
A group of sand traders and land grabbers are, in an effort to grab the river Turag, ignoring the High Court order and capitalising on the faulty demarcation of the water body. The encroachers are stacking
Brick kilns set up on croplands have been adversely affecting the agricultural production in Lalmonirhat district over the years. Around 33 brick kilns are running in the district, flouting the rules
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved five development projects involving Tk 640 crore, including a pharmaceuticals park project. The pharmaceuticals park
State Minister or Chittagong Hill Tracks (CHT) Affairs Bir Bahadur U Shei Ching Tuesday said that cabinet approved the amendment to the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act 2001 which will help resolve
A newly constructed under ground drain of the town and an under construction irrigation canal formally inaugurated here on Sunday, reports BSS. Lawmaker of Chapainawabganj Sadar constituency M Abdul Wadud
Indigenous people of Chandipur village in Sadar upazila are in a state of panic as six people of the village died of an 'unknown' discse within 20 days from January 10 to 30. The deceased are Budhi Ekka,
Public-owned coal based power plants will have to contribute a minimum amount for a social development fund, which will be used for the benefit of residents living near the plant sites The government