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.
JAMALPUR : A herd of wild elephants from India damaged houses, crops and paddy fields at Makhanerchar village under Dewanganj upazila of the district on Friday, reports BSS. Local people said the wild
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday fined four factories in Gazipur a total of Tk49 lakh for discharging effluent into river and marshland, reports UNB. M Alalmgir, director (Monitoring and
Bt Brinjal, (also known as eggplant, begun, or aubergine), a genetically modified food crop, inserted with a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus Thuringiensis, has been approved by the National Committee
The project aims to build roads, water and sanitation systems, markets and bus terminals for municipal services The World Bank will give $410m credit to promote municipal governance and basic urban
Pakistan has been ranked at the number 97 in the world food index, a new ranking released by Oxfam showed. The Netherlands nudged past France and Switzerland as the country with the most nutritious, plentiful
RDRS Bangladesh has set up 1,300 solar power units in char areas and other backwards villages inhabited by the ethnic minority communities so far in the region Use of solar power has changed lifestyle
With the start of brickmaking season a number of illegal brick kilns have started operating inside the forests and woodlands of Naikkhangchhari upazila in Bandarban, despite a statutory restriction on
HIGH mercury levels are poising a big threat to public health in some regions as people eat fish from mercury contaminated river waters to become exposed to various diseases. A study titled "Mercury in
After cancelling Summit Group’s bid, the government is now going to implement the 450MW Bibiyana-1 power plant project through ‘bidder’s credit’ instead of through independent power producer (IPP), reports
Four people including a five- year baby suffering from suspected Nipah virus died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) during the last couple of days, reports BSS. According to the hospital sources,