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.
At least 200 mahogany trees along with huge betel leaves were gutted as miscreants set fire to a betel leaf garden at Dwinnathpur village in Sadar upazila early Sunday, reports UNB. Locals said a group
Water experts estimate that Tk 500 billion will be needed to give the country's ruined rivers a new lease of life. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has already taken a move, as part of a giant
The Department of Environment on Sunday fined a power generating company Tk 50 lakh for construction of a power station without environment clearance. DoE director enforcement Md Alamgir fined Digital
High level of mercury was detected in human body and fresh water fishes in different parts of the country, revealed a recent study that has not yet been published. According to World Health Organisation,
Some local influentials are lifting sand mindlessly from the Surma River in Sadar and Dakshin Surma upazilas under Sylhet district defying restriction by the authorities concerned. Illegal sand lifting
NETRAKONA : Farmers harvested a bumper Crop of transplanted Aman (T-Aman) here in the last Aman season following favorable climate condition and joint efforts of farmers and the concerned officials, reports
The government had no comprehensive standards, for instance, on refrigerant chemicals, which, in the United States, are typically regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, local officials asked Intel whether the company had any ideas on the subject that might be useful to other manufacturers operating in the country.
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has assured to reach supply of pure and hygienic drinking water to every house in the city, reports BSS.
Researchers from India, Britain and Bangladesh are studying the impact of climate change on livelihoods of those living in Sunderbans mangroves, the world's largest mangrove forests. More than two-thirds of the forest lies in Bangladesh, the focus of the study, and the rest in West Bengal.
If you walk into a coffee-house and see more women smoking than was the case years ago – that picture may indeed be true, says a recently released global study on tobacco consumption. While Indian men