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.
Growth of brickfields on agricultural lands and in residential areas is rampant in Rangpur district, causing serious harm to arable lands as well as environment. According to sources more than 140 bricks
Forests minister says opposition activities are like those of a banned political party Since the protests against the sentence handed down to war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee on February 28, the
Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined a milk powder factory in Narayanganj Tk 22.3 lakh for constructing a new unit on its premises without any environmental clearance, reports UNB. After a
Vandana Shiva, a renowned environmentalist, has said the genetically modified organism (GMO) is not inventions but the genetic contamination that destroys ecology, diversity and resilience of local crops.
A couple of projects that the home ministry says are vital to national security have become a collateral casualty to the regime of slow environmental clearances, which has affected investment and industry
Bangladesh will immunise around 22 million children aged 0-59 months on December 21 (Saturday) for bolstering its polio-free status by providing two drops of polio vaccines during the 21st National Immunisation
The Bangladesh Urban Earthquake Resiliency Project, a World Bank-supported project, has developed various guidelines and roadmaps for mitigating the risks of earthquake in Dhaka, reports UNB. The World
Bangladesh is set to observe the 21st National Immunization Day (NID) programmes across the country on Saturday, with health workers and volunteers from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Foot-and-mouth disease in cattle has become acute at different upazilas in Lalmonirhat district in recent times, much to the concern of the cattle owners and rearers. At least 30 cattle died of the
Young children are at risk of serious health problems from toxic materials found in toys widely available in the capital city. A recent study, undertaken by the Environment and Social Development Organisation,