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.
Huge garbage including that from sacrificial animals is being dumped into the Puratan Brahmaputra River at Puran Godaraghat in the town, adding to serious pollution of the already dying river. The callous
Thousands of residents at Hazaribagh in the city are facing severe sufferings due to unhygienic environment because of hundreds of toxic chemical shops there. The chemicals, imported from Germany, Spain,
The fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-V) concluded here today with the signing of the Kathmandu Declaration. Ministers and head of delegates from the eight participating nations of
The National Committee on Thursday rejected prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s claim that the Rampal coal-based thermal power plant would not harm the environment. The prime minister on Wednesday told parliament
Department of Environment on Thursday fined a private hospital and a diagnostic centre Tk 4.5 lakh for violation of environment laws. After a hearing at its headquarters, DoE director (monitoring and
Almost 11 million people in Bangladesh will benefit from a project loan to improve the water quality and bring new supplies to the capital city of Dhaka, the Asian Development Bank said. The $250 million
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, told parliament on Wednesday that Rampal power plant near the Sundarban would have no negative impact on the environment as claimed by a section of environmentalist groups
International Finance Corporation would invest in generation and transmission of hydro-electricity in Nepal and Bhutan to foster regional cooperation in the energy sector. Officials in Bangladesh said
Bangladesh has identified urban slums, floating people and coastal areas as the major hurdles for achieving ‘total sanitation by 2013’. Officials and experts attending the 5th South Asian Conference on
A tornado that swept in the evening of Sunday over two upazillas of this district left a trail of devastation in 33 villages of six unions causing damages to homesteads, trees and standing crops. According