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 BSS report says: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) under financial assistance of the British Red Cross distributed Taka 5 million as grants among 1,000 flood-hit small and marginal framers of four
National vitamin A plus campaign is going to be observed on October 5. Health Department of Magura at a press conference at civil surgeon office room Wednesday afternoon called to make the campaign
The government of Bangladesh Tuesday signed a financing agreement worth $400 million for the Coastal Embankment Improvement Project (CEIP I) with the International Development Association (IDA), the World
Over 90 per cent high-rise buildings were erected in the capital city and the adjoining areas without caring to take mandatory clearance from the Department of Environment, said DoE officials. Owners
Speakers at a discussion yesterday disclosed that some 60,000 people die and 12 lakhs become cripple due to diseases caused by smoking every year. They said over four crore people are habituated with smoking
Japanese Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima and World Food Programme (WFP) Country Representative Christa Radet yesterday visited southern Satkhira district to see impact of disaster resilience building programme.
Bangladesh moved one step ahead towards nuclear power generation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the foundation of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (1st Phase) project here on Wednesday. "It's my
The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the government to release the genetically modified (GM) crop, Bt Brinjal, in the country. Following a petition filed by Bangladesh Agricultural Research
Over 50 workers of a leather factory at Durgapur in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, were hospitalised after drinking the water supplied by the factory yesterday afternoon. The workers of Letherex
The government of Japan has developed the joint credit mechanism (JCM) to mitigate climate change and help developing countries achieve low-carbon growth by mobilising technology, markets and finance.