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.
In an effort to uplift rural infrastructure, the government has taken three mega projects involving Tk 1,530 crore, official sources said. Under these projects, the government will develop rural market
Tidal surges from the Meghna River affected by new moon causes flooding in 43 villages in Bhola district for hours during the high tide, much to the suffering of the people especially in the holy Ramadan.
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has agreed to provide a US$ 30 million loan to Bangladesh to fund a road expansion project in the country, said an ADFD statement. When implemented under the South
Tobacco may claim as many as 100 crore people around the world in this century unless and until the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is implemented quickly
Floods triggered by onrush of water from upstream left thousands of villagers marooned and damaged crops in the northern districts of Kurigram, Lalmanirhat and Jamalpur. About one lakh villagers in 35
Tobacco may claim as many as 100 crore people around the world in this century unless and until the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is implemented quickly by all nations.
Modhumoti Model Town in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the capital. The town was built by filling up a wetland and the Supreme Court yesterday ordered the real-estate company to restore the wetland and
Japan has confirmed a contribution of US$5.46 million (Yen 470 million, Tk 42 crore) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh, reports UNB. More than 400,000 people in the most disaster-prone
Read text of the Supreme Court judgement on the environment of Dhaka city being continuously endangered and threatened by various unplanned and illegal activities originating both from private and public sectors causing irreparable harm to human beings.
The Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP), supported by the World Bank, will directly benefit approximately 300,000 small and marginal farmers in the country’s agro-ecologically handicapped