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 minor earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt in Mymensingh region of the country on Thursday morning, an official handout said, reports BSS. The tremor, which hit at 08 hours 41 minute
Food Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque said that government’s efforts for strengthening food security and fighting huger has significantly helped reduce undernourished people to 16.8 per cent from the earlier
GOPALGANJ, Jun 20: Viral fever and other seasonal diseases have taken a pandemic turn in Gopalganj town and its adjacent areas. Public as well as different private clinics in Gopalganj town reported a
Despite a growing population, the number of poor people in Bangladesh declined by 26 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to a World Bank report. For further reduction in poverty, Bangladesh will
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia with an expected two degree Celsius (2°C) rise in the world's average temperature in the next decades, according to a new scientific report
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia by an expected 2 degree Celsius rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next decades, a new scientific report of the World Bank
Discussants in a programme in Sylhet on Thursday urged the public and private investment organisations to promote rainwater harvesting to minimise the country’s excessive dependence on underground water.
Government appears to be taking the steps to frame a renewable energy policy for the country. But this policy-making needs to be expedited in view of the need to boost energy supplies which are still trailing
Bangladesh is set to attend a three-day ministerial conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which starts in Russia’s historic city of St Petersburg on June 27. The conference hosted
Throughout the 2000-2010 decade, Bangladesh experienced steady and strong GDP growth of nearly 6 percent per year on average. During this period, poverty rates also demonstrated an impressive steady improvement,