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.
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has planned multiplication of environment-friendly crops seeds as an effort to face the adverse impact of climate change in the region, reports BSS. BMDA
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council Tuesday approved a development project aimed at reducing poverty and accelerating growth in 14 northern districts through development of rural communication,
THE proposed 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant is an outcome of the Bangladesh prime minister’s visit to India from January 10-12, 2010. As per article 35 of the 51-point joint communiqué issued at the
Among peers and neighbours India is performing the worst when it comes to the health of its citizens. Whether it is life expectancy, mortality due to all causes, under-five mortality or mortality among
Indians are living longer than before, but illness and disability of a very high order and relatively early death remain severe health care challenges. What should concern health care planners and providers
Uncontrolled sound pollution continues to endanger public health as the rules formulated to curb the nuisance are laxly implemented by the authorities concerned. Venting concern over the deteriorating
The government on Monday placed a bill in parliament to restrict the use of tobacco, which kills 57,000 people every year, also inflicting an annual financial loss of around Tk 5,000 crore to the economy.
The Department of Environment on Monday fined four government hospitals in the capital Tk 4 lakh for violating medical waste management rules. DoE fined National Heart Institute, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical
Biogas plants that generate gas by rotting animal wastes now have become popular among households in some rural areas as they can save biomass fuel, time and maintain carbon-free environment.
Integrating coastal aquaculture with wet rice farming could boost Bangladesh's food security and combat climate change By combining aquaculture with wet paddy farming in its coastal areas Bangladesh