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.
Bangladesh
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Sunderbans, 26/04/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Sunderbans, 26/04/2016. The Government of India has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, signed on
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Delhi is world's worst for air pollution in WHO report revealing 12.6 MILLION die every year from 'unhealthy environment'
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report says an estimated 12.6 million people are dying each year globally from ‘unhealthy environment’ alone. This is one in every four casualties across the globe.
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Coal-fired power plant must not harm environment, Banshkhali locals say
People of Gondamara in Banshkhali will support installation of a coal-based power plant there only if the plant does not harm the environment, said speakers at a view exchange meeting yesterday. "If
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Bangladesh set to pursue coal-power push despite opposition
The government of Bangladesh has indicated it is unlikely to abandon its push to build more coal-fired power plants despite growing opposition among local people and environmentalists. At least four
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What is the association between absolute child poverty, poor governance, and natural disasters? A global comparison of some of the realities of climate change
<p>The paper explores the degree to which exposure to natural disasters and poor governance (quality of governance) is associated with absolute child poverty in sixty-seven middle- and low-income countries.
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Protesters against Bangladesh power plant give two weeks for demands to be met
Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh agreed on Sunday to halt their activities for 15 days, defusing tensions after four demonstrators were killed
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Not pollution, second-hand smoke a major cause of asthma in Indians
Countries with higher male smoking rates such as India and Bangladesh can push up asthma and wheezing cases as a result of more exposure to second-hand smoke. This is what Jayadeep Patra, an epidemiologist
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Nepotism and neglect: the failing response to arsenic in the drinking water of Bangladesh’s rural poor
In the mid-1990’s, researchers discovered naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water drawn from shallow tubewells across large areas of rural Bangladesh. Twenty years later, an estimated 20 million
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Three demonstrators killed in clash over planned power plant in Bangladesh
Three people were killed on Monday when Bangladeshi riot police fired shots after coming under attack from demonstrators in a disturbance over a planned, Chinese-built power plant, authorities said.
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Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants
<p>Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. The estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population