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.
THE education ministry seems all geared up to place before the nation a new education policy within the next three months. A 16-member committee is working at it.
This paddy field was once a shrimp enclosure. The farmers are returning to paddy cultivation as they realise that shrimp enclosures have been ruining the soil and damaging the environment. Photo: STARAmena Khatun, Back From Khulna
Participants in a discussion on Sunday called on the authorities concerned to strengthen the forest department to protect the country
Residents of different areas in the city are facing acute shortage of water as its supply by WASA came down significantly due to frequent power outages for more than one month.
Bangladesh, regarded as one of the countries extremely exposed to climatic threats, has made its leadership visible in the global climate change negotiating process highlighting its 'right to survival as a human being', in recently concluded climate change talks in Bonn.
Bangladesh, regarded as one of the countries extremely exposed to climatic threats, has made its leadership visible in the global climate change negotiating process highlighting its 'right to survival as a human being', in recently concluded climate change talks in Bonn.
Over 8 lakh city dwellers suffer from asthmatic problem due to various environmental pollutions, particularly dust and toxic metals in the air, experts said at a roundtable here yesterday. They said the main causes of asthma are air pollution, unventilated living conditions, both at home and workplaces, unplanned industrialization, dense population and living in slums.
RE-EXCAVATION of derelict ponds and canals will bring economic and health benefits to the people making way for the utilisation of old wisdom and indigenous knowledge and technologies on water management. A recent study on the potentials of the water bodies in the Barind area of the country called for immediate reclamation of ponds and canals for conservation of surface water for diverse uses.
The European Commission (EC) has allocated an additional 4.2 million Euro (approximately 38 crore) to an agreement signed in 2008 to help ensure food and employment security for ultra poor women.
Bangladesh has two crore kidney patients and nearly 40,000 of them die annually due to renal failure, according to the Kidney Foundation. Kidney Foundation secretary Prof Md Muhibur Rahman told BSS that the number of chronic kidney patients increased by 50 per cent over the last 10 years and currently 18 per cent of the country's total population is suffering from the disease.