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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Poverty and its eradication (editoral)
IN spite of substantial economic growth of the country during the last decade and some laudable initiatives to help the poor, a large section of population still face acute poverty and hunger. According to an estimate, about 36 million people still live below the poverty line. Bangladesh has set a target of achieving millennium development goals where eradication of poverty and hunger has been placed as the topmost aim.
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CVASU playing key role to boost country's animal resources
Education and Commerce Adviser Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman here on Thursday said that Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) had been playing significant roles in boosting country's animal resources. He also pledged all possible cooperation to the university authority for the quick implementation of the proposed different projects.
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WASA plans Tk 81.21cr water supply in Narayanganj
Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has undertaken a Taka 81.21 crore plan to supply safe drinking water to the dwellers of Narayanganj replacing the existing water supply machineries and setting up of new deep tube-wells during the current fiscal year. According to Narayanganj maintenance, operation and distribution services (MODS) of WASA, of the total amount WASA will provide 12.5 per cent while the rest of the amount would be utilised from the annual development programmes (ADP).
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Management of medical waste underscored
Speakers at a day-long workshop on Thursday underscored the need for proper and hygienic management of medical waste to free the environment from pollution. They suggested for providing adequate training on waste management to all associated with the clinical and diagnostic activities to protect the environment from degradation. They underscored the need for the authorities and the individuals concerned to have the awareness of the harmful impact of medical waste in the interest of maintenance of sound environment.
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Package plan to salvage crumbling traffic in city
The caretaker government took a crash course to salvage the crumbling traffic in the capital by evicting illegal possessions on footpaths and roads, constructing safe bus-stops and introducing staggered school timing under a package of measures. Before confronting the problem head-on, the action plans were explained at a high-level meeting on Traffic Congestion in Dhaka City and its Solution at the Chief Adviser's Office on Thursday.
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WB for cooperation in energy among Saarc countries
In the backdrop of sluggish progress in cooperation among South Asian nations, the World Bank (WB) is now persuading for specific projects to strengthen regional collaboration in energy, transport, food security and other sectors. The WB has already started a technical study on different projects and their feasibility to ascertain how those can benefit the region through these sectors.
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200 villages submerged by flooding in Patuakhali
Several thousand people have been marooned and a vast track of crop fields damaged by the rain-triggered flooding in the coastal district of Patuakhali. More than 200 villages in all the seven upazilas of the district have been submerged by the flooding caused by heavy rain and high tide in the last one week. Aman paddy on about 100 hectares of land and vegetable plots has been washed away by the flooding, sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension said.
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Indiscriminate use of pesticides responsible: Manik Lal
Indiscriminate use of pesticides on croplands and harmful fishing nets are responsible for extinction of many species of fresh water fishes to a great extent, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Manik Lal Samaddar said yesterday. He also urged all stakeholders to work together to protect the remaining species of fresh water fishes and underscored the need for creating mass awareness to this end. Manik was addressing a press conference at Matsya Bhaban in the city ahead of the Fish Resource Development Movement 2008 that begins tomorrow.
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More research-based climate modelling underscored
Meteorological scientists began a two-day seminar here on Wednesday emphasising the need for more research-based climate modelling through the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre (SMRC) to cope with climate change. SAARC member states are incurring losses of millions of dollars every year due to frequent meteorological catastrophes such as tropical cyclones, storm surges, severe thunderstorms and nor'westers, they said. They observed that regional cooperation among the SAARC member states must be strengthened utilising respective resources to face the climate change.
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Farmers face problem in rotting jute plants in Narsingdi
The jute growers in Narsingdi are facing problem in rotting their harvested jute plants due to lack of sufficient water in canals, ponds and ditches. Rotting of jute plants need at least three-foot depth of water but the local water sources such as canals, ponds and ditches lack the required amount of water, local farmers said. Absence of sufficient water in the canals and ditches are seriously hampering rotting of jute plants in different areas of the district this year, they said.