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.
Special Assistant to Chief Adviser for Environment, Forest and CHT Affairs Raja Devashish Roy has stressed the need for combined efforts of public and private sectors to promote the country's forest resources through tree plantation. "The developed countries should come forward to help those facing the environmental challenges since they contribute a lot to climate change,' he said. Devashish Roy was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a month-long Tree Fair2008 organised by Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) at Outer Stadium yesterday afternoon.
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday asserted that Bangladesh would be able to achieve its missions of eradicating poverty, making life easier and ensuring socioeconomic progress in all fields. Visiting Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Prof Ole Danbolt Mjos hoped that Bangladesh would be able to see its dream come true through building a prosperous Bangladesh free from poverty.
Aloron, a hybrid variety of Aus believed to have more than three times the yield and a shorter turn over period than the traditional Aus.
A two-month old baby was killed in rain-triggered landslide in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday morning following Monday's landslide that claimed lives two persons. The deceased is Noor Kayeas. The Cox's Bazar municipality chairman, Sarwar Kamal, said the landslide occurred at Pahartali in the town at about 10:00am when a heavy chunk of mud fell on the house of Mohammad Yunus. Later, local people rescued Yunus's wife Rong Bahar injured and recovered the dead body of Kayeas. Rong Bahar was admitted to the Cox's Bazar General Hospital,' he said.
The Nagarbari ferry ghat is going to disappear as its two-third portion has been eroded by the river Jamuna over the past few days. The lone concrete road to the ghat is also facing the threat of erosion as the river is swelling rapidly. Local people dumped sand, bamboo and timber to protect the area from erosion. But all their attempts went in vain because of current of the river. Upazila nirbahi officer of Bera Md Lal Hossain said,
Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Ole Danbolt Mj
R. PRASAD Two proteins in rice are responsible for transporting arsenite from soil Carcinogen: Arsenic present in the groundwater and in paddy fields irrigated by the groundwater causes skin cancer. Scientists in Japan have cracked the reason why rice is particularly efficient in assimilating arsenic from paddy soils. The findings reported in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal have particular relevance to West Bengal and Bangladesh where arsenic poisoning is seen.
The chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, has said poverty alleviation is a must for lasting peace and sustainable development, but global warming and climate change is a major factor in Bangladesh that casts adverse impacts on poverty. The head of the interim government made the remark when visiting chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Ole Danbolt Mjos made a courtesy call on him at the Chief Adviser's Office Wednesday afternoon.
The army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, has urged farmers to boost their farm produce to help the country attain food autarky, as it is not possible to live on imports.
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said poverty alleviation is a must for lasting peace and sustainable development, but climate change is a major factor in Bangladesh that casts adverse impacts on poverty. The head of the caretaker government made the remark when visiting Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Ole Danbolt Mjos made a courtesy call on him at his office in the afternoon.