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.
Despite mounting protests, Japan continues to finance the building of coal-fired power plants with money earmarked for fighting climate change, with two new projects underway in India and Bangladesh, The
A host of people in Comilla are suffering from arsenicosis, with the majority contracting the disease by drinking water rich in arsenic. According to government estimates, some 2,997 people were diagnosed
Around 90 percent of the beneficiaries of a World Bank project for victims of cycles Sidr and Aila now have annual income upwards of Tk 60,000 on average, according to a household survey of 2014. Around
During the first 1,000 days of life – from conception to age two – children need enough energy and nutrients to fulfill their growth potential A woman cooks food for her children at a village in rural
DHAKA : Forest and Environment Minister Anwar Hossain Manju yesterday said the government has launched massive campaign to enhance forest coverage for protecting biodiversity aiming to fight climate change
DHAKA : The government has augmented generation of power, expanded transmission lines, distribution lines and improved capacity of other sectors aimed at reaching the economic growth to become a middle
DHAKA : Despite a major reduction in child under-nutrition over the last two decades, there has been a considerable increase in obesity among children in Bangladesh, creating a dual burden of poor nutrition,
Nilphamari Correspondent :Two new vaccines have been introduced in the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Nilphamari district from this month under Health Department to combat new form of diseases
MEHERPUR : About 60 families of a village under Sadar upazila in the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Meherpur Palli Bidyut Samity (MPBS) on Friday, reports BSS. Professor
DHAKA : “Mukta is no more.” A middle-aged, distressed man passing through a corridor of Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH) painfully informed his wife over his cell, reports BSS. He had travelled all the way