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.
Bangladesh's governance structure has undergone a change with the Gram Sarkar Act, promulgated in February 2003, coming into effect. This legislation empowers villages to participate and implement
Bangladesh's national policy on arsenic mitigation is likely to be finalised soon. Officials are deliberating on the draft policy before it is sent to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for her nod. The
toddlers in trouble: A research institute has found high levels of mercury in 60 per cent of newborns at hospitals in Itaituba city, in the Brazilian Amazon. Out of the 1,666 babies born during 2002
The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic prospect of success in their pursuit of claims. The court decided that the litigation raised a novel point in law a
The London High Court judgment on arsenic poisoning cases in Bangladesh explicity clears the way for affected people to claim compensation. Implicity, it raises other issues of far reaching consequence
Global warming will wreck Bangladesh
Immunisation is a double edged sword providing a shield against diseases, at the same time generating waste that can be hazardous to health and the environment if not disposed of properly. Typically, lethal leftovers of the process comprise used needles
victims of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh exuded optimism as proceedings of the case against the British Geological Survey (bgs) got underway in the uk recently. The case was filed in the year
Dhaka is being milked dry. Of late, there has been a rapid decline in the city s groundwater table. In fact, it has depleted by over 20 m during the past six years
At a recent conference on