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.
Firewood, agricultural residue and animal dung are commonly called biomass fuels. In Bangladesh, biomass is obtained from three sources - trees, field crops and livestock. Biomass is important for the household purpose, mainly cooking. To save fuel consumption and time, and keep the kitchen clean and free of smoke, an improved cookstove programme has been started by the Government of Bangladesh.
Case filed against British geological body for not providing information on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh s wells
Teesta Barrage, the largest irrigation project of Bangladesh, is in jeopardy. The construction of five spars by India one kilometre upstream of the Teesta is reportedly responsible. Officials
Environmental disasters, including drought and flood, cost the world more than us $70 billion in 2002, reveals United Nations Environment Programme (unep). This year floods ravaged Europe,
It s pack up time for around 12,000 two stroke baby taxis in Dhaka
With temperatures increasing, link between cholera and climate has intensified
Easy to administer oral diarrhoea vaccine tested in Bangladesh
The crowded streets of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, are in for a green makeover. Even as the polluting baby taxis are on the last leg of their journey, the compressed natural gas (CNG)-driven
Every bit counts. Taking note of this adage, Bangladesh has launched a people-oriented drive to encourage its 130 million citizens to plant one tree each year. The drive tries to speed up plans to
More than 200 brick fields in Savar Upazila in Bangladesh are threatening the environment and ecosystem. It is mandatory to install an at least 45-metre-high chimney with filter in every kiln for