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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4 deer die in Sirajganj eco park
Four deer, out of 14 that were released in the eco park near Jamuna Bridge in Sirajganj, have died within four days of the park's inception.
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Farmers grow chickpea on fallow Barind land
FARMERS in the Barind area are now using fallow land to cultivate chickpea. The high Barind land used to remain fallow after aman harvest.
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Govt plans to raise allocation for food in public hospitals
The government is planning to increase its allocation for food to all the public hospitals because of the price spiral of essentials.
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Conserving natural resources: Biological importance
L-R: Typical forest full of natural resources (Tangabati, Chittagong). Tribal people collect natural water without any contamination just at the base of hills; w(Mirersharai, Chittagong).
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Vitamin D supplements cut risk of child diabetes
Taking vitamin D supplements in infancy may help a youngster ward off Type 1 diabetes, according to a review of the evidence released on Thursday in a specialist journal.
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Junk food causes appetite loss, slows down brain dev
School going children have developed a culture of taking junk foods in the name of fast food although such junk foods that contain excessive fat and carbohydrate are bad for health.
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Workshop on micro-credit begins
A five-day Afro-Asian workshop on Innovative Micro-credit Delivery Systems for Rural Poverty Alleviation began at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla yesterday.