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.
The government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia to set up 1320 (2 x660) MW coal-based power plant under joint venture between Bangladesh Power Development Board and a
The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity . The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, have revealed
Tornado ripped into seven villages of Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat district yesterday, damaging over 200 dwelling houses. Our Jamalpur correspondent reported that at least 100 houses were damaged as a tornado
M. Badruddoza, additional secretary of Health Ministry inaugurated the launching ceremony of the toolkit at the Sasakawa auditorium of the ICDDR’B in the capital Ministry of Health yesterday introduced
Bangladesh and India on Saturday reiterated their commitment to finalisation of an interim agreement for sharing the waters of the Teesta and Feni rivers, reports UNB. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali
KHULNA : The Forest Department has taken a master plan for protecting the Sunderbans, world heritage mangrove forest, to attract tourists, ahead of tourism year in 2015, reports BSS. On April 10 in 2014,
RAJSHAHI : Full-fledged implementation of water and sanitation rights in Barind region has become indispensable for the hard-to-reach people as their living and livelihood condition is becoming vulnerable
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National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has urged the government to cancel coal-based thermal power plants at Rampal in Bagerhat and Orion Power Plant near Sundarban
The executive committee of the National Economic Council on Tuesday approved the much-awaited ‘Bangabandhu Satellite Launching’ project with an outlay of Tk 2,967.95 crore, aiming to launch the country’s