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.
A $100 million fund launched on Tuesday aims to make people in disaster-prone regions of Asia and Africa better able to cope with natural disasters and crises, so that they can get their lives and economies
South Asian economies will be badly squeezed by climate change within a few decades if no action is taken to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, according to a report published
HUNDREDS of protesters on Saturday asked the government to refrain from setting any garbage transfer or dumping station within the Panthakunja Park to the west of the Sonargaon Hotel in the city. From
BHOLA : Onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rainfall over the last couple of days flooded more than 50 villages in three upazilas in the district, leaving about 2 lakh people marooned, reports
The BARI chief acknowledged the issue and told the Dhaka Tribune that October-November would be the appropriate season for brinjal cultivation Despite an apparent failure in the pilot project last year,
Sand traders have been lifting sand for a long time and disregarding the effect of their actions on the environment. The authorities of the six upazilas of Gopalganj, meanwhile, have been blind to their
A study by a US consulting firm said two rivers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts could potentially generate 79 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The study on hydroelectricity generation in southeast Bangladesh
A year after releasing the world's first zinc-enriched rice variety, Bangladeshi breeders have come up with another rice variety with higher zinc content and greater yield potentials. High-zinc rice
More than 250 crushers around tourist spot Jaflong, some 55km north of Sylhet city, are crushing stones illegally occupying land belonging to Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Bangladesh Forest Department.
Study finds staggering levels of poisonous metals in toys; most parents unaware of health hazards It is normal for toys to contain plastics, small motors, miniature wheels; but toxic metals such as