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.
Heavy rain coupled with onrush of hillwater has triggered flash flood in vast areas of Sunamganj including the district headquarters. Flood Control Cell of Sunamganj WDB said the Surma was flowing 57cm
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) forecast that the total poverty rates will increase around 15 per cent by 2030 in Bangladesh due to climate change. It also said production of paddy and wheat
HABIGANJ : About 324 families of two villages under Sadar upazila in the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Habiganj Palli Bidyut Samity (HPBS) on Tuesday, reports BSS.
RANGPUR : Continuous improvement of all health indexes along with increasing mass public awareness has substantially reduced recurrence of waterborne diseases and related deaths in the rural areas, reports
Erosion by the River Brahmaputra took a serious turn in the last two weeks, rendering over 300 families homeless in Ghogadaho and Jattrapur unions under Kurigram Sadar upazila. Besides, Jattrapur Government
A large number of people in the coastal district remain highly vulnerable to natural disasters like cyclones and tidal surges as 157 cyclone shelters here can accommodate only three lakh people among the
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday unveiled a Tk 2,041.87 crore budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, keeping a plan for the construction of the 9.5km elevated bus rapid transit (BRT) and expressway
Agricultural research institutes from Nepal, India and Bangladesh have teamed together to work on improving the productivity, profitability and sustainability of 7,000 small scale farmers along the eastern
With Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair, the cabinet committee on public purchase approved the overhauling of a troubled unit of the Ghorashal Power Plant in Narsingdi A body of ministers yesterday
The Power Division is going to cancel 12 independent power projects (IPPs) having capacity to generate 1342MW of electricity as it fails to make any significant progress in implementing those projects.