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.
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company, Bapex, on Saturday discovered a small gas reserve at Rupganj in Narayanganj, officials said. The site is located at block 20 of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha’s
Establishing ‘vulture safe zones’ free from toxic veterinary drugs in the country is the only way to protect the white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) from its imminent extinction, according to wildlife
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved six development schemes involving Tk 2,007.68 crore including the Tk 828.56 crore ‘Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Sunday told parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) the government, with assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has formulated a mega plan for overall
Therapeutic food interventions have reduced mortality in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), but incomplete restoration of healthy growth remains a major problem. The relationships between the
The government plans to introduce a genetically modified variety of cotton to scale up production of the key textiles raw material and meet rising demand, the agriculture minister said yesterday. “Bangladesh
The "danger zones" in Asia which are vulnerable to deadly bird flu have been mapped by scientists. The virus, called H7N9, has infected 433 people mostly in China and has killed 62. The study, published
The hospital authority is struggling to accommodate the staggering number of patients Diarrhoea has broken out alarmingly at nine union parishads in Munshiganj because of scorching heat. According
The trees in the forest ranges of Ukhiya and Inani in Cox’s Bazar are being erased and burnt nonchalantly to make into charcoal, a much easier way for woodcutters to earn a living. An influential
Experts and medical professionals expressed their concern over the prevalence of arsenic, saying arsenicosis was a silent killer Bangladesh has been conducting arsenic mitigation programmes since 1993