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.
Veteran agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury Wednesday said farmers will soon start producing Genetically Modified ‘Bt Cotton’ following field trials of bio-safety rules to boost cotton production in the
Aiming at protecting the mass people and strategic points from river erosion, the government is going to implement a Tk 828.56 crore project titled “Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment
The H7N9 bird flu virus, which has caused severe illness and deaths in China, may inhabit only a fraction of its potential range and could possibly spread to India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and the
The "danger zones" in Asia which are vulnerable to a 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,
The High Court has allowed the government two more weeks to place report on measures that have been taken to implement the Safe Food Act 2013 through gazette notification. An HC bench of Justice Mirza
Bangladesh has detected its first confirmed case of the often-fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus, with the 53-year-old patient currently receiving special treatment at the Intensive
A recent study by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has concluded that the capital’s waste management service has been able to collect only 51% of the wastes produced per day for proper disposal.
Two other hospitals are Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital and Government Staff Hospital A High Court bench yesterday asked the authorities of three hospitals, including Bangabandhu Sheikh
The adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species particularly the small ones, reports BSS. Even in the month of Ashar, fish is not available in the local
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide US$ 406 million loan for Matrabari Ultra Super Critical Coal-fired Power Project. Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Mohammad Mejbahuddin