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.
Over hundreds of houses and establishments damaged, trees uprooted A storm has killed at least two people and injured 30 others in Bakshiganj upazila, Jamalpur. The storm that struck at about 10am
As a result, water bodies, including canals, lakes, ponds and wetlands have declined to a great extent A vested interested group is defying the ban by the High Court by continuing to fill-up ponds and
According to a 2013 survey by different UN organisations, the estimated maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh stood at 170 per 100,000 live births Maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh has declined
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Tuesday asked scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions not to finance any project which will put an adverse impact on environment. The banks and the
Climate change upsets life, livelihood alike; major rivers flowing below usual level The water level of the Jamuna has never dropped to this low in the last one decade. At Bahadurabad point on May 14
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured Bangladesh government of financing at least one mega coal-fired power project at Moheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar, a senior official said. “The ADB country programme
Around 80-99% of other popular items in the market including ghee, juice, honey, Roshogollah, Chomchom, Sandesh, candy, soybean oil and powder milk were also found to be adulterated Findings from laboratory
Tree plunderers have long been cutting down valuable wood-oil trees, locally known as Garjan, from different reserve forests of the district. The concerned forest department has not been paying proper
The persons and institutions are to get a certificate, a crest and cash for the award The ministry of environment and forest has finalised the nomination of persons and institutions for the Prime Minister's
The Orion Group-sponsored 102MW Digital Power and Associates Limited gets permission for fuel imports for a year without getting the environmental impact assessment to run a power plant. Energy and