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 strong earthquake jolted the capital and some other parts of the country on Wednesday night. The quake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale shook Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Bogra and Pirojpur
An amount TK 8,100 crore has been allocated for the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project in the new Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal 2014-2015. The approval of the new ADP of TK
The main canal flowing through the district town has virtually turned into a dumping station for huge garbage disposed of by the townspeople, much to the degradation of the watercourse earlier 'beautified
The visiting regional director of UNDP, Haol ang Xu, on a five-day visit, here, Tuesday, applauded Bangladesh’s efforts in cutting down urban poverty by 13 percent in the last four years. “Urban poverty
About four lakh people fall victim to cancer every year in Bangladesh as the deadly disease turned into an epidemic form. Of them, 12,000 to 13,000 are children. In 2007, the number of the affected children
Farmers and agriculture-sector analysts stressed the need for more pragmatic approach and wider policy support in the upcoming national budget to boost the country’s agriculture sector. They recommended
Following a recent survey that found alarming levels of adulteration in different food products in Dhaka city, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) is set to conduct a fresh nationwide survey to analyse
The prevalence of malaria in the district is now on the decline due to preventive measures taken by government and non-government organizations, reports BSS. The rate of deaths from the disease, whose
Visiting Regional Director of UNDP Haol ang Xu on Monday has applauded Bangladesh’s efforts in cutting down urban poverty by 13 percent in the last four years. “Urban poverty in seven major cities
An Obama administration program set up to reduce chronic hunger and poverty has contributed to rising incomes for farmers around the world and has helped save millions of people from starvation, according