Task force to protect environment
The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka district has decided to form a task force of concerned government authorities to protect against environmental pollution, especially water pollution, air pollution
New Age (Bangladesh)
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Nutrition status of Bangladesh very low
Nutrition status of Bangladesh and others South Asian countries is very low compared to the countries of Africa, said World Bank officials. Speaking at the South Asia Regional Knowledge Forum on Infant
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Climate Fund approves $153m projects
Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund has approved $153 million projects to fight adverse impacts of climate change. The fund will be disbursed under six projects including the three already finalised
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Hill slide kills 2 in Sylhet
Two siblings were killed in a hill slide triggered by rains at Nayakhel Suryatila in Jointapur upazila of Sylhet on Tuesday. The deceased were Shahin Ahmed, 7, and Fahim Ahmed, 5, sons of day labourer
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Budget for sanitation, water reduced by Tk 1000 crore
The government has reduced its allocation for the water and sanitation sector by around Tk 1000 crore in the proposed 2012-13 budget, widening the disparity between the rich and poor, with the major portion
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Tk 400 crore proposed for Climate Change Trust Fund
Allocation of Tk 400 crore for the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund was sought in the proposed budget for 2012-2013, which was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. The government created the
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Buriganga in its death throes
Waste continues to be dumped into the River Buriganga despite a June 2011 High Court order which prohibited the dumping of waste in the river or on its banks as well as ordering the sealing of sewerage
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Move to acquire land for mega city protested
The people in Keraniganj on Friday protested at a reported move to acquire land for building a mega city project at Teguria in Keraniganj upazila. Locals said they came to know that an agreement had been
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$75m US fund for maternal health care
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said on Friday the United States would provide $75 million to a private-public effort to improve the health of mothers and their babies in developing countries. Norway,
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One in seven suffer malnourishment: UN
One in seven people suffer from malnourishment, the head of the UN’s food agency said Wednesday in a report released ahead of a summit on sustainable development to be held in Rio de Janeiro June 20-22.
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ADB to help tackle flood affect
The government on Monday signed a technical assistance grant agreement of $1.2 million with the Asian Development Bank to help sustain incomes and livelihoods of people in the erosion-prone main rivers.