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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Illegal logging depletes Lawachhara forest
It takes illegal loggers only 35 minutes to smuggle a tree out of Lawachhara reserve forest
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Tornadoes kill 18 in Missouri, Oklahoma
At least 18 people were killed on Saturday in Missouri and Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the area, authorities in the two states said. There were at least 12 storm-related deaths in Missouri, 10 of those in Newton County on the border with Oklahoma, according to Susie Stonner of the Missouri Emergency Management Agency.
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Small and marginal farmers need govt support to ensure food security
Small and marginal farmers need govt support to ensure food security The country needs to protect the small and marginal farmers and entrepreneurs for sustainable growth of agribusiness by providing them with financial and infrastructural support in order to attain food security in the future, said speakers at a seminar on Thursday.
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Khulna Infectious Diseases Hospital faces setbacks
Khulna Infectious Disease Hospital has been facing multiple setbacks for a long time, depriving the patients of getting proper treatment, hospital sources said. The 20-bed hospital, established at Mirerdanga under Khanjahan Ali police area in Khulna city in 1968, provides treatment to the people infected with tetanus, diphtheria, chickenpox, rabies and mums. The sources said though the hospital has six wards, they have to provide treatment to both male and female patients at the same ward.
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Malaria claims 22 lives, attacks over 20,000 in 3 months in Khagrachari
MALARIA, the silent killer of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, claimed 22 lives and attacked over 20,000 during three months
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Indian envoy blames water crisis on lack of management
The Indian high commissioner, Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, said on Tuesday lack of management was mainly responsible for the water crisis in Bangladesh. His remark came when a participant in a discussion on the relationship between Bangladesh and India drew his attention to the Farakka Barrage issue.
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Fears over soaring food prices dominate ADB conference
The Asian Development Bank wound up its annual meeting Tuesday amid fears over soaring food prices and a debate over its role and relevance in Asia's rapidly changing economic landscape.
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Myanmar cyclone death toll tops 10,000
Myanmar said on Monday more than 10,000 people had been killed in the cyclone that tore into the impoverished and secretive Asian nation at the weekend, and tens of thousands more may also have died. Faced with the devastation, the foreign minister, Nyan Win, said his reclusive nation would welcome international aid, as neighbouring countries and the United Nations said they were ready to assist in the recovery.
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9 lakh asthma patients in Bangladesh
About 90,00,000 people in the country, including children and adults, have been suffering from asthma which is characterised by coughing, wheezing, tightness of the chest and breathlessness.
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Erosion threatens Brahmaputra Right Embankment area
JAMUNA river erosion has taken a serious turn in the Brahmaputra Right Embankment area in Sirajganj and Bogra, so did on the eve of the current dry season. With the changing trends, the mighty Jamuna is directly hitting the flood control embankment at Sailabari and Shimla points under sadar upazila, Shubhagachha and Meghai points under Kazipur upazila in Sirajganj. Similarly, it is also hitting at Bhanderbari point under Dhunat upazila, Talukdarpara and Karnabari points under Sariakandi upazila in Bogra.