Half of 150m malnourished children live in Asia
More than half of the estimated 150 million malnourished children across the world live in South Asia, visiting head of Global Nutrition Programme of the World Bank Dr Milla Machlachlan said in
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Decision making : No easy task
The biggest problem the Bangladesh is facing about the question of gas exports is, it is so politically sensitive that there is no clear-cut answer. Although there are export-oriented options in
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Arsenic in the food chain
A study on 'Arsenic in Groundwater of Bangladesh: Contamination in the Food Chain' jointly conducted by the Department of Soil, Water and Environment of Dhaka University and the Commonwealth
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53.84 pc tube wells sealed off for arsenic contamination
As many as 554081 tube wells representing 53.84 per cent of the total 1028137 surveyed so far in 61 districts (Bangladesh) have already been sealed off due to arsenic contamination.
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HIV/AIDS: Bangladesh sitting on a time bomb
Dealing with any devastating diseases is not easy, but when a disease is not taken seriously by people, it becomes virtually impossible. This is the situation regarding HIV/AIDS yet although it can
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Some factors killing our children
A seminar on the 'Necessary and Implementation of Environmental Laws in Maintenance of Health' was organised by Doctors for Health and Environment,(Bangladesh) an organisation for physicians.
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Waste to wealth projects
The likely revival of a solid waste recycling project, to digest the daily mounds of garbage generated by Dhaka (Bangladesh) dwellers and simultaneously produce some 60MW of power, while keeping the
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Industrial waste dumping
A local non-government organisation, (Bangladesh) Action now, arranged a seminar recently on the 'Quality of Cement Produced by the Private Sector' in which it was alleged that both developed and
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Relief in sight for four municipal towns
The Bangladesh Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) responsible for the supply of safe drinking water to the four district towns of Chuadanga, Kushtia, Moheshpur and Chapainawabganj,
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Take practical measures against mosquitoes
In Bangladesh, a reasonable level of mosquito control can be achieved simply by spraying kerosene at seven-day intervals on stagnant water sources. This includes clogged drains and gutters, open