Padma anti-erosion project work still uncertain
The works of the Project For Protecting the Left bank of the Padma in Chapai-Nawabganj district (Bangladesh) at a cost of Tk 54.73 crores have recently been distributed among the contractors in
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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WB recommendation on Brahmaputra water sharing protested
The Committee to Save Bangladesh Rivers (CSBR), Europe chapter, on Monday protested the recommendations of the World Bank for an agreement between India and Bangladesh for the sharing of the waters
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S-W region gradually shifting towards gainful maize cultivation
The maize cul-tivation is gaining popularity in South-Western district and the farmers are bringing more and more land under the cultivation of this profitable grain. The sandy soil and climate of
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Unsavoury saga of a river
Even the 'Buriganga bachao' (Save the Buriganga) movement has failed to properly impress upon the people in power and politicians the urgency to act decisively for giving the river a new lease of
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S-W people cry for drinking water
Salinity in water has virtually pushed the life of around 50 lakh people to a probable catastrophe in the country's southwestern coastal region, where drinking water would seldom be found in any
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If excessive water arsenicosis not solved, mankind to face risk
The arsenic level in the country is alarming. The permissible level of arsenic is 10 PPM, but it has crossed 50 PPM during the past few years, a District Public Health Engineering (DPHE) source said.
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Mosquito menace takes alarming turn at Comilla
The Mosquito menace has increased in Comilla town and the dwellers are exposed to great suffering. It seems that there is no authority to deal with the menacing situation which took serious turn.
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Mosquito menace takes alarming turn at Comilla
The Mosquito menace has increased in Comilla town and the dwellers are exposed to great suffering. It seems that there is no authority to deal with the menacing situation which took serious turn.
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Local fish species facing extinction in Mymensingh
Mymensingh district (Bangladesh) which is known as a resourceful district of indigenous fish is now facing the extinction of the indigenous fish due to drying up the rivers, beels and canals,
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23,000 children removed from hazardous work in Bangladesh
Around 23,000 children have been removed from hazardous work from bidi production, match factories, tanneries, construction and child domestic workers in Bangladesh. "More than 30,000 children have