Law may be made for compulsory use of jute bags
If necessary, law will be enacted for mandatory use of jute bags in packing and marketing of cement, fertilizer, sugar and foodgrains, jute and Textile Minister Shajahan Siraj said. Talking to
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Indigenous people and eco-parks
At a seminar on
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Adulteration of foodstuffs causes hazards to health
The Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Thakurgaon branch observed the World Consumer Buyer Rights Day through different programmes. This year the theme of the day was say
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Adulterated soybean causes health hazard
People of the Brahmanbaria district (Bangladesh) have been facing a serious risk of health, as the sale of adulterated edible oil becomes rampant in the local markets. Local consumers alleged that
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Discouraging smoking and tobacco farming
Bangladesh played an important role in the 56th Global Health Conference sponsored by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Bangladesh is also one of the signatories to the Framework Convention on
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Call to develop bio-safety protocol to protect consumers interest
Antagonists and protagonists of genetically modified organism (GMO) of foods and crop seeds at roundtable discussion got locked in a lively debate over positive and negative aspects of the
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Melting Glaciers and Bangladesh
The Ganges River Basin is the most populous rive basin in the world but it is highly dependent on what happens World Wide Fund for Nature saying the rate of retreat of the Asian mountain range's
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Guidelines to implement tobacco Act to be made soon
Bangladesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain has said that rules and guidelines concerning the implementation of
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River, canals, ponds dry up : Boro, rabi crops affected
The persisting drought like situation for the last three months in Madaripur and its adjoining areas has been affecting standing crops and vegetables. Rivers, canals, ponds and other water bodies of
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Legal triumph over tobacco
The passage of an anti-tobacco bill under the heading