Arsenicosis and diabetes
Arsenic is an extremely toxic substance if given in a strong enough dose, can kill. Less known is the fact that exposure over many years to low concentrations of arsenic in drinking water, can also
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Govt to utilize or neutralize industrial wastes
The Bangladesh government has a plan to utilize industrial wastes or neutralize such wastes, Parliament was told. The government has already decided to shift the tanneries from Hazaribagh in the city
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The World Bank report on poverty in south Asia
A World Bank report said South Asia could cut poverty much further in the coming decade if it grows at a faster pace than in the past 10 years and ensures prosperity is more evenly distributed. If
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India didn't supply information about Tipaimukh Dam: Hafiz
Despite many requests by Bangladesh to supply all related information and data about the Tipaimukh Dam for examining its possible impact, India has not provided anything, but salient features of the
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3 lakh people infected 70,000 dying of TB every year
In the context of still three lakh people being infected afresh and 70 thousand dying of tuberculosis (TB) every year in the country, a national conference on the disease is going to be held in the
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Tk10-cr bio-diversity safety scheme
Preservation of Bio-diversity and development of natural environ
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Thousands at risk of starvation in rural Nepal: UN
The World Food Programme in Nepal is to send food to remote drought stricken areas where thousands of people are at risk of starvation, the United Nations agency said in a statement. "Food insecurity
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'Smooth water supply be ensured during monsoon season'
Managing Director, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Brigadier Iftikhar Haider has directed the concerned authorities to ensure smooth water supply to the metropolis from all 131 pumping
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Circular waterways project to be completed by 2008
The Dhaka Circular Waterways Project combining the waterways of Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakhya (which encircled the city, is likely to be completed by June 30, 2008. The first phase of the
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Major rivers mark rise
All major rivers and their tributaries marked moderate rise during the past 24 hours till this morning in the northern region of Bangladesh caused by onrush of huge hilly waters and moderate to heavy