A proposal mooted recently that Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal should develop a combination of thermal and hydropower system using common energy sources under a regional agreement for catering
Water experts from South Asian countries stressed the need for integrated water resources management in the region to ensure better livelihood of the people. They were addressing the inaugural
The Ganges-Kobadakh Project, the first and the biggest irrigation project of Bangladesh remains inoperative as supply of irrigation water to the 16,000 hectares of land during the first kharif (aus
Alarming decline in the Ganges water level at the Hardinge Bridge has rendered the Ganges-Kobadak irrigation project in Bangladesh inoperative at the beginning of the dry season. Low flow of water
The newly constructed Teesta Barrage Irrigation Project in Bangladesh is rendered almost useless as the flow of the river has come down to 500 cusecs because of unilateral withdrawal of water in the
The use of catalytic converter and Diesel Particulate (DP) filters has been made mandatory for all diesel and petrol-run vehicles for reducing air pollution in Bangladesh.
Acute scarcity of pure drinking water is persisting in rural areas of Khulna division (Bangladesh) as most of the hand tubewells of these areas fails to draw water due to fall of surface water level
Dhaka is likely to get a fleet of 'new generation bus,' which will be more environment-friendly and convenient to the city dwellers. Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) is planning to help
The International Panel for Climate Change, set up in the 90s under the auspices of the United Nations, has come out with dire warnings for the planet at large. The poorest low lying regions where
The World Bank argues for an anticipatory long-term strategy rather than a reactive approach in meeting the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh in the greater interest of the country's
