Loss of navigability
Navigability of Bangladesh's rivers is getting reduced fast. So fast that the mode of transportation of goods on waterways has broken down. The reason behind is that the country's rivers are
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Irrigation facility will be extended to 20,000 hectares
The Bangladesh Water Development Board has undertaken a new project for irrigation, namely, Mini Farakka at Baral Basin Project area of Natore district. About 20,000 hectares of land will get
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Dhaka-Delhi Ganges treaty turns 4
The historical Ganges Water Sharing Treaty between India and Bangladesh stepped into four years amid apprehension of receiving less water in the coming days comparatively than those of previous years
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GK Project ceases functioning
The 50 million dollar Ganges Kobadakh Project, the biggest irrigation project of the country has ceased functioning following non-availability of water from the Ganges for irrigation during Boro
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Water sharing of Teesta river discussed
The first day of the two-day third secretary-level meeting of Bangladesh-India Joint Committee of Experts (JCE) on Saturday initiated discussion of sharing of waters of the Teesta and six other
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Less Polluting Fuel
An energy ministry official's recent claim that leaded fuel is no longer being imported or supplied by the sole refinery in the country is like balm to sufferers of air-pollution-related ailments in
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Deep tubewell project facing closure
The North Bangladesh Deep Tubewell Project is facing closure due to corruption, mismanagement and theft of transformers, motors, switch boards, wires etc. and irrigation in the crop fields in the
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Three giant black holes found near Earth
Three monster black holes have turned up in Earth's cosmic neighbourhood, astronomers reported on Thursday, prompting questions about whether black holes are born before the galaxies that contain
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CHTDB to implement rain water project
Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB) has started implementing rain water project to ensure supply of drinking water to the people living in the inaccessible areas of the hilly region of
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Widespread use of insecticides starts taking toll on living organism
The steady rise in agricultural output and economic expansion have probably obsured the real trouble of Bangladesh such as degrading ecosystems. Sources at the Agricultural Extension Department said