The coming onslaught of Environmental refugees
Experts at the United Nations University (UNU) say a new definition for "environmental refugees" is urgently required because, due to encroaching deserts, depleted aquifers and other ecological
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Afforestation changes lot of the poor, protecting eco-balance
The ongioing social afforestation activities have been contributing the lot of many people side by side with maintaining ecological balance in the region. The Department of Social Forestry is
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30,000 shallow tubewells, Tara pumps out of order
A total of 400 shallow tubewells went out of order causing scarcity of pure drinking water in six upazilas of Narsingdi district. The sufferings of 4,50,000 people reach climax. The Public Health
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Bangladesh population to reach 14.18 cr by end 2005: UNFPA
Bangladesh with an average 1.8 per cent population growth rate, will become a home to 14.18 crore people by the end of this year while to 24.29 crore in 2050. Projecting this, the State of World
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Flood renders 20,000 families homeless in Rangpur
At least 20 thousand vulnerable families of Badergonj, Pirgonj and Mithapukur upazilas were rendered homeless as thair mud houses collapsed in the flod. Some of them are now passing days ynder open
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Social afforestation plan helps change fate of 8,161 people
The Forest Department of Tangaill has helped change the fate of 8,161 people by distributing Taka 29 crore among them as profits from social afforestation programme in the last four years. The
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Need to solve water issue with India stresses
Bangladesh Science and ICT Minister Dr Moyeen Khan stressed the need for focusing "human security concerns' in settling the water sharing and other regional problems, particularly with India. "The
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Building of Ganges Barrage to get over Farakka adversities stressed
Water experts in Bangladesh stressed proceeding fast on the procedures and modalities of constructing the proposed Ganges Barrage across the Padma River to get over the adversities of Farakka Barrage
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Crop diversification emphasized
Speakers at a daylong regional workshop on
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The lethal water wells of Bangladesh
David Rohde in the July 17, 2005 issue of The New York Times wrote about the lethal water wells of Bangladesh. Some people may know what he has written but generally speaking as the first paragraph