CDIP plans to test 25,000 tubewells at Nabinagar
In a bid to mitigate Arsenic Menace, the Centre for Development Innovation and Practices (CDIP) has taken a comprehensive programme at the Nabinagar Thana (Bangladesh) to test at least twenty five
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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A new virus causing adult diarrhoea detected in Bangladesh
A joint research Team of the Department of Medicine of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Sappero Medical University and Tottori University of Japan detected a new virus namely group B Rotavirus a
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1000 houses submerged by rain, Indian hilly waters in Nilphamari
More than 1000 houses in 8 unions under Dimla, Jaidhaka abd Kishorganj upazilas(Bangladesh) were submerged due to incessant rainfall and hilly water coming from India during last three days.
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Impact of air pollution
The quality of air in the capital, and to a lesser extant other cities in Bangladesh, is so laden with pollution that it is a wonder people bear it without much protest. Dhaka in particular is almost
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Survey to identify children employed in most hazardous forms of labour begins
A two-month baseline survey to identify children employed in the most hazardous forms of labour, their employers and families began in
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Total population around 13 crore with annual growth rate 1.48 pc
Bangladesh's total population now stands at 12.92 crore, according to latest official count.
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Shrimp farms hit environment
Unplanned growth of shrimp farms by entering high-level salty water in crop land has endangered the environment in southwestern parts of Bangladesh. It was revealed at a round table discussion at a
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Ignorance of the ill effects of polythene on the environment
On an average 55 lakh pieces of polythene bags are being used in Dhaka city alone. One sees them everywhere: on the streets, in landfills, drains, ditches, open fields and even on
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Tk 100 cr crops can be produced GHMPDP is implemented
Crops worth about Taka 100 crore can be produced every year and at least 15 thousand unemployed agriculture labourers will get jobs if the proposed Gungajuri Haor Multi Purpose Development(GHMPDP) is
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Experts worry as Aedes mosquito detected
Entomologists and health officials expressed serious concern as the larvae of Aedes mosquito were detected recently in most of the Dhaka city areas and sought all out cooperation from the people to