Low cost arsenic removal water filter introduced by Proshika
A low-cost arsenic removal water filter for household use introduced by Proshika recently has opened up a new dimension in Bangladesh health care sector.
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Environmental hazards kill 3m children aged under 5 every year
Inadequate drinking water and sanitation, indoor air pollution and accidents injuries and poisonings there are just three of the causes of the approximately 3 million deaths suffered annually by
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No use of polybag from tomorrow
Bangladesh Environment and Forest Minister Shajahan Siraj said the government will impose a complete ban on use and marketing of polythene shopping bag all over the country from March 1.
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Create mass awareness about bad effect to polythene bags
A rally was held in the Moulvibazar town (Bangladesh) with a view to creating mass-awareness about the bad effect of polythene bags. The rally was organised by district authority and Forest
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No poly bag from today
The ban on the production marketing and use of polythene shopping bags will come into effect across the country from March 1st. To ensure a pollution free environment, the Bangladesh government has
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Two lakh suffer from arsenicosis at Babuganj UZ alone
About 2 lakh people of Babuganj thana (Bangladesh) under the district have been affected by the arsenic contamination owing to drinking of shallow tubewells water for a long time.
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Arsenicosis in drinking water assuming alarming level
The speakers at a seminar held at Comilla Zila Parishad auditorium (Bangladesh) recently told that the health and socio-economic problems from arsenicosis in drinking water have already worsened and
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Rural Development perspective
The delegations of D-8 countries, namely Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey are in a three day conference in Dhaka. They are representing the government and
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1939 leprosy patients regain normal life
A total of 1939 leprosy patients in 13 upazilas under Kishoreganj district and 12 upazilas under Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh were abandoned by their families and societies have got back their
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Child-friendly Environment
Children appear to be the worst sufferers of environmental hazards. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 30 lakh children under age five die annually of inadequate drinking water and