Crocodiles on the verge of extinction in country
The different species of crocodiles which are fast disappearing may be preserved with the establishment of farms in different areas of Bagerhat district (Bangladesh). The geographical and
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Punarbhaba River erosion threatens Ulipur village
Ulipur village and the adjoining areas is on the verge of extinction due to continous erosion of River Punarbhaba(Bangladesh). The erosion has taken a new turn affecting agricultural and dwelling
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Diarrhoea breaks out in Bandarban
Diarrhoea has broken out in an epidemic form in some parts of Bandarban hill district (Bangladesh), according to Chairmen Khamlui and Mong Pru Aung at Bandarban. The tribal leaders claimed that a
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Toxic metals in Bangladesh's drinking water
Leading and international team of volunteer scientists, Dr Bibudhendra Sarkear, a senior scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC), has identified high concentrations of toxic metals in
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Scientific disposal of clinical waste proposed
The owners of private clinics and diagnostic centers agreed to share with the Bangladesh government the costs of scientific disposal of clinical wastes the litter of which poses serious health
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Arsenic in tubewell waters poses threat in Faridpur
High concentration of iron along with arsenic in tubewell waters has posed a threat to the health of about 1500 inhabitants of Baliahati village under Nasirabad union in Bhanga upazila in Faridpur
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Govt plans strict measures to restrict PP bags for cement packing
The Bangladesh government after is success to ban the use of PP bags, is now planning stringent measures to restrict the use of PP bags for cement, fertilizer and foodgrains items to protect the
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Survey on disposable trees needed for govt benefit
The valuable trees planed during British regime over 100 years back along Meherpur
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Fire wood being used in kilns, environment threatened
The ecological balance has been affected in the district due to mashroom establishment of brickfields, violating the government rules and regulations in upazilas of Mymensingh District (Bangladesh).
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310 children of 14 yrs infected with AIDS
At least 310 children of 14 years of age have been infected with HIV/AIDS in the country and about 21,000 children have so far become orphans due to the deaths of their parents in AIDS.This alarming