Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed three more high yielding rice varities to be released by the National Seed Board soon, reports BSS. The newly developed varieties are BRRI

A young man was killed and two people were wounded as a CNG pipline exploded at a filling station in the city's Subanighat area, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sohab Ali. Police and

"Youths were the vital forces behind the historic victory of Bangladesh, the youngsters might be driving force in protecting AIDS through raising awareness of the deadly AIDS among the huge circle of

Vast areas of three border upazilas of leasore district are in grip of Arsenic contamination since long without any remedy inspite of different government and non government organization

There are about 50 lakh diabetic patients in Bangladesh and 5-10 percent of the health budget is spent for fighting diabetes and related diseases every year, says BSS.

Various studies show how smoking can cause cancer of the throat and lungs. Smoking can also narrow arteries by depositing plague, which is part of the reason why the World Health Organisation (WHO)

River erosion has rendered several thousand families homeless and landless almost overnight in 20 villages of Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district.(Bangladesh). Losing their homes and arable lands,

The number of dengue patients has been on the rise in Dhaka city. Since June 28, the number of dengue patients rose to 332. A total of 49 more persons were admitted to different hospital and clinics.

After missing a couple of deadlines, the tanneries of Hazaribagh area in the city are going to be shifted to the newly developed Leather Industrial Estate (LIE) at Savar, official sources said. The

The flood situation in Netrokona district (Bangladesh) is likely to continue, according to a Flood Information Centre press release,. It said nil to light rainfall at most of the places with moderate