Arsenic is an extremely toxic substance if given in a strong enough dose, can kill. Less known is the fact that exposure over many years to low concentrations of arsenic in drinking water, can also

The Bangladesh government has a plan to utilize industrial wastes or neutralize such wastes, Parliament was told. The government has already decided to shift the tanneries from Hazaribagh in the city

A World Bank report said South Asia could cut poverty much further in the coming decade if it grows at a faster pace than in the past 10 years and ensures prosperity is more evenly distributed. If

Despite many requests by Bangladesh to supply all related information and data about the Tipaimukh Dam for examining its possible impact, India has not provided anything, but salient features of the

In the context of still three lakh people being infected afresh and 70 thousand dying of tuberculosis (TB) every year in the country, a national conference on the disease is going to be held in the

Preservation of Bio-diversity and development of natural environ

The World Food Programme in Nepal is to send food to remote drought stricken areas where thousands of people are at risk of starvation, the United Nations agency said in a statement. "Food insecurity

Managing Director, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Brigadier Iftikhar Haider has directed the concerned authorities to ensure smooth water supply to the metropolis from all 131 pumping

The Dhaka Circular Waterways Project combining the waterways of Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakhya (which encircled the city, is likely to be completed by June 30, 2008. The first phase of the

All major rivers and their tributaries marked moderate rise during the past 24 hours till this morning in the northern region of Bangladesh caused by onrush of huge hilly waters and moderate to heavy