DHAKA : The Climate Resilient Participatory Afforestation and Reforestation Project, implemented by the Government of Bangladesh, is working towards sustainable forest conservation and enhancement

The official figure of lands under forest in Bangladesh is about 8 per cent though unofficially the same is doubted.

DHAKA : The World Bank is supporting the Bangladesh government to increase provision of safe water and hygienic sanitation facilities through the Bangladesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Projec

DHAKA : The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide US $800,000 to Bangladesh for strengthening earthquake response and resilience in Bangladesh, re

The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide US $800,000 to Bangladesh for strengthening earthquake response and resilience in Bangladesh, reports UN

Human Chain -3 (560 x 420)The worrisome situation of river erosion and high tide water intrusion of Bhola have been going on since May 2013, says a press release.

DHAKA : The first-ever flood insurance scheme was launched in the country on Tuesday, aiming to compensate flood victims and help them fight natural disasters, reports UNB.

DHAKA : The Ministry of Environment and Forests has approved 22 projects involving Tk 77 crore to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change in the country, reports UNB.

DHAKA : Prime Minister sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the government will complete the construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power plant in due time.

KURIGRAM : Unabated erosions by 12 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla, have taken a turn for the worse, leaving some 3,400 families of over 100 villages in five upazilas of the di