The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of 'Bangladesh Applied Nutrition Research and Training Institute Act 2011', aiming to strengthen research works for ensuring nutrition for all

The government with help of the World Bank is preparing a project to improve the sustainability of water and sanitation services in rural areas.

Flood situation in southwestern Satkhira district remained unchanged Saturday with waterborne diseases spreading fast in the worst affected areas of Kolaroa upazila.

Dhaka : Floods have been playing havoc in Kurigram, Panchagarh, Sherpur, Sunamganj and Magura since last fortnight rendering tens of thousands marooned.

DHAKA: Dengue, an infectious tropical viral fever, is alarmingly increasing in the capital city with the highest peak of 473 cases reported till August 11 this year since 2007, according to an expe

Flashflood triggered by incessant rainfall and hilly water claimed four lives in Bandarban in the last few days.

Flood situation worsened in Satkhira and Khula with a minor drowning in Digholia upazila in Khulna, several hundred villages going under water in the two districts rendering several lakh marooned o

The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to sign a cooperation agreement between Bangladesh and Russia to set up the much-talked-about Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

A self-contradictory stance of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has put the investment of more than Tk 100 crore in the country's solar system manufacturing sector at risk, industry insiders sai

The overall flood situation marked improvement in the Brahmaputra basin following recession in the water levels of the major rivers and tributaries during the past 24 hours till 6am on Tuesday, off