The ecosystem of the Halda river, the major breeding ground for sweet water carps in the country, is now under threat due to two rubber dams constructed in the upstream of the river, said experts y

Climate change upsets life, livelihood alike; major rivers flowing below usual level

The High Court yesterday directed the government to issue a gazette notification within 15 days to enforce the safe food law to prevent food adulteration.

Bangladesh has significantly reduced the maternal mortality rate since 2000 and will probably achieve its goal of reducing it to 145 per 100,000 live births by 2015.

The Supreme Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on construction of a dam across the river Kobadak in Tala upazila of Satkhira.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan yesterday, shaking buildings in the capital and injuring three schoolchildren, officials said.

Erosion by the River Brahmaputra took a serious turn in the last one week, rendering at least 300 families in different villages homeless in Sadar and Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram district.

The main canal flowing through the district town has virtually turned into a dumping station for huge garbage disposed of by the townspeople, much to the degradation of the watercourse earlier 'bea

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all concerned to take joint initiatives in saving the Buriganga river from pollution.

Bangladesh has been able to create the sixth largest renewable energy-related workforce in the world in 2013, which is as large as that of Spain, a study said.