A large number of people in the coastal district remain highly vulnerable to natural disasters like cyclones and tidal surges as 157 cyclone shelters here can accommodate only three lakh people amo

Erosion by the River Brahmaputra took a serious turn in the last two weeks, rendering over 300 families homeless in Ghogadaho and Jattrapur unions under Kurigram Sadar upazila.

Around 15 thousand indigenous people living in 80 punjee (betel plantation) villages under seven upazilas of the district are suffering from crisis of safe drinking water.

Formalin control law is being formulated with provisions of tough punishment and hefty fines for production, import and sale of formalin without valid licences, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told pa

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to immediately take necessary steps to stop cutting down mangroves at Shyamnagar in Satkhira to protect the forest.

At least 428 people have been detected with arsenicosis, a slow poisoning disease leading to various complications, as massive arsenic contamination affects underground drinking water in different

The low-lying areas in Sadar, Rajnagar, Kulaura and Kamalganj upazilas of the district have been inundated due to heavy rain for the last one week and onrush of water from hills across the border.

The elimination of vultures is posing serious threats to human health in the country, as other birds and animals like dogs, rats, crows are consuming the carcasses of infected animals and spreading

Erosion by the River Jamuna has taken an alarming turn, rendering over 1500 families homeless and devouring hundreds of houses and a vast tract of cropland in Jamalpur and Gaibandha districts.

The "danger zones" in Asia which are vulnerable to deadly bird flu have been mapped by scientists.
The virus, called H7N9, has infected 433 people mostly in China and has killed 62.