The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$ 310 million in loan to improve Bangladesh's power supply system, and reduce power outages and shortages. It confirmed the assistance Tuesday.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project Tuesday, titled 'Padma Water Treatment Plant' involving Tk 35.08 billion to bring water from the Padma River to D

State Minister or Chittagong Hill Tracks (CHT) Affairs Bir Bahadur U Shei Ching Tuesday said that cabinet approved the amendment to the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act 2001 which will he

Farmers have started switching to cereals from paddy in the wake of adverse impact of climate change with new technology and seed in the vast Barind tract.

The government is going to implement a Tk 27.88 billion project to upgrade Jaidevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga highway to use it as SAARC Highway Corridor-4 to facilitate road connectivity with neighb

The government is formulating a climate fiscal framework to coordinate spending in the climate change-related activities, official sources said.

China and Japan should put aside their diplomatic differences and find common ground in protecting the environment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Monday.

Water experts estimate that Tk 500 billion will be needed to give the country's ruined rivers a new lease of life.

The government would prepare a database for the people and their households by conducting a census aimed at identifying the real status of their poverty, officials said Monday.

Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to sharp declining of breeding and grazing fields of the fish species in the vast Barind tract.

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