World Tuberculosis Day will be observed in the country today as elsewhere across the globe. This year the theme of the day is

Khulna Water and Sanitation Forum on Thursday called for ensuring safe drinking water and sanitation for the city dwellers.

The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, on the occasion of World Water Day, has called for action to make a measurable difference in people's lives.

SEVERAL hundred landless people formed a human chain on the premises of Raiganj upazila council in Sirajganj Tuesday to press home their demands, including eviction of land grabbers.

The prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls has been reduced from 52.4 per cent in 2004 to 43.5 per cent in 2007, revealed the Helen Keller International at a seminar on Monday.