The World Bank offered to provide Bangladesh necessary supports for creating its social-safety net, alleviating poverty and developing infrastructures.
The assurance came from the World Bank president, Robert Zoellick, when he called on the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at her suite at Hotel Grand Hyatt at 17:30pm (local time) Wednesday.
At least three earthquakes struck Dhaka and some other districts between midnight past Monday and Wednesday afternoon in which people celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr became panicked.
Many living in high rises in the capital and the port city of Chittagong became panicked and ran onto the streets when the earthquakes struck. No casualty or damage was, however, reported.
The overall swine flu situation in Dhaka city improved during the Eid vacation but the number of patients with dengue fever increased, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research on Wednesday.
Hundreds of residents of the ten villages affected by land subsidence caused by coal-mining in Barapukuria on Thursday besieged the office of the mining company for about three hours, demanding due compensation.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, directed the authorities concerned to take stern action against those involved in plundering thousands of Jhau (tamarisk) trees along Cox
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the energy division to further review the draft coal policy, especially of the possible impact of mining on the people and environment.
The rising temperature may result in significant reduction in the Gross Domestic Product of Bangladesh which is part of the Himalayan system, apart from the risk the country is facing of losing 18 per cent of its land due to the rising water level of the oceans.
A physical survey to demarcate the river boundary on a seven-kilometre stretch began in Narayanganj on Wednesday.
The Dhaka divisional commissioner, Khandakar Shawkat Hossain, inaugurated the survey to demarcate the boundary of the River Balu at Pashchimgaon of Rupganj in the district.
At least 4.5 million children could die if wealthy nations fail to provide more funds to help impoverished countries combat global warming, development charity Oxfam warned Wednesday.
The organisation said in a report it was concerned that industrialised nations would take money out of existing funds dedicated to economic development in order to help poor countries battle climate change.
The rising temperature may result in significant reduction in the Gross Domestic Product of Bangladesh which is part of the Himalayan system, apart from the risk the country is facing of losing 18 per cent of its land due to the rising water level of the oceans.
