Absence of a dumping ground forces the Tangail municipality authorities to dump wastes by the roadsides in different areas of the district town, posing threat to public health.
The town dwellers are worried as wastes lying haphazardly in the municipality areas are polluting environment and spreading various diseases, some local residents said.
Diets heavy in fried foods, salty snacks and meat account for about 35 per cent of heart attacks globally, researchers reported on Monday.
Their study of 52 countries showed that people who ate a
The Department of Environment will conduct drive in the capital from October 19-23 aiming to combat sound pollution caused by hydraulic horns of motor vehicles and create awareness among the people about noise pollution.
Production of Transplantation Aman (T-Aman) paddy is likely to face set-back this year in Kurigram district, due to attack by varieties of pest and bacterial diseases and price hike of urea fertiliser. This pest attack may hamper production and farmers are very disappointed in the area, sources said.
They may not get their expected T-Aman production due to pest invasion this year.
The potential of biofuels as a foreign currency earning sector featured rather strongly at a conference of the non-resident Bangladeshis earlier this year too. According to insiders, the military-controlled interim government has also approved applications and permits for biofuel production.
Amid fresh bird-flu worries, the director general of the Department of Livestock Services has stressed the need for a multi-sectoral approach to make people aware about the risks of the disease that rattled the country
The Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) on Thursday suggested certain reforms in the agricultural sector to support the marginal farmers and thus ensure the food security of the nation.
Bangladesh, which is among the countries with the most worrisome hunger status, has been ranked 70th among 88 nations in the Global Hunger Index.
The country suffers from an alarming level of hunger while Burundi, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone
