The Asian Development Bank, the United Kingdom, and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to help Asia’s fast growing secondary cities protect their urban poor from the ravages of climate chang

The cold snap claimed the lives of four senior citizens in Bagerhat in two days.

Politicians, academics and experts on Thursday at an exchange of views in the capital said that the open pit method for coal mining and thermal power plants would certainly harm the environment and

Young children are at risk of serious health problems from toxic materials found in toys widely available in the capital city.

The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken a plan to manage 70 per cent of its supply water from the surface sources by 2021.

A state run Chinese electric power engineering company has offered to build two high-voltage power transmission lines from the under construction Rampal power plant, officials said.

Favourable weather conditions have helped farmers to cross the government’s target in the amount of land that it wanted placed under Aman cultivation during the current year, Department of Agricult

Bangladesh-based non-government organisation BRAC has been selected for a $ 1.0 million worth global award for replicating one of its health projects for slum dwellers in Africa.

Bangladesh has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol as the 4th country among the member of the UNFCCC.

The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Bangladesh on November 14 signed a technical assistance grant agreement of US$1.5 million for strengthening the Roads and Highways Department to sup