Worst victim of global climate change -- Bangladesh-- where incidents of typhoons, flooding and rising sea levels become very common, is now facing increased threat of an age-old danger, the biggest threat to children - drowning.

About one hundred cows died and over one thousand were affected with foot and mouth disease in last two days at Dimla upazila under Nilphaari istrict as the disease was spreading at an alarming Dimla Upazila Livestock Office sources confirmed the news and added that they had no medicine, suggesting , indigenous treatment method

Diabetic Association of Bangladesh has taken initiative to bring 50 percent diabetic patients of the country under the treatment of the Association's health service by 2020.

This was informed at a press conference organised by the Association at the BIRDEM conference room in the city yesterday.

About 70 percent of polythene bags are till out of recycling process, which creates drainage congestion and waterlogging in urban life, especially in Dhaka City.

Department of Environment (DoE) sources said poor solid waste management in city life, bad habit of the citizens of throwing poly bags anywhere they like and lack of adequate recycling system are mainly responsible for this menace.

The government is somewhat worried about the spread swine flu in the country as the number of infected people rose to 87 as of Wednesday.

"We are slightly worried with the jump in the identified swine flu cases as 13 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday," Health Minister Prof. AFM Ruhal Huque told reporters on Thursday after an inter-ministerial meeting at the Health Ministry.

Despite being one of the most disaster-prone countries, Bangladesh's preparation for earthquake management is "almost zero", a top government official said on Wednesday while announcing a Tk 350 crore preparedness project.

Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) has submitted Tk 300 crore compensation proposal for resettlement of 1,300 affected families in seven villages of the country's coal project areas in Dinajpur.

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), a partner organisation of the government, is planning to set up multipurpose Solar Irrigation System (SIS) in off-grid areas of the country which is expected to help save some 750 mw of electricity.

More than half a million children in the country could be suffering from rickets, a debilitating disease associated with poor nutrition and lack of sunlight, officials said quoting a recent survey.

The National Rickets Survey 2008 based its estimate on its finding that 197 out of 20,000 children (0.99 per cent) had rickets, Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) reported.

The people of the greater Sylhet area strongly opposed to the construction of Tipaimukh dam as they will be the most sufferers of its adverse impacts.