Experts, businessmen, fishermen and fish workers based on their experience said the fishing zones and fish production in the coastal area are declining gradually over the years.

They attribute it to sea level rise, increase of salinity at coastal belt, frequent cyclone and change in the oceanic current pattern.

An experience sharing meeting on Australian origin hybrid Sweet Jumbo grass farming for farmers was held in remote char village of Bozra Diarkhata under Chilmari upazila in Kurigram on Sunday.

The people of Sylhet and north-eastern side of the country are seriously opposing the construction of Tipaimukh Dam project on Borak River at the upper reaches of Rivers Surma and Kushiara, which is located just a kilometre from the border of Zakiganj in Sylhet.

Law enforcing agencies with the cooperation of coast guards have recovered smuggled timbers worth TK 20 lakh and seized two trawlers in a week from Swarupkathi region under Pirojpur district.

At least five children died of diarrhoea and another 568 have been attacked in five upazilas including Barisal City Corporation (BCC) area of the district in the last one and a half month due to severe heat.

According to an official source, of the total, 395 children have been attacked in the month of April while 173 children within 15 of the current month here.

Leaders of Sylhet Division Development Action Council (SDDAC) yesterday demanded the resignation of Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen, Shipping Minister Dr Afsarul Amin and withdrawal of Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty for their controversial remarks on Tipaimukh Dam who earlier said that the dam on Borak River would not cause any harm to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Carbon - a CDM based Carbon Trading service of Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd along with Carbon Planet, Australia, joined hands together to bring to the public and private sector of Bangladesh for clean, green and renewable initiatives, projects and programs that are eligible for globally acceptable Carbon Emission Reduction (CER) credits.

The underground water-level in Thakurgaon and nearby areas have gone down following unplanned lifting of water by deep and shall tube wells to irrigate crop lands.

Agri-experts have said that increased farming of jute could revive the past glory of the golden fibre to usher in a new era in the country's economy as well as save the environment and soil health.

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BPL) yesterday announced that it has commenced supplying Oseltamivir capsules, Oseflu