Experts here have said that jute has been regaining its past glory very fast now following alarming and huge adverse effects of synthetic fibres on the environment and ecology in recent decades everywhere in the world.

The meteorological office of the United Kingdom on Thursday organised a seminar on "Matching climate impact prediction modeling and development needs" at the BRAC Centre in the city.

The Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project (SPPP), Bangladesh's first integrated gas-to-power project would add 300MW electricity to national power grid, which was scheduled to be completed by 2011.

ICDDRB, the biggest centre for treating intestinal disorders, is reportedly taking 700 diarrhoea patients daily, on average, in Dhaka city. The number of people coming to it's hospital for diarrhoeal treatment, every day, appears to suggests a sort of epidemic. There are different reasons for diarrhoea attacks specially suffered by children. But the main one is unsafe water supply.

Cultivation of summer Mug dal has been gaining popularity in various districts of the region for the last couple of years with the farmers reaping higher economic benefit from the increased demand for this variety of pulse.

The government of Denmark is willing to provide financial assistance in installing water-treatment plants in the capital and the adjacent areas to purify drinking water, the Danish ambassador here said Wednesday as the government is trying all avenues for solving paucity of safe water.

Australia will provide A$1.6 million to Bangladesh to support the on-going emergency operation of United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to address the impact of high food prices on the country's poorest people.

Diarrhoea has taken an epidemic turn in northern region when at least eight people died and about 6,000 admitted to hospital during the last one week.

Unofficial sources said the death toll rose to 28, including five in Dinajpur.

People of Bangladesh, particularly the poorer section who live in rural areas do not have proper sanitation facilities.

Those who have no ability to install sanitary latrines, make a pit at some corner of the house and use it as latrine which spread bad smell and pollute air and surroundings. The children defecate at open places which is equally harmful to the environment.

Bangladesh and Norway Tuesday agreed to develop a strategic partnership in combating global climate change, curbing corruption and improving the quality of governance besides making joint effort for mobilizing funds for offsetting adversities of the global financial flue.