I've got a simple message today. If we're serious about developing our country, securing our food demand and increasing job opportunities, we've got to put current climate change issues at the heart of what we're doing.

Bangladesh on Wednesday called for the creation of a rapid deployment fund to combat sudden climatic shocks across the globe.

About six thousand rare Irrawaddy dolphins, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater and previously unknown population, were found along Bangladesh coast with a great hope for the survival of the rare species, said a study carried out by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

Nearly 2,500 dwellers of eight slums in Faridpur district headquarters are now living in hygienic and pollution free environment following implementation of a pilot project styled "Integrated Urban Development (IUD)".

A human chain was formed by people and the students of Rupganj upazila at Murapara point of the river Sitalakhya on March 23 protesting against the industrial units polluting waters of the river Sitalakhya and Balu.

Later a meeting was held at attended by the people of all walks of life with Zohara Begum, secretary of the Human resource, a non-government organization.

The early variety Boro paddy fields have already started blooming and the others are growing well predicting an all- time record bumper Boro production in the country's northern region this season.

The city of Dhaka experiences acute shortage of water all the year round. The city dwellers have taken it as part of their life. So they don't raise a hue and cry. But in summer and the advent of summer seasons it gets terribly acute and the people come to the street with empty pots and pitchers. This is a common scene every year which draws attention of many organizations and people.

The Committee constituted to determine compensation for the resettlement of 406 affected families of Barapukuria in Dinajpur coalmine project is likely submit its report this week.

Some 2,000 affected people of 406 families living at seven villages in coal mining areas will be given compensation for their rehabilitation.

With the advent of summer, diarrhoea has broken out in an epidemic form in the capital city of Dhaka mainly due to scarcity of pure drinking water.

More than one thousand diarrhoea-affected people were admitted to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB) during last two days, according to sources in ICDDRB.

In view of the present shortfall in power generation in the country, Bangladesh is in urgent need for accelerating the installation of power projects. According to reports, some donor agencies and development partners have shown their interest to provide assistance to the country for installing nuclear power plants.