An alarming drop in groundwater table in Khulna has put the city at risk of water crisis that is likely to get worse in summer, according to a recent survey by Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (

During the first 1,000 days of life – from conception to age two – children need enough energy and nutrients to fulfill their growth potential

Around 90 percent of the beneficiaries of a World Bank project for victims of cycles Sidr and Aila now have annual income upwards of Tk 60,000 on average, according to a household survey of 2014.

A host of people in Comilla are suffering from arsenicosis, with the majority contracting the disease by drinking water rich in arsenic.

The cultivation of genetically engineered Bt Brinjal in the country’s several districts has cost the farmers their fortunes again this year as the plants have either died out prematurely or fruited

Bangladesh celebrates the World Water Day today when 26 million of its citizens still have no access to safe drinking water.
The theme of the day is ‘Water and Sustainable Development.’

DHAKA : “Mukta is no more.” A middle-aged, distressed man passing through a corridor of Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH) painfully informed his wife over his cell, reports BSS.

MEHERPUR : About 60 families of a village under Sadar upazila in the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Meherpur Palli Bidyut Samity (MPBS) on Friday, reports BSS.

Nilphamari Correspondent :Two new vaccines have been introduced in the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Nilphamari district from this month under Health Department to combat new form

DHAKA : Despite a major reduction in child under-nutrition over the last two decades, there has been a considerable increase in obesity among children in Bangladesh, creating a dual burden of poor