The overall swine flu situation in Dhaka city improved during the Eid vacation but the number of patients with dengue fever increased, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research on Wednesday.

A physical survey to demarcate the river boundary on a seven-kilometre stretch began in Narayanganj on Wednesday.
The Dhaka divisional commissioner, Khandakar Shawkat Hossain, inaugurated the survey to demarcate the boundary of the River Balu at Pashchimgaon of Rupganj in the district.

Narayanganj district administration yesterday launched a survey on the Balu river to demarcate a seven-kilometre stretch of its bank in line with a court directive to draw the actual limits of four rivers around Dhaka.

Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain inaugurated the survey putting a boundary pillar on the riverbank in Pashchimgaon in Kayedpara under Rupganj upazila.

The rising temperature may result in significant reduction in the Gross Domestic Product of Bangladesh which is part of the Himalayan system, apart from the risk the country is facing of losing 18 per cent of its land due to the rising water level of the oceans.

The government has decided to make mandatory installation of solar panels in case of highrise buildings having more than 10 floors in Dhaka and other major cities in a bid to ease the nagging power crisis.

At the same time, in view of the dwindling groundwater levels, construction of safe and suitable water reservoirs on rooftops of the highrises would be ensured to harvest rainwater.

The government has decided to make mandatory installation of solar panels in case of high-rise buildings having more than 10 floors in Dhaka and other major cities in a bid to ease the nagging power crisis.
At the same time, in view of the dwindling groundwater levels, construction of safe and suitable water reservoirs on rooftops of the high-rises would be ensured to harvest rain water.

World Bank will give 130 million US dollars for installation of affordable solar home systems in rural areas of Bangladesh for ensuring access of the people to electricity.

The government on Wednesday signed a credit agreement worth $130 million with the International Development Association, the World Bank

Britain will help Bangladesh secure the interests of the least developed countries at the critical Copenhagen climate negotiations in December this year, two visiting British ministers said on Monday.