In 2012, the new HIV infections were 338 while the number of patients with AIDS was 103. Some 65 patients died of AIDS last year.

The installation of water supply line at Dakkhin Surma in Sylhet city began on Tuesday to bring the three wards of this area under drinking water facility coverage.

DHAKA : The Ministry of Environment and Forests has approved 22 projects involving Tk 77 crore to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change in the country, reports UNB.