ICT report hails Bangladesh
October 29, 2010
A global information and communication technology (ICT) report has lauded Bangladesh’s two initiatives — one by Banglalink and the other by Grameenphone that cater to the market information needs of rural farmers.
Banglalink’s helpline Jigyasha and Grameenphone’s telecentre-based market solutions have been helping address the farmers’ needs across the country, said a report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).
The report titled Read more
Most Tangail rivers remain dry for six months
March 22, 2010
Riverbeds being used for farming
Most of the rivers in Tangail district are heading towards virtual death as the riverbeds remain waterless for nearly half of the year.
While the country is observing World Water Day today farmers are using the dried up river beds for cultivating different crops including boro paddy, arranging irrigation by setting up shallow engine pumps there.
In some places there are some flow but it is so polluted that it cannot be used for Read more
Saving tigers of Sundarbans
January 26, 2010
Foresters’ training on tiger conservation launched
Department of forest has launched a training programme for foresters as well as people to develop their wildlife conservation skill following the backdrop of extinction of tigers particularly the rare species of Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans due to human-tiger confrontation.
State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud inaugurated the training programme at a function at Ban Bhaban here on Read more
Major rivers in Sylhet dying for siltation
January 5, 2010
Major rivers and their tributaries in greater Sylhet region see gradual decrease in their flow due to massive siltation in absence of planned dredging, causing a serious threat to the environment in the region.
Hundreds of shoals have emerged in Surma, Kushiyara, Khowai, Dholai, Monu, Kalni and Piain rivers and their tributaries as their flow reduced drastically, said experts and officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB).
Most of the rivers flowing through Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet Read more
Parthenium weed poses danger to crops
December 30, 2009
Parthenium, a newly discovered invasive and dangerous weed, has been posing a serious health problems to human beings and livestock and also causing loss of crops and vegetation in the country, reports The New Nation
The dangerous weed is affecting many countries in Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands causing serious environmental problems.
It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness and economic and environmental Read more
Child labour getting up alarming in Bangladesh
December 17, 2009
The number of child labour in climate change affected countries like Bangladesh may rise in near future as the change may make it more difficult for children to attend school whose families struggle to survive, warned Save the Children, UK.
In a new report titled ‘Feeling the Heat: Child Survival in a Changing Climate’ the charity said, “There have already been reports of an increase in trafficking and child brides in areas where families are Read more