Environment

BD sees 75pc excess April rainfall; flood risks rise in haor

TDS Desk: According to the Met office’s five-day forecast, rainfall is likely to continue across the country due to an active depression stretching from West Bengal to the northern Bay

7,000 hectares of cropland inundated by continuous rain in Kishoreganj

Continuous rainfall and upstream inflow inundate haor areas, damaging standing Boro paddy as farmers struggle with debt and failed harvests UNB: Around 7,000 hectares of cropland have been submerged in

‘No waterlogging, just congestion’

Ctg Correspondent: State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam today said there was no waterlogging in Chattogram city during the rainfall yesterday, asserting that only

From Coal Mining to Agriculture: An Ecological Initiative at a Chinese Coal Mine

ORDOS, CHINA : A new batch of watermelon seedlings was transplanted in the greenhouses within the reclamation area of Minda Coal Mine, located in Dongsheng District, Ordos, Inner Mongolia. This

Govt to distribute jute bags, uniforms to pry students nationwide

TDS Desk: Prime Minister’s Adviser and Office Spokesperson Mahdi Amin has announced a government initiative to distribute jute-made school bags and uniforms to primary students across the country. Speaking to

Climate change effect posing threat to coastal people

Staff Correspondent, Khulna Speakers at a regional-level press briefing on Wednesday (April 8) said south-western part of Bangladesh is one of the disaster prone zones of the globe owing to