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Excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides in vegetable cultivation in the country is exposing consumers to serious health threats, damaging soil, and polluting the environment, according to experts.They say farmers across Bangladesh use excessive chemical fertilisers and pesticides in veg...
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Most of the females working in garment factories across the country are being harassed, humiliated and sexually abused in many ways under the very nose of the authorities concerned, according to a study. But the victims do not dare complain to their owners, high-ups and others concerned about such a...
Taking selfies recklessly on open rail tracks are causing many fatalities in the country for what transport experts blame lack of awareness among people and inadequate safety campaign by authorities. According to a study (2016-17) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 73 per...
The government is moving ahead with a plan to build an 87.18-km at-grade 10-lane ultramodern expressway alongside the existing Joydebpur–Mymensingh highway for faster communication between the capital and Mymensingh. Roads and Highways Department under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridge...
Over 24,000 fire incidents in 2019 across the country caused damages to properties worth Tk 330.41 crore, fire experts disclosed this recently. According to the International Fire Safety and Security expo and Electronic Safety and Security Association of Bangladesh (ESSAB) the total estimated e...
The government is going to recruit 5,000 physicians, 15,000 nurses and 30,000 third class employees in order to ensure proper health services for the people. The ministry of health has been given permission to make the recruitment immediately, Health Minister Zahid Malek told reporters.“There ...
Nearly 25 percent of the produced fruits in the country is wasted every year for the lack of modern storage system, proper transportation, and inefficiency and lack of knowledge of the farmers. That is, the producers of the country are incurring a loss worth Tk 15,000 crore on account of wastage of ...
Around one fourth fresh water fish species are on the verge of extinction, according to an IUCN estimation. Experts blame severe water pollution, growing use of pesticide in farmlands and waterbodies, slashing of water bodies, climate change and industrialisation as the reasons behind the declining ...
The number of cancer patients in the country is increasing day by day. Men's cavities, lung cancer and breast, cervical cancer in women are mossre common. Experts urged for increased public awareness to prevent these cancers. Out of every six patient one dies from cancer.Director of the National...
Winning their positions as mayors with overwhelming majorities, it is now time to fulfill their pledges they had vowed to execute for the voters.Both the mayors, Atiqul Islam (North) and Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas (South) had pledged to make the capital Dhaka a modern megacity with advanced t...
The impact of climate change is augmenting the process of desertification and salinity in the country’s coastal areas adding much woes to the people.Experts opined that a grand research plan should be taken to tackle the upcoming challenges of the agriculture sector by boosting sustainable dev...
Sixty-eight years old Shahidul Islam of Mohammadpur for the first time cast his votes on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the Dhaka City Corporation election 2020 at 10:13am. Like Shahidul, thousands of voters of all ages were found to be highly enthusiastic waiting in long queues in the gate of t...
The fourth industrial revolution will bring a major change in the digital technology process to improve the quality of life of people worldwide. There will be a positive impact on international trade. All of these will open up new markets and accelerate economic growth, experts opined.They urged dev...
From 1608 to 2020, capital Dhaka is now 412 years. In 1608, Mughal Subedar, Islam Khan, started the journey of Dhaka as the capital of Suba Bengal. During the long journey, the administration and services of Dhaka have undergone many changes. Modern Dhaka's city corporation is a municipal corpor...
In last six years around six hundred and thirty five people have been killed in political conflict in Bangladesh, according to a human rights organization survey.Analysts believe that these events are results of greed, competition and lack of discipline inside political parties. Many people join pol...
The quandary of infertility is constantly increasing in the country due to electronic radiation. Gynecologists and obstetrician’s experts opined that, using laptops on lap is increasing numbers of women and male infertility. At the same time environmental pollution, stress, late marriage, exce...
The rising sea level is affecting South Asia's agriculture and industries severely as a consequence of climate change.According to the Germanwatch Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh is the seventh most climate-vulnerable country in the world.According to an estimate, nearly 13 percent of coastal lan...
The current employment growth rate in Bangladesh is 2.4 percent. At this pace, it will be possible to generate employment for half of the unemployed by 2030. The government has declared youth development as one of the agendas of national development. But in the conventional way it will not be possib...
Traditional farming of major crops could flourish further if millions of farmers could be introduced to agriculture insurance policies to protect them from loss of crops from natural calamities or unfavorable weather. Experts say that agricultural insurance protects against loss of crops or livestoc...
The government is going to frame ‘Bullying Resistance Counseling Policy” in order to prevent bullying at all educational institutions across the country.Counseling will be ensured to prevent 'bullying' in educational institutions, officials said. Such decision was taken in the fa...
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