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BARI sees success in hydroponic farming in Chittagong

Dhaka, 7 May, 2020: During a recent visit to the research station, it was found that strawberry, tomato, capsicum and lettuce were being farmed in a netted house using the hydroponic method Bangladesh is a densely populated country where arable land is shrinking gradually, due to conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural use. Under such […]

5 ways to help keep children learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dhaka, 7 May, 2020: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has upended family life around the world. School closures, working remotely, physical distancing — it’s a lot to navigate for parents to navigate. Robert Jenkins, UNICEF’s Global Chief of Education, offers five tips to help keep children’s education on track while they’re staying home. 1. Plan a […]

In A Post-Pandemic World, Renewable Energy Is The Only Way Forward

Dhaka, 5, May, 2020: The Economist’s regular cartoonist, KAL, summed it up neatly in his cartoon last week: the battle humanity is waging against the coronavirus is only the preliminary round, and after that, we have a much bigger and stronger opponent waiting for us, called the climate emergency. That some people still may think that something as […]

Ensuring food security during lockdown

Dhaka, 5, May, 2020: The government has already taken a number of measures to save Robi Cropconsidering the lockdown and because the haor region—especially Sunamganj, Sylhet and some northern districts such Gaibandha, Jamalpur—may suffer flashflood. These measures include regular weather forecast, early warning, arranging harvest machines and so on. These are some of the most […]

শিশুদের খেলার ছলে ব্যায়াম

ঢাকা, ৪, মে, ২০২০: করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ মোকাবিলায় এখন সবাইকে বাড়িতে থাকতে হচ্ছে। এ অবস্থায় শিশুদের সময় কাটছে মুঠোফোনে, গ্যাজেটে, বই পড়ে, ছবি এঁকে কিংবা কার্টুন দেখে। স্কুল বন্ধ থাকায় এবং বাইরে বের হতে না পারায় সব ধরনের খেলাধুলা একদম বন্ধ। কিন্তু বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থা সতর্ক করেছে, লকডাউনে ঘরবন্দী ও নিষ্ক্রিয় থাকায় শিশু-কিশোরদের স্থূলতার হার বাড়তে […]

7 tips for going outside safely with your children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dhaka, 4, May, 2020: During the COVID-19 pandemic, getting outside can be a great idea for both the physical and mental health of you and your family. But as with everything else these days, going outside needs to be done safely. Here are my top seven tips for what you need to think about as […]

COVID-19: Tips to reduce parenting stress during the coronavirus pandemic

Dhaka, 3 May, 2020: Knowing when — and when not — to react to a child’s behaviour is a helpful strategy during the stressful time that comes with the coronavirus pandemic Stock image This article, written by Leslie E. Roos, University of Manitoba and Jessica Flannery, University of Oregon, originally appeared on The Conversation and has been republished here with permission: […]

Marked increase of forest fires in Bolivia, claim environmentalists

Dhaka, 3 May, 2020: Environmentalists in Bolivia warned of a marked increase in forest fires this year that threatens a repeat of the environmental disaster that ravaged much of the Amazon in 2019. Bolivia registered 15,354 forest fires in the first four months of the year – a 35% increase on the same period last year, […]

Hakaluki Haor to be listed as ‘Ramsar site’

Dhaka, 2, May, 2020: Hakaluki Haor, the country's largest water body spreading over a vast area in Sylhet and neighbouring Moulvibazar district, is going to be listed as 'Ramsar site', the third in Bangladesh soon. The rich habitat of fish, birds as well as of different plants, part of Hakaluki has already been made a fish […]