The wild frontier of animal welfare….
Dhaka, 22 April, 2021: The most emotionally difficult moment in Michelle Graham’s life was when five snakes in her lab died. She had started a doctoral program studying jumping and flying…
Vitamin D deficiency during COVID-19: a paediatric perspective….
Dhaka, 29 March, 2021: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. It has emerged as a public health problem in many developing countries…
Lead poisoning and stunting in Bangladesh: a missing link
Dhaka, 1 April, 2021: Long-term malnutrition might at first seem like a medical condition and its remedial measures easy, using balanced diet, appropriate for age, along with needed micronutrients. In Bangladesh,…
Renewable Energy for Environmental Protection
Re-usable natural resources use as renewable energy. Renewable energy is known as ‘Green Energy’ or ‘Clean Energy’ because it is eco-friendly. Due to the increasing environmental catastrophe in the world,…
World Forestry Day: Emphasizing the need to conserve, protect and expand forests
March 21 was proclaimed as the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness for all types of forests. On this day, countries around the world are encouraged to…
Bangladesh needs to better soil health for future food security
Maintaining biodiversity of soil is a must to ensure future food security, experts observed at a seminar on Saturday. To raise food output for a growing population, maintaining good health…
Unplanned industrialisation killing the Sutang river
The rivers of Bangladesh are so crucial to its existence that they have been recognised as "living entities" or "legal persons" with their own set of rights by the High…
Govt afforests over 25,000 hectares of land in nearly three years
The government has afforested over 25,000 hectares of land under different projects since fiscal year 2018, in an effort to raise the forestation areas to make a livable environment in…
‘Covid-19 medical waste disposal neglected’
Around 93.4% of the Covid-19 related medical waste is not managed properly, says a recent study Although a year has passed since the pandemic unfolded in Bangladesh, the management of…
What the Texas energy crisis means for Bangladesh’s energy security?
The energy crisis in Texas has become world news. During extreme winter weather in February, surging electricity demand collided with falling generation, forcing the state's grid operator to implement rolling…