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Cyclone Mahasen bears down on Bay of Bengal

May 16, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasen bears down on Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Mahasen has begun crossing Bangladesh’s southern coast, as people packed into evacuation shelters. The storm hit Patuakhali district on Thursday with winds of up to 100 kph (60 mph), and was heading for the ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. One person has been reported dead, Bangladeshi officials say. Thousands of people have been…

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Bangladesh tornado kills 20, injures 200

March 23, 2013
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Bangladesh tornado kills 20, injures 200

At least 20 people were killed and over 200 others injured as a tornado tore through three upazilas in Brahmanbaria yesterday evening. The tornado wrecked havoc in Brahmanbaria district over a 15-minute period, authority said, uprooting thousands of trees and flattened hundreds of tin and mud-built houses in the area, and snapping road and rail…

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100 die, 250,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods

June 27, 2012
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100 die, 250,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods

DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 100 people have died and 250,000 were left stranded by flash floods and landslides in Bangladesh set off by the heaviest rain in years, police and officials said on Wednesday. The low-lying and densely populated country, which is in its wet season, has been battered by five days of torrential…

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The flood-tolerant crops.

October 28, 2011
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The flood-tolerant crops.

Floods are a major hazard to crops worldwide. This year alone, billions of dollars worth of crops came to waste after catastrophic floods raided Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Australia, Thailand, the UK and America, and famines have hit millions of people worldwide as a result of ruined agriculture. What if you could, however, engineer crops that…

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Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla to hoist signal 3

September 17, 2011
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Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla to hoist signal 3

All the three maritime ports of the country have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number 3, as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay. The maritime ports are Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla. Squally weather may continue over the North Bay and the maritime ports and adjoining costal areas of Bangladesh…

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New rice to drought-tolerant rice !!-Drought Tolerant Rice in Development

December 3, 2010
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New rice to drought-tolerant rice !!-Drought Tolerant Rice in Development

Drought Tolerant Rice in Development Rice production faces the threat of a growing worldwide water scarcity. Approximately, 75% of the world’s rice is grown in flooded, lowland conditions. Lowland rice crops either rely on irrigation or rain water to provide adequate growing conditions. The food security of millions of people depends on the availability of…

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Bangladesh to demand $100b-climate fund in 2020

December 2, 2010
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Bangladesh will demand increasing the long term climate fund to 100 billion dollar in 2020, said State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud at the ministry yesterday.Bangladesh on Wednesday called for billions of dollars to be made available quickly for its fight against climate change, as United Nations’ environment talks entered their third…

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Save TIGER ! PM urges global help

November 24, 2010
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Save TIGER ! PM urges global help

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the world community to assist Bangladesh in protecting the Tigers and the Sundarbans. The Global Tiger Forum (GTF) is an inter-governmental and international body established with members from willing countries to embark on a worldwide campaign, common approach, promotion of appropriate programmes and controls to save the remaining five…

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New Dams Wrest Property From Land-Swallowing Waters in Bangladesh

October 8, 2010
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New Dams Wrest Property From Land-Swallowing Waters in Bangladesh

sources :Bangladesh is at risk of becoming submerged under the sea, but the government has plans for three natural cross dams that will save 500 kilometers of land. With over 2 billion tons of sediment passing through Bangladesh’s vast network of rivers, the country is claiming the opportunity to compact the sediments into livable land…

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Bangladesh Sidr Aila -Now !Thousands affected as storm surges !!

October 8, 2010
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Bangladesh Sidr Aila -Now !Thousands affected as storm surges !!

At least 200 fishermen were missing after 15 fishing boats capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm, boat operators said Thursday. A wall of water whipped up by strong winds also flooded coastal areas, forcing about 150,000 people to flee their homes, officials said. A storm surge over the past two days has…

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Strong laws for safe climate : Bangladesh set to establish 64 environment courts

September 21, 2010
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Strong laws for safe climate : Bangladesh set to establish 64 environment courts

Bangladesh is set to establish environment courts in 64 districts as the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed the Environment Court Bill 2010 in the Parliament, seeking provisions for allowing citizens to file cases against polluters and for setting up at least one environment court in each district. The government has also placed…

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Bangladesh announces USD 2 million for Pakistan flood victims

August 18, 2010
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Bangladesh on Wednesday announced USD 2 million humanitarian aid for flood relief work in Pakistan which has affected an estimated 20 million people. “Bangladesh announces this commitment as an expression of solidarity with the people of Pakistan,” the foreign office said. Bangladesh would also send a medical team to Pakistan while relief assistance would include…

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“Develop network with peers in Bangladesh”-Ambassador Akramul Qader urges expatriate doctors.

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and State Minister Mr. Akramul Qader attended the annual conference of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Louisiana chapter in Orleans, Louisiana and addressed a…

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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

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Meghalaya has made it clear that the dams which are to be built across the Myntdu and Umiew rivers would not have any negative impact…

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