Water Pollution in Bangladesh INTRODUCTION Water is the most vital element among the natural resources‚ and is crucial for the survival of all living organisms. The environment‚ economic growth and development of Bangladesh are all highly influenced by water - its regional and seasonal availability‚ and the quality of surface and groundwater. Spatial and seasonal availability of surface and groundwater is highly responsive to the monsoon climate and physiography of the country. Availability also
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Bangladesh-Myanmar‚ two neighboring states of third world‚ have been maintaining bilateral and diplomatic relations since 1972 when Myanmar recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign independent state. It was Burma‚ present Myanmar‚ among the first few states to recognize Bangladesh whether for any specific reason or not. As a next door neighbor‚ Myanmar shares some historical ties with Bangladesh‚ for example-the British colonial legacy. Concededly‚ these two states are geographically apart‚ maintain
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Wetland Resources in Bangladesh Saroar M. Mustafa Concept‚ Types and Status of Wetlands in Bangladesh: The Ramsar Convention (1971) has defined wetlands as - areas of marsh‚ fen‚ peat-land‚ or water‚ whether natural or artificial‚ permanent or temporary‚ with water that is static or flowing‚ fresh‚ brackish or salt‚ including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres. The Ramsar definition of wetlands lumps together a wide range of contrasting habitats
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Building Industry of Bangladesh The history of indigenous shipbuilding in Bangladesh goes back a long way. It is one of the early industries developed in Bengal based on its old business of building boats and sea vessels. Bangladesh has a strong background in building ships since ancient times. Many countries of Asia and Europe regularly bought ships built in Chittagong. Bangladesh has a strong background in building ships since ancient times. It is quite natural in that Bangladesh has more than 200
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The Bangladesh Development Studies Vol. XXIX‚ March-June 2003‚ Nos.1 & 2 Bangladesh’s Trade Barriers in a Global Perspective: A Comparative Analysis by SELIM RAIHAN ∗ This paper develops an index of trade barrier for 108 countries and makes a comparative analysis of Bangladesh’s trade barrier indices in a global context. Bi-variate as well as multivariate cross-country econometric models have been estimated to explain cross-country variations in trade barrier indices. The results show that
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The Bangladesh Meteorological Department adopted a seismic zoning map in 1972. In 1977‚ the Government of Bangladesh constituted a Committee of Experts to examine the seismic problem and make appropriate recommendations. The Committee proposed a zoning map of Bangladesh in the same year. According to Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC‚ 1993)‚ Bangladesh is divided into 3 earthquake zones (Figure- 6): Zone –1: the less risky zone. The Zone-1 comprising the southwestern part of Bangladesh (Jessore
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Natural gas and oil There are 22 discovered gas fields in Bangladesh of various sizes. The total reserve of 20 gas fields is about 26 Tcf (trillion cubic feet). Gas in most of the fields is dry‚ in a few fields it is wet. For example at Beanibazar (16 bbl/mmcfg)‚ Jalalabad (15 bbl/mmcfg)‚ and Kailashtila (13 bbl/mmcfg). Currently‚ natural gas accounts for more than 70% of the total commercial energy consumption and the major part of the future energy demand would be met from it. Power sector ranks
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1. Background $The Ambassador of Bangladesh in Korea‚ Mr. Shahidul Islam‚ visited ASERC (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Centre) in Pusan National University (PNU) and requested me to find a way of establishing a long-term and mutually beneficial collaboration in shipbuilding sector between Korea and Bangladesh. At his request‚ I paid a short visit to Bangladesh from October 12-13‚ 2009. In order to understand the shipbuilding related academic and industrial environment‚ I visited two leading
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as distinguished from sedimentary rock. The hardrocks of Bangladesh are of four types: (i) Maddhyapara subsurface hardrock‚ (ii) Bholaganj-Jaflong hardrock concretions‚ (iii) Tetulia-Patgram-Panchagarh hardrock concretions‚ and (iv) Chittagong-Chittagong Hill Tracts sedimentary concretions. The items ii‚ iii and iv are usually considered as gravel deposits. Maddhyapara subsurface hardrock In 1974-75 the geological survey of bangladesh (GSB) drilled six wells in and around Maddhyapara and confirmed
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Tuesday‚ April 23‚ 2013 US Human Rights Report 2012: Bangladesh a Country of enforced disappearances and extra judicial killing! By Bangladesh Media; "I am proud to present the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the first time as Secretary of State. When I served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee‚ my colleagues and I depended on these reports for an accurate assessment of human rights conditions around the world. I know how valuable they are .. " -Says US Secretary of State‚
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