Daily lifeEnergy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud said there is no shortfall in LPG supply and warned of action against anyone creating a shortage or selling above the BERC price.
At a meeting by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and ISSUP Bangladesh, psychiatrist Professor Dr M A Mohit Kamal said lasting recovery needs family support, aftercare and jobs as well as treatment.
CropsA parliamentary committee heard that the Ashuganj plant has also been shut for 19 months, and urged more fertiliser production at home and self-sufficiency in seed.
A 50 kg bag of the state-owned sugar company's Sonar Dana organic fertiliser costs Tk 900, while farmers are paying Tk 2,500 to 3,000 for a bag of chemical fertiliser.
Daily lifeFourteen production wells supply 10,332 cubic metres a day to 9,482 customers; with the water table falling and old tube wells dead, new wells, tanks and pipelines have been proposed.
The crack appeared before dawn on Wednesday at the Sureshwar fish landing in Shariatpur; the UNO and Water Development Board officials have inspected the site.
HealthLaunched by the college's gynaecological oncology unit, the drive came with a reminder from specialists that the vaccine is the main protection against cervical cancer but does not replace regular screening.
CropsAman was planted on 46,774 hectares against a target of 46,772; high-yielding varieties fell 246 hectares short while local varieties exceeded their target by 248.
A TIB-backed Active Citizens Group meeting heard that waste dumped in drains and canals causes waterlogging and a temporary riverside dump is polluting water, soil and air.
AgribusinessWith bottled soybean oil in shorter supply, traders have asked for a price rise; Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said the government will decide only after checking the situation.
EnvironmentAt a Department of Environment project event in Natore, speakers called for proper handling of chemical, farm and electronic waste as well as plastic.
The environment ministry has begun planting and waste removal in the off-season; locals say at least 2,000 of about 2,200 families are now unemployed.
Marking the upgrade of the National ENT Institute to 250 beds, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain also urged couples to be tested for thalassaemia before marriage.
