ARSENIC CONTAMINATION

In short

Amon crops survive pest threat

New filter to remove arsenic from drinking water

Bangladesh backyard poultry hit by bird flu

Shrimp lose shine in Bangladesh

Are pills doctored?

A Punjab resident holds inferior quality drugs responsible for his son's serious illness

Clear link

Tree-fellers turn forest guardians in Bangladesh

South Asia

309,000 infants die on first day

India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed

Lost in woods

Environmentalists see red over wildlife bill in Bangladesh

South Asia

Breast milk protects infants from arsenic

In short

Deep inside Chittagong's shipbreaking yards

Teesta deal likely

India and Bangladesh to sign an interim treaty for 15 years

Seafood ban

Pakistan exporters suffer

South Asia

South Asia

Dhaka's groundwater level at the lowest in 11 yrs

Fast-developing nations still home to half of world’s hungry and malnourished people: report

Study also stresses on positive impact of sanitation on nutrition status of children

India less committed to reducing hunger than Nepal or Bangladesh: HANCI report

India ranked 19th among 45 developing countries assessed by UK-based organisation

To ensure food for tomorrow

Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken

Students' organisation says no to gas pipeline in northeast