Task force to protect environment
The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka district has decided to form a task force of concerned government authorities to protect against environmental pollution, especially water pollution, air pollution
New Age (Bangladesh)
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Factory fined for polluting environment in Gazipur
Department of Environment fined a garment factory in Gazipur Tk 2 lakh for violation of environment laws on Monday. After a hearing at the DoE headquarters, its director (monitoring and enforcement)
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Maternal health improvement Dhaka-UNFPA to work closely
Foreign minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said Bangladesh and UNFPA would work closely to further improve maternal and reproductive health as well as population dynamics under post-2015 development agenda.
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Incumbents must say ‘no’ to Bt brinjal cultivation
GENETICALLY modified crops and vegetables may have become a rage worldwide but these food items, produced in artificial conditions with the aid of special proteins, are poor substitute for organic produce.
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Human activity driving climate change: report
Human activity is almost certainly the cause of climate change and global sea levels could rise by several feet by the end of the century, according to an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
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WB supports projects to improve rural roads in 26 districts
The World Bank is providing US$302 million to implement the Second Rural Transport Improvement Project, which will improve around 5,250 km of union parishad and upazilla roads in 26 districts. The project
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22 climate projects approved
The Climate Change Trustee Board on Tuesday approved 22 projects with an estimated cost of Tk 77 crore to tackle the adverse impacts of climate change. The approval was given in the 29th meeting of Climate
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Country’s first-ever flood insurance scheme launched
The first-ever flood insurance scheme was launched in the country on Tuesday, aiming to compensate flood victims and help them fight natural disasters. Disaster Management and Relief Minister AH Mahmood
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Solid wastes pollute Hatirjheel lake
Solid wastes with rainwater are entering the Hatirjheel-Bagunbari Lake, polluting its water as the authorities stopped screening wastes before letting them into the lake. The Bangladesh University of
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Coastal cities face rising risk of flood losses: study
The world’s 136 largest coastal cities could risk combined annual losses of $1 trillion (750 billion euros) from floods by 2050 unless they drastically raise their defences, a study warned Sunday. Current
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Genome sequence of local jute discovered
Bangladeshi scientists have cracked the code discovering the genome sequence of local jute variety, prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced at a news conference at Ganabhaban on Sunday. Earlier, Bangladeshi