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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Govt study to determine heavy metals in rice
The government has taken a move to conduct a study to determine the presence of toxic heavy metals including cadmium and arsenic in rice, officials said. The Soil Resource Development Institute under
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JS passes river protection commission bill
Parliament on Sunday passed ‘National River Protection Commission Bill -- 2013’ aimed at protecting the country’s rivers from encroachers and pollution. Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan placed the bill
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Thousands marooned by flooding in northern dists
Floods triggered by onrush of water from upstream left thousands of villagers marooned and damaged crops in the northern districts of Kurigram, Lalmanirhat and Jamalpur. About one lakh villagers in 35
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Tobacco may kill 1b people this century: WHO
Tobacco may claim as many as 100 crore people around the world in this century unless and until the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is implemented quickly by all nations.
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7.2 magnitude quake hits PNG
The US Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 7.2 earthquake had struck northeast of Papua New Guinea, although there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The USGS said the quake, occurred
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17 climate projects get nod
The government on Sunday approved 17 projects, involving Tk 98 crore, under Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change. Climate Change Trustee Board of the
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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Solomons
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning issued. The tremor, at a depth of 72 kilometres, hit
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Landslides, floods in Nepal kill 50, displace 7,000
Landslides and floods triggered by several weeks of monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in mainly remote parts of Nepal, a government official said Thursday. ‘So far, 50 people from across the
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2001-2010 decade shows faster warming trend: UN
Global warming accelerated since the 1970s and broke more countries’ temperature records than ever before in the first decade of the new millennium, UN climate experts said Wednesday. A new analysis from
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10pc urban children overweight, 4pc obese: study
Ten out of every 100 children, aged 5-18 living in Bangladesh’s urban areas, are overweight while 4 per cent obese, says a new study. It indicates that there is a double burden of both under-nutrition