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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City dust pollution above danger level: minister
Dust pollution in Dhaka air remains above the danger level one-third of the year, said minister for environment Hasan Mahmud in parliament, attributing it to open-air construction works and road digging
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Govt introduces atomic energy control bill in JS
The government on Sunday introduced a bill in parliament to realise compensation from operators in case of accidents at nuclear plants. The bill assumes significance as the government is planning to set
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Greens for budget keeping eye on climate change
Green and rights organisations on Wednesday demanded adequate allocation in the upcoming national budget keeping climate change adaptation activities in consideration. The organisations working on climate
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Kyoto Protocol architect ‘frustrated’ by climate dialogue
UN climate talks are going nowhere, as politicians dither or bicker while the pace of warming dangerously speeds up, one of the architects of the Kyoto Protocol said. ‘It seems to me that negotiations
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20-yr master plan for road dev formulated
20-year master plan has been formulated for the development of the country’s road communication network. The Roads Department secretary, MAN Siddique, handed over a copy of the first-ever master plan
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Arctic melt releasing ancient methane
Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere. The methane has been trapped by ice, but is able to escape
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Knife fish infests Philippine waters
The Philippine fisheries chief on Sunday said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the ‘knife fish’ that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country’s largest lake.
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World’s tiger populations declined 70pc in 30 yrs
Tiger (Panthera tigris) populations, on average, have declined 70 per cent across the world, including Bangladesh, in the last 30 years, according to the Living Planet Report 2012. The Living Planet Index
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Availability, lower price encourage smokers: report
Most of the smokers feel encouraged to keep on this bad habit because of easy availability and comparatively lower prices of tobacco products, says a survey report. The government’s present and former
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ICDDR,B helps prevent cholera outbreak in Somalia, Kenya
Two ICDDR,B doctors, also experts in cholera management, returned home Wednesday after a two-week visit to the Horn of African countries —Somalia and Kenya — where they trained more than 50 health professionals,