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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Japan enters commercial space race
Japan will put a commercial satellite into space on Friday, officials said, in its first foray into the European-and-Russian-dominated world of contract launches. The H-IIA rocket, which was developed
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Govt subsidy on agriculture to continue: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has assured the farmers that her government would continue to provide agri-inputs at subsidised rate as she said the Awami League does politics for the welfare the farmers
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End WB role in BCCRF management by 2013
Green and right activists on Thursday demanded an end of World Bank’s role in the management of Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund by 2013. They expressed their concern that the government was
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CWASA to implement four schemes to meet water crisis
The Chittagong Water and Sewerage Authority is embarking upon four mega projects at a cost of Tk 4143 crore to mitigate water crises for next 50 years which were shelved for a decade, official sources
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Pacific plastic soup grew 100-fold
The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has grown 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday. And scientists warned the killer soup of microplastic
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S African rhinos at mercy of smuggling network
Petty hunters, corrupt wildlife officials and Asian traffickers have all been snared in South Africa’s crackdown on rhino poaching as special prosecutors battle syndicates feeding the trade in horns.
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Task force blames weak waste management
The shipping minister, Shajahan Khan, on Tuesday blamed the ‘weak waste management’ of the city corporations for pollutions of the rivers that surround the capital city. He said that authorities including
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Niger is worst place to be mother: study
The African nation of Niger has ousted Afghanistan as the worst place in the world to be a mother, largely due to hunger, according to an annual report out Tuesday by Save the Children. In contrast, Norway
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Medical wastes threaten Ctg public health
Mindless dumping of medical wastes in the Chittagong city has put public health in danger, with the authorities turning a blind eye to the hazards. People from different parts of the city said hospitals,
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WHO ‘concerned’ over deadly Vietnam mystery disease
The World Health Organisation said Monday it was ‘concerned’ about an outbreak of a mysterious skin disease in central Vietnam which has killed 19 people, mostly children. More than 170 people have fallen