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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Brick kilns posing threat to agriculture, biodiversity in north
The growing numbers of unplanned brick kilns have been posing environmental threat to agriculture and biodiversity in the country’s northern region, according to experts and farmers. Experts said a
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Banks still reluctant to grant loans for green projects
Most of the commercial banks continue to show lack of interest in disbursing loans from a Tk 200-crore refinancing scheme of the Bangladesh Bank launched in 2009 for renewable energy and clean water projects.
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Famine is over, but Somalia still struggles
Famine is over in war-torn Somalia but the problems are not: Haweyo Ibrahim survives on meagre food aid handouts rather than return to her village, controlled by Shebab rebels who killed her husband.
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Indian woman rewarded for tough ‘toilet’ stand
An Indian woman has been rewarded for her ‘bold’ decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday. Anita Narre
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JS passes bill to modernise transport system in Dhaka
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday passed the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Bill seeking to modernise the transport system of Dhaka city and the adjoining districts that have been experiencing severe
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Fishermen oppose Tipai dam threatening their livelihood
Fishermen held a demonstration in the city on Tuesday against India’s controversial Tipaimukh dam saying it would adversely affect livelihoods and life of over three lakh fishermen in Bangladesh’s north-eastern
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Cabinet okays Bus Rapid Transit project between Airport-Gazipur
A cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister Sheikhy Hasina, on Monday approved in principle a proposal for the creation of a special organization for operating Bus Rapid Transit between Shahjalal International
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1.5 lakh people die of cancer in Bangladesh every year
The World Cancer Day will be observed in Bangladesh today with no government programmes, while about 1.5 lakh people die of cancer every year in the country. The government has chalked up no programmes
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10,000 stranded by Australian floods
More than 10,000 Australians were Friday stranded by flooding in the country’s east, with thousands ordered to leave their homes or businesses and the military called in to airlift supplies. The New
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China coal mine explosion kills 11
A gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine Friday killed 11 workers and injured six others, state press said in the latest accident to hit the nation’s dangerous mining industry. One worker remained