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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Indian PM sees lack of collective will in climate change efforts
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that ‘a lack of collective will’ was hampering efforts to forge a common global front against the threat of climate change. Addressing the opening
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100 countries back world environment agency
More than a hundred countries now support a French proposal to create a ‘World Environment Organisation’ at the upcoming 20th anniversary conference of the Rio Summit, France’s ecology minister said on
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UK, WFP to provide $679,000 for Satkhira flood victims
The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom and the United Nations World Food Programme will provide much-needed support for 150,000 people affected by recent floods and water-logging
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PDB, NTPC sign deal on JVC for $1.5b Rampal power plant
The Power Development Board chairman, ASM Alamgir Kabir, on Sunday said that price of power from the proposed joint-venture plant at Rampal in Bagerhat would range between Tk 5 and Tk 7 a unit. ‘The
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Bangladesh team being built for joint impact survey
Water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen on Sunday told the parliament that the government was selecting experts to constitute the Bangladesh side on the joint survey team for studying the impacts of
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103 of 245 brick kilns operating illegally in Barisal div
A total of 103 out of 245 brick kilns in six districts of Barisal division are operating illegally flouting several notices of Department of Environment. The illegal brick field owners had ignored several
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Japan emissions rising after atomic crisis: report
Japanese manufacturer’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, hurting the country’s carbon reduction goals, a report said Sunday. The trend will deal
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Three killed in Indonesian rainstorms
At least three people were killed and 35 injured as heavy rains lashed Indonesia, bringing down trees and powerlines and damaging hundreds of homes, an official said Thursday. ‘Storms on Wednesday killed
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Inter-cropping with sugarcane brings more boon to farmers
Inter-cropping with sugarcane has been found as more beneficial to the farmers as it can boost total crop production per unit area along with ensuring sustainable sugarcane cultivation with higher economic
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HC asks govt to prove legality of dams across B’baria rivers
The High Court on Sunday directed the government to explain within four weeks why the makeshift roads in the form of dams across the River Titas and 17 other rivulets in Brahmanbaria, causing obstruction