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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4 factories fined for pollution
Four factories were fined Tk 1.06 crore by the officials of Department of Environment for polluting environment on Tuesday. A team of Department of Environment conducted a drive at Kaliakoir, Chandra and Shafipur areas and fined Sadma Fashion Wear, Shurichala Textile Ltd, Gomti Textile and Dyeing and Sadat Composite Knit Industries Ltd.
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Affected farmers at Barapukuria not paid crops compensation
Tension mounted among affected farmers at Barapukuria who could not grow their main crops of Aman and Boro in the last two seasons due to subsidence of land around the coalmine. The farmers, most of whom have no other means of livelihood, are yet to get compensation for the loss of crops in two successive years. Local people and officials concerned told New Age that Barapukuria Coal Mining C
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JS passes land acquisition bill
The Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (Land Acquisition) Bill-2011 was passed in parliament on Monday with provision of compensation for those whose land would be acquired for implementing the project. Earlier, land minister Rezaul Karim Hira placed the bill for the 26-kilometre elevated expressway in parliament on June 21. According to the new law, none can claim compensation if any install
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Experts for effort to ensure food security in South Asia
Experts and environmentalists at a workshop in the city have suggested regional combined effort to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change for ensuring food security in the South Asia region. They said the regional food production would face a great threat in the coming days due to global warming and only the combined efforts involving governments, NGOs and forums like SAARC might addre
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Ministry to cut sulphur content in diesel to 500ppm by 2013
The power and energy ministry has decided to reduce the sulphur content level to 500ppm (parts per million) in diesel by 2013 from its present level of 2500ppm. The decision was made at a meeting with the state minister for power and energy, Mohammad Enamul Haque, in the chair, following a request from the environment and forests ministry. At present, the highest sulphur content is 2500ppm i
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Indian firm submits report on 1,300MW Khulna plant
Indian company NTPC has submitted a draft feasibility report to set up a 1,300 megawatts joint-venture coal-based plant in Khulna. The project is expected to be completed in 2015, said the state minister for energy, Mohammad Enamul Haque, in parliament in reply to a question from Nazrul Islam Manju. The government between January 2009 and May 2011 signed 39 agreements to install 41 power pla
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Increased salinity in farm land decreases crop output
Salinity particularly in the thousands of acres of croplands in the country
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Use of surface water stressed to cut pressure on groundwater
Government and foreign missions officials on Wednesday gave importance on using surface water to reduce pressure on groundwater. They made the observation while visiting the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Phase II project in the capital. Dhaka WASA managing director Taqsem A Khan said Saidabad project phase II started in April 15, 2010 which would be finished in December 2012.
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Poor forced to eat less but work harder: study
The food price hike in 2011 has forced the poor to work harder, eat less, live more frugally than ever before, and draw on any resources or assets that they have to cope with the situation. It was revealed in a research report released on Wednesday by the Institute of Development Studies and Oxfam GB at the latter
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Little done to stop polythene bag use despite ban
Continuing manufacture of polythene bags along with lax law enforcement is blamed by environmentalists for the increased use of non-biodegradable polythene bags. Save the Environment Movement president Abu Naser Khan blamed the government authorities for failing to implement the ban on the bags saying that their enforcement operations were very irregular. The environment department