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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CWASA starts new phase of water supply project
The Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, through a ceremony at the Arefin Nagar Hill in the city at 11:00am on Wednesday, launched the third phase of Karnaphuli Water Supply Project. The goal of the project financed by a loan from the Japan International Coopera-tion Agency to the Govern-ment of Bangladesh is to strategically improve the management capacity of CWASA. CWASA manag
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Bangladesh deserves climate justice
Environment and Forest state minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said the countries responsible for high rate of carbon emission should compensate countries like Bangladesh for mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
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Global approach urged to face climate change challenges
Representatives of development partner countries and organisations on Wednesday said Bangladesh was the worst affected by climate change and it needed a strong leadership in facing climate change and its mitigation. Climate changes are evident in Bangladesh and there is no controversy that such changes have taken place, they said referring to cyclones such as Sidr and Aila, recurring floods and
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Quake jolts Dhaka, other places
People in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country rushed out of their home panicked at an earthquake which could be felt about 7:53pm on Friday. The earthquake was felt in Dhaka, Sylhet, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Bogra, Jaipurhat, Netrakona, Sherpur, Bandarban, Feni, Bhola other parts of the country, said New Age correspondents. The correspondents reported that the panicked people rushed down on th
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Uttara Automobile in Ctg fined
The Environment Depart-ment on Wednesday fined the Uttara Automobile Manufacturers Limited at Nasirabad in the Chittagong city Tk 30 lakh on charge of causing environmental pollution. A team of the
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Work of nuclear power plant to begin by 2012
The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Science and Information Technology on Tuesday recommended that the proposed nuclear power plant, scheduled to be set up in Pabna, should be built
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Tk 128cr project for dev of ecosystems in Sundarban
The government has taken an initiative to develop the ecosystems as well as production capacity of the Sundarban, the world’s largest mangrove forest, by increasing its resilience against natural calamities.
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NTPC set to finalise Bangladesh plants
Indian National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is expected to finalise shortly its proposed 2,640-MW power projects in Bangladesh to be implemented in a joint venture with the Bangladesh Power Development
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US pushed for open-pit mining
The prime minister
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Environment minister not fully satisfied with Cancun agreement
The state minister for environment and forests, Hasan Mahmud, says he is not