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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Bhutan to become green car showcase in deal with Nissan
Nissan Motor Corporation chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn and Bhutanese prime minister Tshering Tobgay shake hands after unveiling the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle in Thimphu on Friday. — AFP photoNissan
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Draft nat’l disaster management policy prepared
The draft of the National Disaster Management Policy is ready and would be submitted to the ministry in a few days, said Department of Disaster Management director general Mohammad Abdul Wajed on Sunday.
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6 brick fields fined in Kalapara
A mobile court, led by executive magistrate Maruful Alam, fined six brick fields Tk 3.45 lakh at Kalapara upazila during a daylong drive on Tuesday. The court also seized 700 maunds of wood from a field
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Govt asked to explain why food items in plastic bottles would not be banned
The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities to explain in four weeks why marketing and distribution of drinking water, soft drinks, beverages, medicines and other food products in plastic bottles
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Withdrawal of Bt brinjal saplings demanded
Campaigners against genetically modified crops on Tuesday urged the government to immediately withdraw genetically modified Bt brinjal sapling and stop the process of introducing other GM crops including
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No aquatic life in Buriganga River: POBA report
A team of Save the Environment Movement officials inspects a spot at Shyampur in Dhaka on Tuesday to measure the extent of pollution in the water as chemical effluent falls into the River Buriganga. —
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Govt plans to scrap condition of solar panel installation
The government is mulling to scrap the condition of installing rooftop solar panels in residential buildings in city areas for getting power connection following repeated demands of the Real Estate and
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DoE fines power producing co Tk 50 lakh
The Department of Environment on Sunday fined a power generating company Tk 50 lakh for construction of a power station without environment clearance. DoE director enforcement Md Alamgir fined Digital
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High level of mercury detected in human body, fresh water fishes
High level of mercury was detected in human body and fresh water fishes in different parts of the country, revealed a recent study that has not yet been published. According to World Health Organisation,
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Fund for protecting Asia’s urban poor from climate extremes
The Asian Development Bank, the United Kingdom, and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to help Asia’s fast growing secondary cities protect their urban poor from the ravages of climate change.