Quantity of lead in air of city is 67 nano gram
The Directorate of Environment (DOE) said the contents of lead in the air in Dhaka city is 67nanogram/cubic meter, reports BSS. Contradicting the reports about presence of lead in the air of Dhaka
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Govt plans to introduce Tiger Prawn Cultivation Extension Project in Ctg
The Bangladesh Government has planned to introduce the tiger prawn cultivation extension project at a lost of nine crore of Taka in Chittagong. But association of coastal shrimp cultivators and five
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Arsenic poses serious threat to health in Rajshahi
The drinking water in Rajshahi and adjoining districts in Bangladesh contain more than the acceptable limit of arsenic, iron, manganese, alkali and other insoluble substances causing various
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Migratory birds start coming at downstream areas
Migratory birds majestic avian guests in wintering Bangladesh have started coming at the downstream areas of Khaliajury and Mahanganj upazilas under Netrakona
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Mosquito menace alarming in city
With the advent of winter and beginning of the breeding season of Culex, the mosquito menace has increased in Dhaka city alarmingly. the problem of mosquitoes has taken a ubiquitous turn due to rapid
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Indiscriminate fertilizer use harms fertility of land
The soil Testing and Fertility Management Project of DAE has launched a seven month long programme in Chapai-Nawabganj in Bangladesh from August last in order to maintain fertility and productivity
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Minister reiterates govt plan to ban polythene bags in city from Jan 1
Environment and Forest Minister of Bangladesh Shajahan Siraj has reiterated the government's decision on banning hazardous polythene bags in the capital from January 1 for protecting the environment,
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WARPO presents new guideline for flood control
The Bangladesh state run Water Resource Planning Organisation (WARPO) presented an updated guideline for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for flood control and drainage structures modifying a
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Arsenic contamination takes serious turn in Madaripur
Over 4000 tubewells have been lying out of order in four upazilas of the Madaripur district in Bangladesh creating drinking water crisis in the rural areas. The people are drinking water of the
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20 pc of land to be brought under forest cover by 2015
Experts at a workshop in Dhaka discussed the draft Social Forestry Rules (SFR) for its proper application in the country. The Department of Forest in association with Asian Development Bank organised