Move to legalise electric vehicles
The new government in Bangladesh is going to legalise electric vehicles. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has drafted guidelines on the electric vehicles making registration, fitness certificate
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
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Cyclone Mahasen costs Tk 1,485m to fisheries, livestock sectors
After Aila, cyclone Mahasen came as an another challenge for the country's fisheries and livestock sector as the tropical storm caused financial losses to the tune of Tk 1,485 million by destroying resources,
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Viral fever turns pandemic in Gopalganj
GOPALGANJ, Jun 20: Viral fever and other seasonal diseases have taken a pandemic turn in Gopalganj town and its adjacent areas. Public as well as different private clinics in Gopalganj town reported a
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Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact: World Bank
Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report Wednesday. The
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BD to be among most affected countries in South Asia
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia with an expected two degree Celsius (2°C) rise in the world's average temperature in the next decades, according to a new scientific report
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Wetland, water bodies disappear fast as govt drags its feet on DAP
While the government is found dragging its feet on the implementation of the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) gazetted in 2010, realtors and others have been destroying wetlands and grab water bodies in violation
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Agri scientists guiding farmers to address global warming
Agricultural scientists in Bangladesh are guiding farmers to address global warming that poses serious threat to food production in the country in the coming decades, officials at the Ministry of Agriculture
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Rain damages crops worth Tk 100m in Faridpur
Excessive rain and hailstorm caused colossal damage to crops in five upazilas of the district. Department of Agricultural Extension sources said around 15000 farmers in five upazilas of the district
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Energy Ministry to 'get Tk 23b in new budget'
The Energy Ministry is expected to get Tk 23 billion in the coming fiscal (2013-14), up by Tk 6.43 billion than the current fiscal (2012-13) year's Tk 16 billion, reports UNB. "We've been asked by the
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Govt to amend Brick Burning Act, 1989
The government has moved to bring about some changes in the existing Brick Burning Act, 1989 that includes protection of environment, stopping of indiscriminate use of agricultural lands and forests, a
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Rajshahi fruit research centre innovates 6 new varieties
Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre has, so far, innovated six new fruit varieties through intensive field-level research during the last 18 years. The varieties are: BARI Papaya-1, BARI Litchi-1, BARI Batabilebu-3,