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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Forestry dept plans Tk 247.9m eco-restoration scheme
The Department of Social Forestry has planned a project with the prime objective of establishing plantation for biodiversity enhancement coupled with improving socio-economic condition in the country's
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Drought foils crop productions in South Africa
The main street of this dusty South African town is lined with empty buckets, marking each resident’s place in line as they wait for their daily water ration to be brought in by unreliable trucks. Keeping
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Nutrition scheme in effect for slum people in Rajshahi
Around 19,000 slum poor and extreme poor families are getting health and nutritional supports that are bringing them out from the vicious circle of malnutrition in the city, speakers at a meeting in Rajshahi
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Food banks gain ground in Dinajpur
Community-based food banks in remote rural areas of Dinajpur district are gaining popularity for minimising food insecurity and alleviating poverty of the ultra-poor. The local people first set up a food
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Rampal thermal power plant complete by 2019: Minister
A government minister asserted that the 1320-megawatt Rampal coal-fired power plant would be commissioned by 2019 although fierce critics on a site visit with him pleaded for halt to make credible environmental
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CSE urges unity for upcoming climate change talks
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has called for equity between developed and developing countries in the upcoming climate change negotiations. Speaking to a gathering of journalists from India,
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Tracking devices soon in Sundarbans to catch poachers
Bangladesh Forest Department is going to install tracking devices in the Sundarbans in September next to catch poachers as wildlife hunting, particularly that of tigers, has taken a serious turn in the
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BARI set to release three BT Brinjal varieties this yr
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) is set to release three varieties of Bt Brinjal this year and two other varieties by next year despite controversies regarding its production and harmful
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Over 400 illegal saw mills operate in Sylhet region
More than 400 illegally set saw mills in Sylhet region have been running their trade due to absence of proper monitoring by the lawmen as well as by the Forest Department. Almost all these are fully dependent
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Teesta renders over 40 families homeless in Rangpur
Erosion by the river Teesta rendered over 40 families homeless at Paikan and Chilkhal area under Gangachara upazila in the district during last few days. Due to erosion caused by heavy rainfall and