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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$6.35m deal to improve sanitation access
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has signed a US$ 6.35 million (about Tk 49.42 crore) grant agreement with Unicef Bangladesh to improve access to affordable and hygienic sanitation
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Village water supply project inoperative in Nilphamari
Village pipe water supply project remains inoperative for years in Nilphamari district. Sources said, such areas where arsenic contamination in the water is very high and where water is not available
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PM opens central ETP of Comilla EPZ today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) of Comilla EPZ today (Monday), according to a statement. The executive chairman of BEPZA Major General Mohd Habibur
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Govt eyes 10,000 square km land from sea thru reclamation
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud Sunday said the government has given top priority on reclamation of land from Bay of Bengal, reports UNB. The minister said the country has already reclaimed
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Poisonous chemical of fertilizer threatens Sundarbans' biodiversity: Experts
Some five months after an oil tanker carrying furnace oil capsized in Shela River harming flora and fauna of the Sundarbans, another vessel carrying fertilizer made up of toxic chemicals, sank in Bhola
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7,000 families get solar power in Panchagarh
About 7,000 families, especially of rural areas, in five upazilas of the district have been brought under solar power supply network by Grameen Shakti, a non-government organisation. Use of solar power
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BD signs $ 20.14m deal with FAO for food security
An agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the government of Bangladesh for $ 20.14 million (approximately Tk 1.56 billion) to strengthen
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Success in adapting with climate change in char areas
Hundreds of the landless and distressed women have adapted them with climate change in remote char areas on the Brahmaputra basin after struggling with natural disasters and poverty for many years.<br
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Country's indigenous fish species facing extinction
Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons including frequent and indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers in agricultural
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Dhaka air pollution marks fall over 1 decade: Experts
Gradual adoption of greener fuels for transport vehicles over the last one decade is showing a prospect of reducing air pollution in the city, experts said. They suggested that steps should be taken to