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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Changing climate could eat up 27pc paddy output by 2050, says study
The climate change effect might eat up more than 27 per cent of the paddy yield in Bangladesh by 2050, experts said Wednesday.<br /><br />Besides, the rising natural calamities like salinity, flash flood,
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Pesticides cause lead contamination among pregnant women: study
Unplanned use of pesticides and herbicides in crops is one of the key reasons for presence of higher level of lead in blood among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh, a study revealed.<br /><br />Experts
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Ribbon retting of jute causing pollution of water bodies in Rangpur
<p>Rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district, causing serious pollution of water as most of the farmers of the region are not acquainted with the
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Poverty rate to rise 15pc by 2030
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) forecast that the total poverty rates will increase around 15 per cent by 2030 in Bangladesh due to climate change. It also said production of paddy and wheat
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UK to help BD face climate change challenges
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson on Sunday said the UK will help Bangladesh face climate change and river erosion challenges. Bangladesh has natural climatic problems like climate
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BMDA implementing drinking water supply project in Nilphamari
Barendra Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) is implementing a huge drinking water supply project in the villages in Nilphamari district. Till now the organisation which was established for the Barendra
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Introduction of FIT on renewable energy on cards
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said on Sunday the government is planning to introduce a 'feed-in-tariff' (FIT) on renewable energy to make it more accessible for people, reports UNB.
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List of areas vulnerable to climate change needed for fund transparency
The country needs to prepare an index listing the areas vulnerable to climate change to ensure transparent and pro-poor distribution of funds allocated in this sector, speakers said at a seminar on Sunday.
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Erosion threatens river banks along Padma Bridge project
An inordinate delay in awarding river training work (RTW) for the planned Padma Bridge has posed a fresh threat to protection of river banks along the country's longest bridge. Sources said the Bangladesh
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Fresh aquifers found in 18 coastal dists, Hope for 50m salinity-affected people
The country's hydro-geologists have found fresh aquifers across the eighteen coastal districts, ushering new hope for 50 million salinity-prone people, gripped by severe drinking water scarcity. The