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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Factory wastes pollute 2 rivers in Narsingdi
Disposal of factory waste and chemicals are polluting waters of Haridoa and old Brahmaputra river in the district posing serious threat to public health and environment as well. Many residents of the
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BD launches Swiss-assisted programme to fight poverty
Bangladesh has launched the third phase of 'Sharique', a programme for promoting local governance with assistance from Switzerland with an particular objective of fighting poverty, reports BSS. "The
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Climate change impact on Barind tract poses threat to fish species
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, as most of the water bodies are now dying in the region especially in its high
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ECNEC okays five dev projects
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved five development projects Tuesday at a total cost of Tk 6.15 billion to be borne by the government. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
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Eco-friendly brick kilns fetch foreign currency
The country's first environment friendly CDM project in the brick kiln industry with Hybrid Hoffman Kiln (HHK) technology has fetched carbon revenue of US$ 264,525 for reduction of 17,403 tonnes of greenhouse
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2 public sector mass transport cos to get cabinet nod today
The cabinet is likely to approve today (Monday) formation of two mass transport companies under cent per cent government ownership, to launch first of its kind high-passenger-capacity transport system
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Pvt seed cos seek permission to produce Bt Brinjal
Country's private seed companies sought government permission to produce and market genetically engineered (GE) variety Bt Brinjal, officials said. "Six Bangladeshi seed companies including Supreme
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Cabinet okays cutting down 498 Sal trees of reserved forest
The cabinet Monday approved cutting down and removing some 498 'Sal' trees of the reserved forest from Joydevpur to Mawna for implementing the Joydevpur- Mymensingh road development project. The decision
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Crops washed away as Pabna Sugar Mill waste pond dyke collapses
Over 3 hundred bigha cultivated land was washed away as the dyke of sugar mill waste pond collapsed in Dashuria of Ishwardi Upazila under the district Saturday. Agitated farmers besieged the Pabna Sugar
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ECNEC approves Tk 35.08 billion DWASA water treatment project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project Tuesday, titled 'Padma Water Treatment Plant' involving Tk 35.08 billion to bring water from the Padma River to Dhaka