Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to make all-out efforts to protect ozonosphere to ensure a healthy environment for the future generations, reports BSS. In
Three out of four Asians say the weather has become hotter and less predictable in the past decade as a result of climate change, prompting job changes, migration and lifestyle adaptation, a study shows.
Panchagarh: The district unit of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) formed a human chain in the town on Tuesday demanding cancellation of the move to construct a coal-based thermal power plant in Rampal
RAJSHAHI : The devastating flood has furthermore triggered the extent of sorrows and sufferings of the poor and distressed people in char areas of Chapainawabgonj and Rajshahi districts, reports BSS.
The central bank has issued policy guidelines on green banking for nine new commercial banks to protect environment and ensure sustainable banking practices. The banks will be allowed to implement the
Flood situation in low-lying areas of 16 unions in three upazilas in the district worsened further yesterday as fresh areas went under water, leaving 20,000 people marooned. The 16 unions are in the Ghagot
Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of India once again reiterated that diversion of forest land in Mizoram for the construction of Tipaimukh Multipurpose Dam should not be sanctioned. The committee said
Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined a printing and packaging factory Tk 5 lakh for illegal sand filling and encroaching a river channel in Narayanganj, reports UNB. After a hearing at the
Flooding in several northern districts in the Brahmaputra basin has worsened with the major rivers in the region rising sharply. Low-lying areas in Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved nine projects worth Tk 6,720 crore including a Tk 175 crore project for the construction of 156 flood shelters in the