Task force to protect environment
The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka district has decided to form a task force of concerned government authorities to protect against environmental pollution, especially water pollution, air pollution
New Age (Bangladesh)
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USAID to fund 100 multipurpose cyclone shelters
The US government through its premier development agency, US Agency for International Development, is funding a four-year $40.5 million project to construct 100 primary school/cyclone shelters in the disaster
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Thousands rally for Fukushima compensation
Thousands of people angered by Japan’s nuclear power plant accident rallied in Fukushima on Sunday to demand full compensation for victims of the crisis, and swift decontamination of their neighbourhoods.
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Italy declares state of emergency for flood-hit areas
Italy’s cabinet declared a state of emergency on Friday for the areas devastated by torrential downpours in Italy’s Tuscany and Liguria regions, as the number of people killed by the floods rose to seven.
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Experts warn of massive influx of climate refugees to urban areas
Planners and urban experts on Sunday warned that climate change and sea level rise would displace 30 per cent of country’s population who would be forced come to the cities for their survival. To meet
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HC bars roadside tree cutting at Netrakona
The High Court on Sunday issued an injunction for three months against cutting of century-old trees on both sides of the road from Jhanjail Bazar to Durgapur Upazila in Netrakona. It also issued a rule
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Taiwanese textile factory fined Tk10.8 lakh for environment pollution
The department of Environment on Sunday realized Tk 10.80 lakh as fine from a Taiwanese textile factory in Mauna area under Sripur Upazila of Gazipur district on charge of polluting environment. A mobile
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Extension of three rental power projects okayed
The Cabinet Purchase Committee at a meeting on Sunday approved nine proposals, including the extension of power purchase agreements with high-cost rental power projects. The meeting, chaired by the
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Agri land to decrease by 15pc in next 50 years: minister
The land minister, Rezaul Karim Hira, apprehended that amount of our agricultural land would decrease by 15 per cent in next 50 years if the current trend of population boom is continued. Hence, the
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Dhaka to host climate meet before COP 17
Bangladesh is convening a global conference of countries worst affected by the growing climate crisis, a month ahead of United Nation’s conference of parties- COP 17 meet in Durban, South Africa. The
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Unemployment rate of youth to reach 12.6pc in 2011: ILO
Youth unemployment numbers are expected to dip slightly in 2011 compared to a year ago, but current economic uncertainty could spell ‘many more difficult years ahead’ for young people, the UN labour agency