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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Khoka calls for independent body to save rivers
Dhaka mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka on Tuesday called on the government to form an independent
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PDB seeks nod to purchase power from India
The Bangladesh Power Development Board has sought permission from the finance ministry to purchase power from India at a rate to be fixed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission of India.
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Meagre safety nets for child labourers in Sylhet
Child labourers in Sylhet city, including those working in risky jobs, have very limited support services, according to the child rights workers in the region. According to the UNICEF, more than 70,000
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Work on setting up ETP in Savar to begin in 3 months
Works on setting up of the much-needed central effluent treatment plant in Savar will begin by the next three months as the implementing agency is now at the final stage to this end, said a top official of the ministry. The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, the implementing agency of the project, already received the financial offers and the technical committee comprising exp
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Salinity affects over 62pc of coastal land: survey
About 10.56 lakh out of 16.89 lakh hectares of coastal land in the country are affected by salinity of various degrees, according to a survey of the Soil Resources Development Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture. The findings of the survey in 2010 on saline soil of Bangladesh said that more than 62 per cent out of the total cultivated land in the coastal areas had already been affected by
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Project aims to protect local small fishes by 2013
The government has initiated a project to protect local small fish varieties from extinction, which is expected to increase fish production by 1500 metric tonnes in two years. Under the Tk 36 crore
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Flash flood hits thousands in Bagerhat
Several thousand people of Bagerhat have been marooned and 400 dwelling houses damaged due to flash flood triggered by incessant rain for the last two weeks. Low-lying areas of the district went under water and the flash flood washed away shrimp enclosures and fish of various ponds.
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Clean energy innovations could boost US economy: Google
Breakthroughs in clean energy technology could boost the US economy by more than $155 billion a year and create more than 1.1 million new jobs by 2030, Google said in a report on Tuesday. The study by the internet search giant
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ADB to provide $3.3m for renewable energy
Asian Development Bank will provide a US$3.3 million as grant for implementing renewable energy projects in rural areas with no access to grid electricity. Government on Wednesday signed a technical assistance grant agreements of $3.3 million with the ADB at a ceremony at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Saifuddin Ahmed, joint secretary, Economic Relations Division; Islam Sharif, executive director and
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Activists urge companies to fulfil their CSR to save the planet
Local and foreign environmental activists on Wednesday urged all private companies to fulfil their corporate social responsibility by helping to minimize the worst impacts of climate change. They made the plea at a seminar on