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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Sylhet city littered with household wastes
Some parts in Sylhet city are littered with household wastes due to lack of dustbins, posing a threat to public health and causing nuisance to local people. Residents of Dakkhin Kajal Shah, Bhatalia, Madhu Shaheed, Bilpar and Lala Dighirpar areas in the city are facing problems as there is no dustbin for a long time. As a result, inhabitants of these areas have to scatter their household wastes on the roadsides because there is not a single dustbin to dump the wastes, local people said.
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Regulatory body demanded to check food adulteration
Environment activists demanded on Friday that the government should set up an independent regulatory commission and highly equipped laboratories at national, divisional and district level to control food adulteration. They also demanded a complaint centre so that the victims of food adulteration can lodge their complaints. The demands were made at a discussion meeting on
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BBC Sanglap on climate change today
A special episode of the BBC Bangladesh Sanglap on climate change will be held at the Bangla-desh-China Friendship Confere-nce Centre in the capital today. The BBC Bangla service has organised the Sanglap ahead of the high level UK-Bangladesh climate change conference in London on September 10. The Sanglap is expected to discuss the impacts of climate change and shed light on the current challenges.
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Four fake water plants sealed off in Keraniganj
The Rapid Action Battalion in separate drives sealed off four fake water plants in Keraniganj on Thursday. The members of RAB-10 raided Bandadakpara, Kadamtali and Chunkutia areas at 3:00pm and found four spurious water plants. Four owners of the plants were fined and 60 bottles seized during the hour long drives, RAB sources said.
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Flooding continues to worsen in central areas
The flooding in the central part of the country, including Dhaka, deteriorated further as the rivers flowing over the region continue to swell on Thursday. Flood experts also forecasted inundation of more low lying areas in Chandpur, Sirajganj, Tangail, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Madaripur and Shariatpur, Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas in Dhaka and Shibganj and Sadar upazilas in Chapainawabganj by the next 72 hours.
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Call to prevent bird flu thru bio-security
Participants in a workshop on Wednesday urged the poultry farm owners to take adequate bio-security measures to check spread of bird flu. The avian flu can be checked only by ensuring bio-security at poultry farms, they told the workshop held at Natore civil surgeon
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UN to offer Bangladesh to lead LDCs in fight against poverty
The United Nations is likely to offer Bangladesh to lead the least developed countries in fighting against poverty and ensuring food security, an UN official told New Age. The offer is expected to come at the
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Crops on one lakh hectares of land inundated in 15 dists
Crops on more than one lakh hectares of land in 15 districts have been inundated so far due to the flooding, which may take a turn for the worse in the next couple of days submerging fresh areas. According to a report prepared by the Department of Agricultural Extension on Monday, crops like transplanted aman, t-aman seedbeds, bona aman, aus, jute and vegetables on 1,06,869 hectares of land out of 9,91,841 hectares, brought under cultivation in the 15 flood-hit districts have been submerged.
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Implementation of sound pollution control act demanded
Green activists from a human chain and leaflet distribution ceremony on Monday said the sound pollution control act 2004 was not being enforced in Dhaka. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police in the middle of last year took some steps, including campaign against sound pollution, but later it did not continue with programme, the activists said.
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Warid cleans Banani Lake
Mobile phone operator Warid Telecom has cleared the Banani Lake of floating garbage to give a pleasant look for recreation of the city people, said a press release. The company, the fourth largest mobile phone operator by number of subscribers, spent about Tk 1 crore to clean and beautify the severely polluted lake which was causing health hazards to the residents in the surrounding areas, the release added. Warid took up the clean-up programme with the slogan