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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US administration puts off greenhouse gas regulation
Environmentalists are seething after the administration of US president George W Bush delayed any decision on regulating greenhouse gases, likely leaving any substantive action to his successor. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a 588-page report Friday that cites
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SAARC leaders to wrestle with food, energy crises in Colombo summit
South Asian leaders will focus on greater connectivity and a common strategy to ensure food security and meet growing demand for energy in the region when they will meet in Colombo. This year's summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, scheduled for August 2-3, is themed on
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G8 to invest $10b for tech to fight warming
The Group of Eight industrialised nations will jointly invest more than 10 billion dollars a year on research and development of technology to combat global warming, a report said Sunday. The plan, including research on underground storage of carbon dioxides, is included in a draft joint statement on economic policy to be adopted at the G8 summit scheduled for July 7-9 in Japan, the business daily Nikkei said.
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252 died of malaria last year in Bangladesh
About 252 persons died of malaria during the last year in Bangladesh and 70 upazilas under 13 districts in the country have been marked as vulnerable to malaria in the country. These districts include Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangam-ati, Khagrachhari, Sylhet, Sunam-ganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Netrakona, Mymensingh, Sherpur and Kurigram. This information was disclosed at a discussion styled 'role of the media for controlling malaria' held at the conference room of the Cox's Bazar zila parishad Thursday morning.
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British climate negotiator grim on G8 prospects
Britain's negotiator on climate change warned Thursday that the upcoming summit of the Group of Eight rich nations was unlikely to reach a consensus on how to tackle global warming.
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Commerce adviser downplays food price concerns
Local market price of rice is almost half the global price of the staple and it will come down as international food market shows signs of cooling down, commerce adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said on Thursday.
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Use of biogas gains ground in Lalmonirhat rural areas
Low-cost biogas, an alternative fuel for cooking, is increasingly getting popular among the people in different rural areas of Lalmonirhat. Biogas is not only used as fuel for cooking foods it is also being used for producing electricity. The people, who never thought of having electricity in their remote areas, are now using electric bulbs, operating radio and television thanks to biogas plants. Currently, more than 250 rural families in the district are using biogas instead of firewood to cook foods and to electrify their houses, local sources said.
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CIRDAP members urged to create fund for research on rural dev
The LGRD and cooperatives adviser, M Anwarul Iqbal, on Wednesday urged the CIRDAP member countries to create a common fund to arrange more training and research on rural development. He made the call while presenting a country paper at a ministerial meeting of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific in New Delhi, according to a message received in Dhaka.
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15-day tree fair begins in Rajshahi
A 15-day tree fair began in Rajshahi on Wednesday with the aim to motivate people to plant trees and make them aware of the utilities of trees in protecting the environment. Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan, divisional commissioner of Rajshahi, inaugurated the fair on the Rajshahi Government Madrassah premises. Ibrahim Khalil, deputy commissioner of Rajshahi, presided over the inaugural ceremony of the tree fair, being organised by the Department of Forest, Department of Agriculture Extension and the Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner's.
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Poor pay most for water corruption: TI
Corruption is denying the poor in Africa and Asia access to water and making households in Nairobi face higher utility bills than those in New York, a report by Transparency International released Wednesday said. The anti-graft watchdog said corruption was a critical but often overlooked factor in the global water crisis that has left a fifth of the world's population without guaranteed access to drinking water.