17 killed in Khagrachari landslides due to rain
A total of 17 persons were killed and two persons seriously injured in landslides and house collapse due to heavy rainfall in different areas of Ramgarh upazila of Khagrachari
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Plea to make Lalbagh noise pollution free
A meeting was held at Lalbagh about environment development and noise pollution. The local people promised to work together to prevent sound pollution and to develop environment of the
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Shishu trees dying due to disease in Pabna
Large number of Shishu trees and samplings is dying in greater Pabha region (Bangladesh) due to the outbreak of an unknown disease, creating concern among the tree planters. Forest Department source
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Indoor air pollution killing children
Women and children spending most of their time inside the house, are vulnerable to indoor air pollution which can be described as a silent killer, says a recent study of Environment and Social
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Polythene bags still in use
Twenty four per cent people of Dhaka city and 17 per cent people outside Dhaka are still using polythene bags though the government had banned it last year in a bid to free environment from
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Some 248 people detected with HIV positive in country
Most of the HIV patients in Bangladesh do not always get proper medicare facilities or cannot discuss their problems they are often neglected by relatives and feel reduced in esteem to their
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BIWTA circular waterway project under way
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has piloted a scheme for
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DCC plans to raise conservancy tax
Mayor of Dhaka Sadeq Hossain Khoka, MP, on Tuesday called upon all to help make Dhaka a clean city by managing its hazardous medical wastes and as well as to minimize the health risks of the city
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Environment courts empowered to handle civil, criminal cases
Environment Court Bill 2003 and Special Court Bill 2003
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Laws for cleanliness programme stressed
Bangladesh Environment and Forest Minister Shajahan Siraj called for keeping everyone's house and their surroundings neat and clean to make the environment pollution-free across the country. The