Envisaging water shortages
Ever since the inception of Bangladesh as an independent nation, there has been a lack of a full-fledged harmonious approach by the politicians and hydrology experts to the issue of water sharing.
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
-
-
Two-stroke autos go off city streets from today
All but 5,500 two-stroke auto-rickshaws and tempos will go off the city streets today (Sunday) giving a relief to the city dwellers from air and sound pollution.The banned two-stroke three-wheelers
-
Khulna city people facing water crisis
1.2 million dwellers of Khulna City in Bangladesh are facing acute water crisis as water supply by Khulna City Corporation has fallen drastically KCC is now supplying only one crore gallons of water
-
Floating people pollute Dhanmondi Lake waters causing health hazards to residents
Dhanmondi lake in Dhaka another major water body stretched out in the city's prime residential area, remains apparently quite unattended by the authority the same reason what recently caused a big
-
Chemical residues of garment plants, clinical wastes pollute Baridhara lake
Absence of planned sewerage system in Bangladesh's posh Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas caused the recent colossal damage to fishes in the Baridhara Lake and environment pollution in the
-
Government to develop water management system : Mannan
Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives of Bangladesh Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said the government would develop an efficient water management system in next five years to
-
Conversion of motor vehicles into CNG engine from today
In a major step towards reducing air pollution in Dhaka(Bangladesh) a new private sector company starts converting fuel-driven light automobile engines into Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines,
-
Govt to restrict movement of 5-year old autorickshaws
The Bangladesh government will restrict the movement of over five year old autorickshaws in Dhaka and convert to CNG system-these two stroke engine driven vehicles mainly blamed for air pollution.
-
Warning about water
The fact that groundwater levels have been falling rapidly as a result of over-extraction through deep tubewells,and indiscriminate land development in the rapidly urbanising spree, has been a
-
Impact of global warming on Bangladesh
The rise in sea level of about 45 cm (18 inches) from global warming could cost the Bangladeshis around three-quarters of their famous mangrove forests. That global warming is real is a fact they