Supply water in Ctg city unsuitable for drinking
Water problems in Chittagong appears to have shown no sign of redress as 20 per cent of ground water so far tested were found unsuitable for drinking. A recent study revealed that the port city's
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Indiscriminate use of adulterated fuel by vehicles pollutes environment
The Marketing of adulterated fuel by a section of dealers has posed a threat to public health in Mymensingh district in Bangladesh like other parts of the country as the authorities have failed to
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Bhulua river -the lifetime of Luxmipur people needs immediate dredging
Life and livelihood of about 20000 people of Char lands of Luxmipur under Greater Noakhali (Bangladesh) are now at stake owing to drying up of the river Bhulua, a tributary of the Meghna. Once the
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TK 10 cr BADC project for use of artesian well water
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation(BADC) has undertaken a project at an estimated cost of Taka 10 crore to bring huge arable lands of Chittagong and Cox''s Bazar regions under irrigation
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Call for ban on import of used vehicles from India
A group of promoters of environment friendly transports together with the Nitol Group, a major road transport importer and assembler in Bangladesh, on Saturday demanded immediate ban on the import of
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All The Rivers Run .......Dry
All the rivers flowing through Bangladesh are under siege. In fact there is no longer any river that is not drying up. Pollution,silting and illegal encroachment,not necessarily in that order, now
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World bank's call for halting two-stroke engines in S. Asia.
The World bank has stressed the need for carrying out a strong campaign to create public awareness about urban pollution and halting the use of high emitting two stroke engines that cause premature
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Japanese Breakthrough In Detoxification Of Soil and Water with Microbes
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE), chlorinated solvents used in the dry cleaning trade and as metal cleansers, are suspected carcinogens and known to cause liver damage. Japan
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CNG-operated 3-wheelers launched in city streets
The Nitol Motors Limited, a leading private sector motor company, launched Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) operated three wheeler auto rickshaw "N-G Taxi". The company has invested Taka 100 crores and
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CNG-run vehicles can reduce 75 pc air pollution
Dhaka city can reduce its air pollution level by 75 per cent using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in motorised vehicles through a simple mechanical modification, Canadian envoy David Preston said in