New action plan to help reduce air pollution
New recommendations for the control of pollution from vehicles in Dhaka said that prompt action to reduce pollution with prevent the premature death of nearly 30,000 people within the city over the
Bangladesh Observer (Dhaka)
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Utilisation of water resources to meet demand of electricity stressed
Water experts from three countries along the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin underscored the need for immediate implementation of the Sapta Koshi High Dam Project, a multi purpose hydroelectric
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Black smoke from vehicles threaten public health
The public health in Chuadanga and adjoining districts in Bangladesh has been threatened due to emission of thick, black smoke caused by using of diluted fuel. Sources said unabated marketing of
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New method to make pure drinking water
A new method to make pure water from dirty water has been developed by the British scientists after research for long five years. Ms. Corinne,Falititator of UCB, Belgium demonstrated this new method
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Tk 15 crore sanctioned for Chandpur Irrigation Project
Taka 15 crore has been sanctioned for Chandpur-Meghna-Dhonagoda Irrigation Project for the protection of erosion by the river Meghna in
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Black smoke from vehicles poses health hazard in Tangail
Playing of excessive number of vehicles and emission of black smoke are posing threat to public health in Tangail town of Bangladesh. According to local medical practitioners one out of 10 patients
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100 CNG filling statiosn to be set up by 2004
Bangaldesh's minister for energy and mineral resources Prof. Rafiqul Islam said the government has a plan to set up more one hundred CNG filling stations by the year
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Sounding the wake-up call
A recent report entitled, "Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline" says that, in the northern latitudes of Canada, Russia and Scandinavia where warming is predicted to be most rapid, up
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Corruption causes delay in execution of Teesta barrage
Teesta Barrage, Bangladesh's largest irrigation project undertaken amid outpouring of excitement, is unlikely to be completed soon despite extension of the project period for three
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Dutch help to develop water projects assured
The Netherlands entered into a deal with Bangladesh for providing expertise support in institutional development for a multi-disciplinary planning in water management under emerging new