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Dhaka Aminbazar landfill threatening the environment and human health

Desk ReporterSeptember 3, 2021

September 3, 20211125

Dhaka Aminbazar landfill threatening the environment and human health Aminbazar landfill beside the Dhaka-Aricha highway, about 30 kilometers away from the capital Dhaka, was made into a waste dumping site in 2007. A decade later, Aminbazar landfill has become what the villagers of Konda and Baliarpur in Savar feared the......

Public awareness is crucial to prevent environmental disasters

Desk ReporterSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021570

Public awareness is crucial to prevent environmental disasters Protecting the environment requires not only laws but also public awareness. Everyone has to save the environment from his or her place. Only public awareness can prevent environmental disasters. These were the words of the speakers at the seminar titled ‘Air Pollution:......

The lagoon in Argentina became pink due to chemical pollution

Desk ReporterSeptember 1, 2021

September 1, 2021222

The lagoon in Argentina became pink due to chemical pollution The water of a shallow lagoon in the southern Patagonia region of Argentina suddenly turned bright pink. Experts and environmentalists have blamed the incident on chemical contamination used to store shrimp for export. Environmentalists informed that this phenomenon was caused......

A Factory fined for polluting environment, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterAugust 30, 2021

August 30, 2021195

A Factory fined for polluting environment, Gazipur, Bangladesh A washing factory got charged for polluting the environment by the mobile court in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Thandar Kamruzzaman, an administration executive magistrate of the Gazipur district, was in charge of this mobile court operation. According to executive magistrate Thandar Kamruzzaman, the Nur Washing......

Activities against the environment are unacceptable in any form – Minister of Environment, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterAugust 30, 2021

August 30, 2021116

Activities against the environment are unacceptable in any form – Minister of Environment, Bangladesh Md Shahab Uddin, the Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFFC), Bangladesh, said, “To give the people of Bangladesh a pollution-free and livable environment, all the necessary initiatives will implement to improve the environment following the......

A historic River in West Bengal, India, named Anjana, is now turned into a dead canal

Desk ReporterAugust 28, 2021

August 28, 20212460

A historic River in West Bengal, India, named Anjana, is now turned into a dead canal The novel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, one of Bengali literature’s famous poets, once wrote a poem titled “Anjana nadi tire (At the bank of the River Anjana)”, glorifying the beauty of the Anjana River. Over time, that......

A new instrument now used to examine Mars’ land

Desk ReporterAugust 28, 2021

August 28, 2021553

A new instrument now used to examine Mars’ land National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Mars 2020 mission is proceeding fast. From now on, Rover Perseverance will go far from the place it used to roam and collect samples from the land of the red planet. A helicopter named Ingenuity, which is associated with Perseverance, will......

Forestry and plant propagation now rely heavily on elephants

Desk ReporterAugust 26, 2021

August 26, 2021773

Forestry and plant propagation now rely heavily on elephants Elephants are the world’s most giant and most ruthless herbivores. They are continuously helping nature to integrate its biodiversity and ecosystem. Elephants provide four significant contributions to plant growth and afforestation. First and foremost, elephants contribute to reforestation and plant growth......

July/2021 is the world’s warmest month

Desk ReporterAugust 26, 2021

August 26, 2021164

July/2021 is the world’s warmest month This year (2021), the temperature recorded for the month “July” is the world’s warmest month to date, according to the data of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States. It’s just another piece of information to point out the current environmental crisis.......

Sundarbans is in danger – Sultana Kamal, President, NCSS

Desk ReporterAugust 25, 2021

August 25, 2021218

Sundarbans is in danger – Sultana Kamal, President, NCSS Sultana Kamal, president of the National Committee for Saving the Sundarbans (NCSS), thinks Sundarbans is in a dangerous position now. She made this statement at a virtual press conference titled ‘The recommendations of the recent meeting of UNESCO World Heritage Committee on the Sundarbans’ jointly organized by Bangladesh......

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