Environmental crime 3 - The Green Page

The rooftop garden of Dhaka’s Siddheshwari, the publisher of environment and climate news portal Green Page, was vandalized due to prior enmity

Desk ReporterOctober 22, 2023October 24, 2023

October 22, 2023October 24, 202389

The rooftop garden of Dhaka’s Siddheshwari, the publisher of environment and climate news portal Green Page, was vandalized due to prior enmity The president of the flat committee, Dr. Zahid, demolished the roof garden established by Mrs. Fatema Zinnat. The Garden was on the roof of her residence, located at......

Bangladesh Environmental crime Environmental Science

The rivers in Bangladesh have now become the property of encroachers

Desk ReporterOctober 18, 2023October 18, 2023

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023220

The rivers in Bangladesh have now become the property of encroachers A river is a flowing stream, acting in flood control. But the river has become, in Bangladesh, like the property of polluters, encroachers, and sandbaggers. Environmentalists suggested that it is essential to keep a hotline to protect the rivers......

Environment Protection Environmental crime International Environment

Two thousand environmental workers were killed in the last decade

Desk ReporterOctober 6, 2023October 7, 2023

October 6, 2023October 7, 202362

Two thousand environmental workers were killed in the last decade Between 2012 and 2022, 1,910 environmental workers were killed in the last decade. Eighty-eight percent of them are from Latin America. Global Witness, an international non-governmental organization, stated in a September 29, 2030 report. The agency released the statistics of......

Bangladesh Environmental crime

Illegal storage of medical waste in Chattagram

Desk ReporterOctober 4, 2023

October 4, 202383

Illegal storage of medical waste in Chattagram The Chattagram Department of Environment filed a case against three people for illegally storing and processing medical waste in Chattagram. The case was registered at the Bandar police station on September 25, 2023. Muhammad Ashfakur Rahman, the Department of Environment inspector, filed the......

Bangladesh Environmental crime

Chattagram EPZ fined Tk 25 million due to environmental pollution

Desk ReporterAugust 4, 2023August 6, 2023

August 4, 2023August 6, 2023124

Chattagram EPZ fined Tk 25 million due to environmental pollution The Department of Environment, Bangladesh fined the Chattaggram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Tk 25 million for environmental pollution due to not correctly operating its Central Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). Hillol Biswas, Director of the metropolitan office of the Department, imposed......

Bangladesh Environment Pollution Environmental crime

Shyamasundari canal at Rangpur, Bangladesh, is dying due to encroachment and pollution

Desk ReporterAugust 2, 2023

August 2, 2023228

Shyamasundari canal at Rangpur, Bangladesh, is dying due to encroachment and pollution Shyamasundari Canal is known as the lung of Rangpur City. Its depth was more than 40 feet. Due to long encroachment and pollution, dumping of household waste, and lack of proper maintenance, the canal has turned into a......

Bangladesh Environment Pollution Environmental crime

Batibari Canal at Bagerhat, Bangladesh, is on the way to extinction due to encroachment and pollution

Desk ReporterJuly 30, 2023July 30, 2023

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023157

Batibari Canal at Bagerhat, Bangladesh, is on the way to extinction due to encroachment and pollution. Batibari Canal in the Khanjahanpally-Gobardia area of Karapara Union of Bagerhat Sadar Upazila is on the way to being wiped out due to encroachment and pollution. The nearly three-kilometer-long canal is now almost dead......

Bangladesh Environment Pollution Environmental crime

The land of Sreepur, besides Dhaka, is contaminated with polythene waste

Desk ReporterJuly 1, 2023July 2, 2023

July 1, 2023July 2, 2023200

The land of Sreepur, besides Dhaka, is contaminated with polythene waste Polythene waste is mixed with cropland in the Dokhla area of Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur. Polythene entirely covered the cropland of that area. Month after month after year, the local farmers are not getting any way out of this. It......

Bangladesh Environmental crime Environmental Problems Md. Safiquzzaman

Death of 14 critically endangered vultures in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterApril 15, 2023

April 15, 2023249

Death of 14 critically endangered vultures in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh On April 10, 2023, 14 critically endangered vultures’ dead bodies were found in a paddy field in Barakapan village under Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh. Researchers and officials of government and private organizations have entered the field to investigate the death of the......

Bangladesh Environmental crime

Many Hospitals in Bangladesh haven’t medical waste management

Desk ReporterFebruary 20, 2023February 20, 2023

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023443

Many Hospitals in Bangladesh haven’t medical waste management There is no medical waste management at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, as many renowned hospitals don’t pay any attention to its waste management. There have been allegations of dumping harmful and germinal waste in the Hospital. Various infectious diseases are spreading......

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