Biodiversity declining & Environmental Pollution Increasing Due to Lack of Legal Enforcement – TIB Mr.Iftekharuzzaman, Executive director of the Transparency International Bangladesh(TIB), said, “As biodiversity is declining due to lack of proper implementation of the existing legal framework for environmental protection in Bangladesh, environmental pollution is increasing alarmingly.” “Biodiversity in......

Two people were convicted of selling banned polythene in Bhaluka Two people have been convicted of selling banned polythene in a mobile court expedition in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. Masud Kamal, the Executive Magistrate (UNO) of the mobile court, gave the punishment on 1 February. It is learned that according to the......

Environmental Pollution: Over 2 lakh Premature Deaths in Bangladesh are due to Pollution Sadia Noor Portia(7th semester – English Department, Independent University, Bangladesh). According to a report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), 15 percent of the total deaths worldwide are due to pollution. Bangladesh has ranked......

During the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, the United States conducted 67 nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands. Later, the Pentagon also dropped chemical weapons on the island. The nuclear waste was then sealed with concrete to avoid major hazards. But slowly the overlay of......