Environment Pollution Archives

Companies producing waste should recycle at their own risk

Desk ReporterJuly 5, 2023

July 5, 2023102

Companies producing waste should recycle at their own risk Many big companies in Bangladesh are directly involved in waste generation. Their packaging waste ends up in city drains and canals, which are mainly responsible for the city’s pollution and waterlogging. As a result, those companies have to be accountable and......

Bangladesh

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

Desk ReporterJuly 1, 2023July 2, 2023

July 1, 2023July 2, 2023270

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

Millions of tons of e-waste are stored in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJune 26, 2023

June 26, 2023431

Millions of tons of e-waste are stored in Bangladesh Three million tons of e-waste is accumulated in the country every year. Out of this, only 1.5 million tons of e-waste is generated from smart devices. At least 2 lakh 96 thousand 302 units of broken televisions generate 1.7 lakh tonnes......

Environment Pollution

The sky of Kochi, India, is covered with toxic smoke; the environment is polluted.

Desk ReporterJune 17, 2023

June 17, 2023218

The sky of Kochi, India, is covered with toxic smoke; the environment is polluted. The sky of Kochi town in the Indian state of Kerala is covered with toxic black smoke. This smoke is generated when a local waste management plant catches fire. A fire broke out at the Brahmapuram......

Bangladesh

Noise pollution is increasing in the Dhaka city

Desk ReporterMay 23, 2023May 23, 2023

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023262

Noise pollution is increasing in the Dhaka city Noise pollution is increasing alarmingly in Dhaka city. The noise pollution in North City Corporation is more than the area under Dhaka South City Corporation. Experts consider it a severe threat to public health. Many suggested declaring Dhaka city as a horn-free......

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Climate change is increasing population pressure in Bangladesh’s cities

Desk ReporterMay 11, 2023May 11, 2023

May 11, 2023May 11, 202398

Climate change is increasing population pressure in Bangladesh’s cities About 26 percent of people in coastal areas of Bangladesh are drinking highly saline water. Even water drawn from underground is increasing in salinity. Coastal people in various classes have lost their jobs due to climate change, and professions are moving......

Bangladesh

Dhaka has a forest cover of only two percent

Desk ReporterApril 22, 2023

April 22, 2023839

Dhaka has a forest cover of only two percent Dhaka has been steadily losing its forested areas century after century. A study by the Department of Environmental Science of Jahangirnagar University says that only 2 percent of Dhaka now has forest cover. And 70 percent of it is in Mirpur......

Environment Pollution

E-waste is a major threat to the environment

Desk ReporterApril 19, 2023

April 19, 2023341

E-waste is a major threat to the environment Many people have no idea about e-waste. And those who have ideas, many of them, are taking the matter very simply. It is a severe threat to the environment and climate that many people may not know. There is also information that......

Environment Pollution

A record amount of ice melted in the Antarctic Ocean in February due to warming

Desk ReporterApril 17, 2023April 18, 2023

April 17, 2023April 18, 2023120

A record amount of ice melted in the Antarctic Ocean in February due to warming The news of polar ice melting due to warming is not new. But gradually, it is taking a terrible shape. According to satellite images, snow melt was highest in February this year. Scientists claim that......

Bangladesh

The biodiversity of Sonadia Island (Bangladesh) has been destroyed by about 90 percent

Desk ReporterMarch 16, 2023

March 16, 2023504

The biodiversity of Sonadia Island (Bangladesh) has been destroyed by about 90 percent Sonadia Island situates in the estuary of Cox’s Bazar city and Shail Island of the Bay of Bengal in Maheshkhali, Bangladesh. The 4046-ha island is a ward of the Qutubjom Union of Maheshkhali Upazila. The island has......

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