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Illegal construction of hotels, resorts, and cottages continued in St. Martin Island despite the prohibition

Desk ReporterFebruary 13, 2022

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Illegal construction of hotels, resorts, and cottages continued in St. Martin Island despite the prohibition St. Martin’s is a small island located in the northeastern section of the Bay of Bengal, approximately 9 kilometers south of the tip of the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf peninsula and creating Bangladesh’s southernmost region. The government......

Aivee Akther

The Sundarbans may submerge in the future

Desk ReporterFebruary 12, 2022

February 12, 2022421

The Sundarbans may submerge in the future: Habibun Nahar, Deputy Minister of MoEFCC (BD) Habibun Nahar, Deputy Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh, said, ‘If we do not ensure adequate afforestation now, the Sundarbans will submerge one day.’ The deputy minister said these while attending the second-anniversary......

Aivee Akther

Environmental pollution is constantly increasing in India

Desk ReporterFebruary 11, 2022February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022174

Environmental pollution is constantly increasing in India According to a survey conducted by the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), environmental pollution is rising in India, one of the most populous countries globally. The survey undergoes in 132 countries around the world. Currently, India’s position is 125th. In 2008, India ranked 120th.......

Aivee Akther

Gazipur district is at the top of air pollution among 64 districts of Bangladesh: Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS)

Desk ReporterFebruary 10, 2022February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022509

Gazipur district is at the top of air pollution among 64 districts of Bangladesh: Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS) Nowadays, Environmental pollution is one of the most talked-about issues worldwide. Various types of environmental pollution such as water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution make the living of people harder......

Aivee Akther

Illegally making dry fish by burning wood

Desk ReporterFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022304

Illegally making dry fish by burning wood On the coast beside the Sundarban at Shyamnagar in Satkhira, Bangladesh, seasonal fishers illegally made several huts to make dry fish. They constantly make dried fish from raw sea fish by burning wood in those huts built by harming the environment. Pedestrians are......

Aivee Akther

Helicteres isora: A Magical medieval plant

Desk ReporterFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022558

Helicteres isora: A Magical medieval plant Helicteres isora, sometimes called the Indian screw tree, is a small or large shrub. It usually falls under the family Malvaceae. It is a tropical Asian plant. It grows throughout India and Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. The tree is five to......

Aivee Akther

Filling continues in Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterFebruary 7, 2022February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022372

Filling continues in Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh About 12 years ago, the High Court Division directed the government to restore the Turag River and three other (Buriganga River, Shitalakshya River, and Dhaleshwari River) riverine areas around Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. It will take more time to implement that......

Aivee Akther

The mayor of Chattagram city announced to keep the city polythene-free for the sake of the environment

Desk ReporterFebruary 6, 2022February 6, 2022

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022132

The mayor of Chattagram city announced to keep the city polythene-free for the sake of the environment City Mayor M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury has announced to make all the markets of Chattagram city’ polythene free’ from February 15, 2022 to protect the city’s environment from waterlogging and save the Karnafuli......

Aivee Akther

People continue to use polythene in the lack of a cheaper alternative

Desk ReporterFebruary 5, 2022February 5, 2022

February 5, 2022February 5, 202297

People continue to use polythene in the lack of a cheaper alternative The use of polythene continues to rise as people do not have cheap alternatives. Though there is a suggestion of using jute bags as an alternative, its implementation is rare to observe. After a golden era in the......

Bangladesh

Coordinated efforts could reduce Dhaka’s air pollution

Desk ReporterFebruary 4, 2022February 6, 2022

February 4, 2022February 6, 2022203

Coordinated efforts could reduce Dhaka’s air pollution Mahpara Tahsin Taha (A law student of NSU, Bangladesh) Dhaka, Bangladesh’s highly crowded capital, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world. According to a report by Air Quality Index (AQI), a Swiss-based global air quality......

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