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The drive to ban the use of polythene bags will be intensified – Bangladesh Home Ministry

Desk ReporterJanuary 16, 2025

January 16, 202555

The drive to ban the use of polythene bags will be intensified – Bangladesh Home Ministry Nasir-ud-Daula, Additional Secretary of the Home Ministry, stated that efforts to ban polythene shopping bags will be escalated. Initially, the production of polythene shopping bags used in super shops will be stopped. Nasir-ud-Daula told......

Bangladesh Environment Pollution

Environmental pollution causes premature deaths of 3.5 million people annually in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJanuary 15, 2025January 16, 2025

January 15, 2025January 16, 2025130

Environmental pollution causes premature deaths of 3.5 million people annually in Bangladesh About 272,000 people die prematurely in Bangladesh every year due to environmental pollution. And 55% of premature deaths are due to air pollution. This information has been revealed in the World Bank’s Country Environmental Analysis-2024 report released on......

Bangladesh Environmental Economics

Bangladesh to receive EU and European Investment Bank support for environmental protection

Desk ReporterJanuary 14, 2025January 16, 2025

January 14, 2025January 16, 202544

Bangladesh to receive EU and European Investment Bank support for environmental protection Syeda Rizwana Hasan, a leading environmentalist and advisor in Bangladesh’s Interim Government, in charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Bangladesh and the Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR), Bangladesh, said that the European Union......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

Workshop on Climate Change at Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU)

Desk ReporterJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 2025

January 13, 2025January 13, 202552

Workshop on Climate Change at Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU) A workshop titled ‘Climate Change and Climate Finance: National and International Perspectives’ was held at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). The workshop, organized by the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and supervised by BAU’s Aquaculture Department, took place at 10:30 am on Sunday,......

Environmental Features Environmental Problems International Environment

The world has gone through another year of climate disaster: UN chief

Desk ReporterJanuary 12, 2025January 12, 2025

January 12, 2025January 12, 202559

The world has gone through another year of climate disaster: UN chief The impact of climate change is becoming increasingly clear. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that 2024 is among the 10 hottest years recorded in the past decade. He called the event a “climate disaster in real time.” On......

Bangladesh Environmental Features Environmental Problems Natural Environment

Eco-friendly Nipo Plam (Golpata) is gradually disappearing from the Bangladesh coast

Desk ReporterJanuary 11, 2025January 11, 2025

January 11, 2025January 11, 202599

Eco-friendly Nipo Plam (Golpata) is gradually disappearing from the Bangladesh coast Nipa Palm (Bengali name is Golpata) is gradually disappearing from coastal areas of Bangladesh, especially from the Sundarbans region. Climate change and lack of proper cultivation and conservation have contributed to the extinction of this plant. There is a......

Bangladesh Environment Protection Environmental Science

The use of eco-friendly bags should be increased

Desk ReporterJanuary 10, 2025January 10, 2025

January 10, 2025January 10, 202577

The use of eco-friendly bags should be increased Tapan Kumar Biswas, Chairman of the monitoring committee and additional secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Bangladesh, said that public awareness will be increased to increase the use of eco-friendly bags, while law enforcement will be made......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

Pesticide use causes suffering in Varendra region in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJanuary 9, 2025January 9, 2025

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025110

Pesticide use causes suffering in Varendra region in Bangladesh Groundwater is being given more importance in everything, including crop cultivation. As a result, the groundwater level in the Varendra region has now decreased. On the other hand, the use of lethal pesticides has increased in agricultural land. Its level has......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

Forest rescue operation in the country to continue to protect the environment: Environment Advisor of Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025January 8, 202555

Forest rescue operation in the country to continue to protect the environment: Environment Advisor of Bangladesh The forest rescue operation will continue despite all obstacles, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor in Bangladesh’s Interim Government, in charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Bangladesh and the Ministry......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

Plastic bottles have a huge impact on health and environment

Desk ReporterJanuary 7, 2025

January 7, 202560

Plastic bottles have a huge impact on health and environment The use of plastic bottles has a huge impact on our environment and health. A recent study found that Bangladesh uses 3.15 to 3.84 billion plastic bottles each year, with only 21.4% being recycled. The rest, 78.6%, contributes to plastic......

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