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Air pollution kills more than 100,000 people yearly in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025February 6, 202542

Air pollution kills more than 100,000 people yearly in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, air pollution causes the premature deaths of 12,456 people each year, including 5,258 children. For the same reason, 900,000 mothers give birth prematurely every year and about 700,000 babies are born with low birth weight. Each year, 670,000......

Bangladesh Environmental Problems Environmental Science

About 68% of drivers in Bangladesh do not hear due to noise pollution: Environment Advisor, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025

February 4, 2025February 4, 202542

About 68% of drivers in Bangladesh do not hear due to noise pollution: Environment Advisor, Bangladesh Bangladesh is number one in noise and air pollution. About 68% of bus or truck drivers in this country do not hear. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Environment Advisor (Minister in Charge) of Ministry of Environment,......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

The Environment Advisor (Minister in Charge) of Bangladesh warns strongly against the use of polythene in her country

Desk ReporterFebruary 3, 2025February 4, 2025

February 3, 2025February 4, 202538

The Environment Advisor (Minister in Charge) of Bangladesh warns strongly against the use of polythene in her country Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MOEFCC), Bangladesh, has threatened to take strong action against polythene. The advisor issued a warning during a meeting on......

Environmental Features Environmental Science Md. Ashrafuzzaman Khan

Rising Waters and Spirit of Survival: Tales from Dhunot, Bogra, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterFebruary 2, 2025February 3, 2025

February 2, 2025February 3, 2025124

Rising Waters and Spirit of Survival: Tales from Dhunot, Bogra, Bangladesh Md. Ashrafuzzaman Khan Bangladesh is a country with diverse ecological zones, including floodplain or char lands, wetlands, hills, drought-prone and coastal areas. Char lands make up about 8% of Bangladesh’s total land and support nearly 20 million people. Additionally,......

Bangladesh Environment Pollution Environmental Problems

Biodiversity is under threat due to canal encroachment

Desk ReporterFebruary 1, 2025February 1, 2025

February 1, 2025February 1, 202581

Biodiversity is under threat due to canal encroachment Bangladesh News: It is concerning that powerful groups are threatening cropland, canals, and wetlands with encroachment in Bhaluka Upazila, Mymensingh, risking environmental disaster. Factories and establishments are being built by filling these wetlands without the administration’s knowledge or bypassing the law. As......

Bangladesh Environment Pollution Environmental crime

Children’s lung function is gradually decreasing due to air pollution

Desk ReporterJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025

January 31, 2025January 31, 202539

Children’s lung function is gradually decreasing due to air pollution The amount of air pollution in Bangladesh is increasing day by day. Pollution-related diseases are increasing in tandem with air pollution. People of all ages are facing many physical problems due to breathing polluted air. Children’s health, in particular, is......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

Bangladesh Government will demolish those buildings if it causes environmental damage

Desk ReporterJanuary 30, 2025January 31, 2025

January 30, 2025January 31, 202537

Bangladesh Government will demolish those buildings if it causes environmental damage Strict action will be taken as per the rules, including demolition, if any environmental damage is caused by building construction, including filling wetlands, said Major General (Rtd.) Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarkar, Chairman, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK). He said these......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

BD HC orders to form Tree Cutting Permissions Committees up to root level of the Administrations

Desk ReporterJanuary 29, 2025January 29, 2025

January 29, 2025January 29, 202557

BD HC orders to form Tree Cutting Permissions Committees up to root level of the Administrations Committees to be formed at all districts, cities, and Upazila levels to obtain permission for tree cutting. A Bangladesh High Court bench, led by Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Mubina Asaf, issued a verdict......

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Bangladesh has taken a nationwide campaign to combat noise pollution

Desk ReporterJanuary 28, 2025January 29, 2025

January 28, 2025January 29, 202534

Bangladesh has taken a nationwide campaign to combat noise pollution The Environment Department of Bangladesh has collected Tk 38,48,500 in fines from 26 cases related to pollution in just a few days. On January 25, the Department of Environment in Bangladesh launched a nationwide campaign with 10 mobile courts to......

Environmental Economics Environmental Science

Climate change is one of the reasons for the increase in the intensity of wildfires

Desk ReporterJanuary 27, 2025January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025January 27, 202549

Climate change is one of the reasons for the increase in the intensity of wildfires A vast area of the city of Los Angeles in the United States has been burned by a terrible fire. This incident has killed 24 people so far and more than 12,000 structures have been......

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