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Environmental degradation in Gazipur, Dhaka, due to Urbanization and Industrialization

Desk ReporterNovember 26, 2024November 29, 2024

November 26, 2024November 29, 2024114

Environmental degradation in Gazipur, Dhaka, due to Urbanization and Industrialization Unplanned urbanization and industrialization have put Gazipur, the forest-rich district near Dhaka, Bangladesh, under severe environmental threats. Between 2000 and 2023, 60% of its forests have been destroyed, and 50% of its water bodies have been encroached upon. The River......

Bangladesh Media

‘International Snakebite Awareness Day 2024’ was observed in Dhaka

Desk ReporterSeptember 26, 2024September 26, 2024

September 26, 2024September 26, 202483

‘International Snakebite Awareness Day 2024’ was observed in Dhaka The Bangladesh Biodiversity Conservation Federation (BBCF) hosted an online seminar and discussion called “International Snakebite Awareness Day 2024” on September 20, 2024, in Dhaka. The news was shared in a press release by the Bangladesh Biodiversity Conservation Federation (BBCF). The seminar......

Aivee Akther Bangladesh Environment Protection

Victory Day Cycle Rally held at Shahid Minar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterDecember 17, 2022December 20, 2022

December 17, 2022December 20, 2022273

Victory Day Cycle Rally held at Shahid Minar, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh celebrated its victory day on December 16, 2022, with due dignity and honor. In 1971, on this day, after nine months of a long bloody war, the brave child of Bangladesh snatched the long-cherished freedom of Bangladesh (then East......

Bangladesh Environment Protection

Nineteen tanneries in Savar, Dhaka, are shutting down to prevent River pollution

Desk ReporterDecember 3, 2022

December 3, 2022277

Nineteen tanneries in Savar, Dhaka, are shutting down to prevent River pollution Nineteen tanneries in Dhaka’s Savar tannery industry shut down due to a lack of environmental clearance and polluting the Dhaleshwari River. The decision has taken at a Ministry-related Parliamentary Committee of Bangladesh on Environment, Forest, and Climate Change......

Aivee Akther Bangladesh Environment Pollution

Despite Closing, the tannery industry at Savar, Dhaka, continues to operate

Desk ReporterAugust 16, 2022

August 16, 202245

Despite Closing, the tannery industry at Savar, Dhaka, continues to operate Despite closing, the tannery industries at Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, continue to operate. In the parliamentary committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh, in its last meeting, all the members recommended disconnecting the electricity in the tannery. The......

Aivee Akther Bangladesh Environment Pollution

No observable progress in stopping the dumping of waste in the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterMarch 25, 2022March 25, 2022

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022570

No observable progress in stopping the dumping of waste in the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh There has been no distinguishable progress in preventing waste dumping in the Buriganga River. Dhaka WASA, Dhaka South City Corporation, industrial and shipping wastes have exceeded all water pollution levels. The river has become a......

Aivee Akther Biodiversity

The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, has become Uninhabitable now

Desk ReporterJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022576

The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, has become Uninhabitable now Dhaka has crossed the 20 million population mark in a very short period and is now the sixth most populous capital city globally. According to recent data, the city aged around one thousand years, whereas some acknowledged that the city is......

Aivee Akther Bangladesh Environment Protection

Bangladesh High Court bans filling of Dolairpar pond, Dhaka

Desk ReporterDecember 3, 2021

December 3, 2021489

Bangladesh High Court bans filling of Dolairpar pond, Dhaka The honorable High Court has imposed a three-month ban on constructing a secondary transfer station (STS) to fill up ponds and manage waste at Dolairpara in Dhaka’s capital. The High Court bench comprising Justice Md. Mojibur Rahman Mia and justice. Md......

Bangladesh Sadman Sad

Department of Environment’s Mobile Court fined and sealed Two Factories in Savar, Dhaka

Desk ReporterSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020215

Department of Environment’s Mobile Court fined and sealed Two Factories in Savar, Dhaka Sadman Sad The environment department’s mobile court has fined one of the two factories in Savar and another Tk.60000.00 for environmental pollution. Kazi Tamjid Ahmed, the executive magistrate of the environment department, conducted the operation in Srikhandia......

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