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Strategic environmental assessment is ongoing on to protect the Sundarbans- Environment Minister, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterFebruary 22, 2021

February 22, 2021233

Strategic environmental assessment is ongoing on to protect the Sundarbans- Environment Minister, Bangladesh By Zeba Tarannum Md. Sahab Uddin, the Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, said, Strategic environmental surveys are being carried out for the south-western part of the country, including the Sundarbans, as part of the government’s......

The residents of Asulia wants to escape from the chemically contaminated water of the garment factories

Desk ReporterFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021208

The residents of Asulia wants to escape from the chemically contaminated water of the garment factories By Zeba Tarannum Savar (Dhaka): The residents of Asulia in Savar have formed a human chain to save from the chemically contaminated water of the garment factories. More than five hundred water-logging victims of......

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Legal Notice to the Bangladesh Govt. Agencies for making a List of Sutang River polluters

Desk ReporterFebruary 18, 2021

February 18, 2021326

Legal Notice to the Bangladesh Govt. Agencies for making a List of Sutang River polluters The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has issued legal notices to 20 government departments of Bangladesh to compile a list of industrial establishments occupying and polluting the Sutang River in Habiganj and determining the initial......

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Demand for the punishment of river-reservoir destroyers

Desk ReporterFebruary 14, 2021February 14, 2021

February 14, 2021February 14, 202190

Demand for the punishment of river-reservoir destroyers By Adnan Tazvir Abu Naser Khan, chairman of the Save the Environment Movement (POBA), said a clique was destroying the country’s rivers and reservoirs in violation of the law. He called on the government to punish those involved in the anti-environmental activities. Abu......

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Owners get letters of bird’s nest rent money

Desk ReporterFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021485

Owners get letters of bird’s nest rent money By Amila Khan The garden owners have received a letter of rent for the bird’s nest in Chord Bausa village of Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi. The garden owners received a letter of compensation from the garden owners and lessees on Tuesday, February......

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The DNCC gives two months to stop the dumping of sewage in drains and reservoirs

Desk ReporterFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021373

The DNCC gives two months to stop the dumping of sewage in drains and reservoirs By Adnan Tazvir The Dhaka North City Corporation has set a deadline of March 31 for those who have made arrangements for direct disposal of rainwater to drains, canals, lakes, or other reservoirs without constructing......

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Environmental laws and regulations to be updated

Desk ReporterFebruary 4, 2021

February 4, 2021239

Environmental laws and regulations to be updated Ziaul Hasan NDC, Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, said the laws and regulations would be updated to make Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act (BECA) more effective. New laws will also be formulated according to the needs of the age. He said......

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Inauguration of construction work of the country’s first hydrogen production plant

Desk ReporterFebruary 2, 2021

February 2, 2021283

Inauguration of construction work of the country’s first hydrogen production plant By Amila khan The country’s first hydrogen energy research center is being set up in Chittagong to produce hydrogen fuel. The Bangladesh Council of Science and Industry (BCSIR) inaugurated this hydrogen production plant’s work on Wednesday, January 2021. A......

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Stone Crushing Factories near Dhaka City Pollute the Local Environment

Desk ReporterFebruary 2, 2021

February 2, 2021240

Stone Crushing Factories near Dhaka City Pollute the Local Environment By Amila Khan Dhaka, Bangladesh: The noise, dust pollutes the local environment, and the bed smell of stinking water by the Stone Crushing Factories located Birulia, Saver near Dhaka. At present, these factories have become the thorns in the throats......

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Sheikh Hasina sees a Deficit in Global Adaptation Efforts

Desk ReporterFebruary 1, 2021January 31, 2021

February 1, 2021January 31, 2021175

Sheikh Hasina sees a Deficit in Global Adaptation Efforts By Amila Khan In a virtual speech at the Climate Adaptation Conference 2021 in the Netherlands, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that there is a significant gap in the global effort to adapt to climate change’s adverse effects. The Prime......

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