Kolkata – Researchers from five countries, including India, Egypt and Ghana, will study the effects of climate change on inhabitants of the Ganga-Brahmaputra deltas in Bangladesh and India, an expert said Wednesday. Experts from the UK, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana and…
Speakers at a seminar held at the Jatiya Press Club today underlined the need for united efforts of all to ensure equitable sharing of the Teesta river to keep it flowing from its source to the outfall. The seminar on…
By Rebecca Morelle The rocky planet, Kepler 186f, is close to the size of Earth and has the potential to hold liquid water, which is critical for life, the team says. Nestled in the Milky Way, it is part of…
ENN Staff A new study shows that a surprisingly large amount of the seafood sold in U.S. markets is caught illegally. In fact, 90 percent of U.S. seafood is imported, and according to a new study in the journal Marine Policy, as…
At least 43 people have been killed and hundreds of villagers left stranded in devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
Environmentalists and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club officials are at loggerheads over the possession of the Dhanmondi Eight playground. The environmentalists are saying the club is trying to take control of the ground and demand that it be made available for…
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands – less than a day after a similar strength tremor.
Some 1.75 crore people could comfortably be accommodated in the capital by effectively implementing the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) without filling wetlands and low-lying areas as it envisages, according to urban planners. “As per DAP, about 1.75 crore people could…
Experts at a training workshop have underscored the need for optimum and safer use of chemical pesticides in crop fields to save the agro-products from poisonous contamination that causes harms to the public health.
Ethnic groups’ lives, habitats jeopardised Unauthorised soil collection from Durgapur upazila of bordering Netrakona district is threatening existence of the inhabitants here.
Mysterious lightning flashes that appear to predict earthquakes could be sparked by movements in the ground below, US scientists say.
Engineers and experts at a workshop in the city on Sunday underlined the need for following the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) strictly to make all establishments earthquake resistant. The workshop titled “Retrofitting of vulnerable buildings and quality construction of…
Dhaka – A 5-storey building tilted towards the adjacent building in the city’s Rupnagar on Friday, with panic gripping the residents in the area as the incident came to light in the morning. When contacted, Senior Station Officer of Mirpur…
Bangladesh Coast Guard members seized a dredger and arrested six people on charge of lifting sand illegally from the Meghna River at Nunertek under Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Monday. Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters said a team of…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to maintain the status quo on the development work on its Purbachal housing project under Barakau and Parabarta moujas in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district.
By Claire Marshall Business leaders and environmentalists say putting an economic value on nature could be the best way to save it.
PR Newswire A large international consortium, led by the Dutch consultancy firm Twynstra Gudde, has won the European tender for the development of the Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP2100), a crucial plan for Bangladesh.
The increased aridity expected this century as a result of change may disrupt the balance of key soil nutrients with a knock-on effect on soil fertility threatening livelihoods of more than two billion people, a study finds.
The government on Tuesday signed a US$ 400 million agreement with the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s concessional arm, for repairing embankments in six coastal districts of the country.
City planners and environment activists on Tuesday observed that improving the city’s footpaths can play a major role in reducing road accidents and air pollution.
The extent of losses of human lives during earthquake could be reduced substantially through creating awareness about the natural calamity among students and adopting early preparedness, speakers said on Sunday.
The extent of losses of human lives during earthquake could be reduced substantially through creating awareness about the natural calamity among students and adopting early preparedness, speakers said on Sunday.
By Roger Harrabin
Richard, 11 years old at the time, was down in the gold mine pit when he heard his friends yelling for him to get out. Before he could react, he saw the landslide – caused by a collapsed wall –…
The appeal court has ruled that buyers of illegal Modhumoti Model Town project plots will get back refund twice the money they paid.
Environment and experts at a seminar on Thursday stressed reducing dependency on groundwater use in producing water for Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).
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Speakers in a function here on Tuesday stressed the need for bringing the underprivileged char dwellers under existing facilities of the state to change their socio-economic condition.
At least 40 people were injured in a clash between residents of two areas in the town on Monday.
The death toll rose to 705 in Savar Rana Plaza collapse with the recovery of 15 more bodies the debris till 01:50pm Tuesday on the 14th day of the incident.