Dhaka, Sept 2 – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday urged the world community to stand beside Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Category: Environment
Myanmar military says death toll in clashes almost 400
Bangkok, Sept 1 (AP/UNB)- Myanmar’s military says almost 400 people have died in recent violence in the western state of Rakhine triggered by attacks on security forces by insurgents from the Rohingya ethnic minority.
Plan to re-excavate 921 canals, 1611 large ponds
Dhaka, Sept 01 -The government has taken steps to re- excavate 921 canals and 1,611 large and small ponds in the country’s 56 districts to encourage rural youths for fish and poultry farming.
27000 Rohingyas enter BD in week of violence
Dhaka, Aug 31 – Latest estimates from UN sources suggest more than 27,000 people have crossed into Bangladesh in the area around Cox’s Bazar since last Friday (Aug 25), while 20,000 more remain stranded in the No Man’s Land between…
Over 400 Hindus Rakhine refugees cross into BD
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 31 – Amid growing concern over the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh following a fresh spell of persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, it’s been found that Hindu residents of the area have also been fleeing to…
Villages burning down and Rohingyas fleeing to BD
Attacks by insurgents. A brutal military crackdown. Thousands of villagers running for their lives. History is repeating itself in Myanmar less than a year after the emergence of a new Rohingya Muslim insurgency first threatened fragile efforts to bring peace…
US petrol prices rise as key pipeline shut
US petrol prices have risen after a key network of pipelines was shut in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, sparking fears of a squeeze on fuel supplies to major US cities. The hurricane has already forced the closure of nearly…
Another Rohingya boat capsize in Naf: 17 bodies found
Dhaka, Aug 31 – Seventeen more bodies were recovered on Thursday morning from Naf River in Shah Porir Dwip area in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar where a boat capsized in the river on Wednesday night.
Houston flood: ‘No way to prevent’ chemical plant blaze
A chemical plant near the flooded city of Houston is expected to explode or catch fire in the coming days. During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be…
The untapped economic potential of Asia’s refugees
by Aaron Sloan aaron The Asia-Pacific region hosts approximately 14 percent, or 3.5 million, of the world’s 65.3 million forced migrant population.1 Two-thirds of today’s refugee population will be displaced for at least three years, and are often located in…
18000 Rohingyas flee Myanmar into Bangladesh
The International Organization for Migration said Wednesday that 18,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled fresh violence in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh, with “hundreds and hundreds” stranded in no man’s land at the countries’ border. Sanjukta Sahany, a spokeswoman for the…
Pressure Myanmar from pushing its nationals into BD: PM
Dhaka, Aug 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the United States to mount pressure on Myanmar to stop pushing its nationals into Bangladesh.
ADB for national green financing vehicles
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in a report launched today, has proposed the creation of national green financing vehicles to catalyze environmentally and financially sustainable infrastructure investments in Asia and the Pacific. The report, titled Catalyzing Green Finance: A Concept…
Rohingya boat capsizes in Naf, 4 bodies spotted
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 30 – A boat, carrying around 25 Rohingyas, capsized in the Naf River adjacent to Shahparir Dwip in Teknaf upazila while intruding into Bangladesh territory early Wednesday.
How to achieve the SDGs
Mahmoud Mohieldin Medellin – In September 2015, the leaders of 193 countries agreed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the most ambitious plan ever to promote human development – by 2030. Nearly two years into the process, there…
Three solutions for water and sanitation for all
By Oyun Sanjaasuren Stockholm, Aug 28 (IPS) – This week people gather from around the globe at the annual Stockholm World Week. If previous years are anything to go by, the “Water is life” cliché will be repeated endlessly. But the…
Rising temperatures may limit aircraft takeoffs globally
By Rabiya Jaffery Abu Dhabi, Aug 29 (IPS) – Rising temperatures due to global warming may ground up to a third of aeroplanes worldwide in the decades to come, according to a recently published analysis by Columbia University. During the…
HC imposes bar on scrapping ‘radioactive vessel’
Dhaka – The High Court Division on Tuesday imposed restrictions on scrapping MT Producer, an imported scrap vessel at a ship-breaking yard in Chittagong, till October 5 for alleged presence of radioactive material in one of its pipes.
Allow fleeing Rohingyas to seek shelter in BD: UN
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the Bangladesh authorities to continue to allow the Rohingyas fleeing violence to seek safety in Bangladesh. UN Secretary General made the appeal recognising that Bangladesh has hosted generously refugees from Myanmar for decades.
UNHCR seeks open borders for people fleeing Rakhine
UNHCR, the refugee agency of the United Nations, has urged Bangladesh to open borders for people fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. “UNHCR believes it’s of the utmost importance that it (Bangladesh) continues to allow Rohingya fleeing violence to seek…
Two killed in Capital Dhaka sewerage blast
Dhaka, Aug 28 – Two people were killed and another was injured as a fire broke out following the blast of a sewerage line at Golapbagh in the city on Monday night.
Global Warming puts Asia’s vital yields at high risk
By IPS World Desk Rome, Aug 28 (IPS) – While mainstream media have been widely reporting on the dramatic consequences of tropical storm Harvey in the United States, which has been characterised as the fiercest hurricane to hit this country…
Melbourne most livable for 7th consecutive year
Global Liveability Report 2017: Melbourne most livable For the seventh consecutive year, Melbourne in Australia is the most livable urban centre of the 140 cities surveyed, closely followed by the Austrian capital, Vienna. In fact, only 0.1 percentage points separate…
Provide shelter to fleeing Rohingyas: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called upon the government and law enforcement agencies to provide shelter and security to the Rohingya people who are fleeing their homeland Myanmar to save their lives following a fresh violence there. She also…
Adequate tree plantation can reduce carbon emission: speakers
A massive tree plantation can help reduce carbon emission to a substantial level and that is very important to face the adverse impact of climate change in the vast Barind tract. There is no alternative to create more forest area…
UNEP Young Champions: Vote for Bangladesh’s Nazbin
Dhaka, Aug 27 – Bangladeshi youth Shougat Nazbin Khan has been selected as one the five finalists in the Asia Pacific Region for the Champions of the Earth Award 2017.
Mobile app to helps sustainable waste management
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Aug 27 – A Bangladeshi youth has come up with an innovative idea to ensure sustainable waste management the lack of which remains a major health and environmental concern in urban areas of the…
1,000 rescued as Houston hit by ‘catastrophic floods’
More than 1,000 people have been rescued in flooded parts of Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains. There is a “flash flood emergency” across the Houston Metro area, with travel near impossible, the National…
Building climate resilience in coastal communities of the Caribbean
By Zadie Neufville Negril, Jamaica, Aug 24 (IPS) – Ceylon Clayton is trying to revive a sea moss growing project he and friends started a few years ago to supplement their dwindling earnings as fishermen. This time, he has sought…
Green activists want Saudi-like animal waste management
Green activists at a discussion here on Saturday urged the government to introduce Saudi Arabia-like modern waste management system to deal with the wastes of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha. They said millions of animals are sacrificed during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha,…