Tripoli, Nov 1 (Xinhua/UNB) — The Libyan navy announced Thursday the rescue of 200 illegal immigrants, including women and children, off the country’s western coast.
Category: Environment
Air pollution: Liton wears mask during practice in Delhi
Bangladesh top-order batsman Liton Das was seen wearing a mask during the practice session of touring Bangladesh national cricket team at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.
UN chief for embracing innovations for urban better life
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to commit and embrace innovations to ensure a better life for future generations and chart a path towards sustainable, inclusive urban development that benefits all.
‘Yangon misleads world with made-up info to avoid liability’
Instead of taking back Rohingyas, Myanmar now remains engaged in “persistent campaign” to mislead the international community to avoid its obligations for the “sustained repatriation” and reintegration of the forcibly displaced Rohingya in safety and dignity, says Bangladesh.
Beyond headlines: The dev story behind irregular migration
By Achim Steiner UN, Oct 28 2019 (IPS) – Last week, a too-familiar human tragedy captured news headlines. 39 people were found dead inside a shipping container on an industrial estate in Essex in Southeast England; 31 men and 8…
Indian capital’s air quality falls to “severe” category
New Delhi, Oct 28 (Xinhua/UNB) — The air quality in the Indian capital plummeted to “severe” category on Monday morning, post the festival of lights “Deepawali” when people indulged in bursting firecrackers.
1 killed in Mymensingh warehouse fire
Mymensingh, Oct 28 – A worker was burned to death in a fire at a warehouse at Aampotti area of the city on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sumon Das.
Oil spill makes Karnaphuli River inhospitable to aquatic life
Chattogram, Oct 27 (UNB) – An environmental court here on Sunday fined the owner of Desh-1 oil tanker Tk 3 crore for polluting the Karnaphuli River as oil from the tanker spilled into the river following its collision with another…
Create conditions in Rakhine for Rohingya repatriation: NAM
‘Comprehensive, durable solution sought addressing root causes’ Dhaka, Oct 27 – The heads of state or government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have underscored the importance of creating “conducive conditions” in Rakhine State for the voluntary return of Rohingyas to…
Saudi Arabia deports 373 Bangladeshi workers in 24 hrs
Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB) – Saudi Arabia forcibly sent back 373 Bangladeshi workers in 24 hours though the deportees claimed that they had all the legal documents.
Oil spill into Karnaphuli River: Ship owner fined Tk 30mn
Chattogram, Oct 27 (UNB) – An Environment Court here on Sunday fined the owner of Desh-1 oil tanker Tk 3 crore for polluting the Karnaphuli River as oil from the tanker spilled into the river following its collision with another…
21 Dhaka South councillors show-caused for skipping meets
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has issued show-cause notices on 19 councillors from general wards and two from reserved seats for being absent in over three board meetings.
39 Essex lorry deaths: Driver charged with manslaughter
A lorry driver has been charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead inside a refrigerated trailer.
Dutch man unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers
Rotterdam, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — Dutch inventor Boyan Slat is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas.
Ships collide spilling 12000 litres of diesel into Karnaphuli
8,000 litres oil removed from water Chittagong, Oct 26 – A huge quantity of oil has spilled into the Karnaphuli River from a ship following a collision with another ship in the Dolphin Oil Jetty-3 area of Chittagong Port ea…
Saudi Arabia deports another 200 Bangladeshi workers
Many of the 200 Bangladeshi workers forcibly sent back from Saudi Arabia on Friday night said they were deported despite having legal documents.
Dhanmondi Building Fire: Woman dies inhaling smoke
A woman who fell sick after breathing in smoke when a fire broke out in a high-rise in Dhanmondi area died on Saturday morning.
Essex lorry victims trapped near Belgian coast: officials
The 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex on Wednesday were already trapped when they arrived at the Belgian coast en route to England, local officials have said, as police confirmed that the victims…
One of Europe’s last wild rivers is threatened by dams
Along The Vjosa River, Oct 26 (AP/UNB) — Under a broad plane tree near Albania’s border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River’s many springs.
Vietnamese family fears daughter among Essex lorry victims
The family of a missing Vietnamese girl fear their daughter may have been among dozens found dead in a lorry container in Essex.
Dhaka’s air quality improves after rains
Dhaka, Oct 26 (UNB) – The air quality of Bangladesh’s capital improved significantly on Friday morning after two days of rain.
Oceans as an investment priority
By Emma Navarro Oslo – The Earth’s oceans face many threats, none of which have quick fixes. Still, the solutions are known, and with a sufficiently broad coalition of partners, we can get the ball rolling on a number of…
Air pollutants tinkering with Guwahati’s acidic rainwater
by Sahana Ghosh on 22 October 2019 • A study suggests that a cocktail of natural and man-made pollutants wafting in the air is tinkering with the rainwater quality in Guwahati, northeast India’s largest metropolis, in the state of Assam.
TV set explodes sparking fire at Bogura house fire
Bogura, Oct 25 (UNB) – A television explosion triggered a fire that destroyed a house at Paschim Voronshahi village in Dhunat Municipality area on early Friday.
Wild fevervine herb discovered in N. China
A survey group has found a large cluster of wild Paederia scandens (Chinese fevervine) in north China’s Hebei Province during a field investigation for the fourth national survey on Chinese materia medica resources. The wild fevervine community, concentrating with a…
Are 39 Chinese found dead in UK truck trafficking victims?
London, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — All 39 people found dead in a container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they pressed to investigate one of the country’s deadliest cases of people smuggling.
Push-button signal opened for road safety in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Oct 24 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Thursday said escalators would be set up in the 15 foot-over bridges under the DNCC to encourage people to use these for road safety.
Gazipur garment waste warehouse fire extinguished
A fire that broke out at a Jhut warehouse in Tongi Millgate area on Thursday morning was put out after much effort.
US wants BD postpones Rohingya relocation to Bhashan Char
Dhaka, Oct 24 (UNB) – Appreciating the country for opening its borders to huge Rohingya refugees, the United States has urged Bangladesh to “postpone” its Rohingya relocation plan to Bhashan char until independent experts can determine it a suitable location,…
Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo named top plastic polluters again
October 23, 2019, Manila, Philippines – Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the top 3 most identified companies in global brand audits for the second year in a row, according to a new report “BRANDED Volume II: Identifying the World’s Top…