Dhaka, Sept 13 – A fire broke out at Minister Refrigerator factory, a sister concern of My One Group at Dheerashrom area in Gazipur city at around 7 am on Friday. The fire originated from a warehouse at 5th floor…
Category: Environment
Fires in Brazilian wetlands quadruple in 2019: report
Fires recorded in the Brazilian Pantanal, a biodiversity sanctuary in the southern Amazon rain forest, have quadrupled in 2019 compared to the same period last year, the country’s space research agency said Thursday.
Dumping fossil fuels to drive green development
By Busani Bafana Cape Town, South Africa, Sep 11 2019 (IPS) – Disinvestments in fossil fuels amounting to 11 trillion dollars – eight times the global GDP – have been recorded in the last six months of this year, according…
Make multi-storied buildings environment-friendly: PM
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the architects to design multistorey buildings in a planned way taking the movement of people and traffic in surrounding roads, open space and waste management into consideration.
A writer tracks air pollution worldwide on unique tour
Beth Gardiner’s world tour started with the diesel smell in her adopted hometown of London.
Cries for BD female workers’ safe migration to ME countries
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Having failed to endure physical and mental torture in an office in Saudi Arabia, a Bangladeshi female worker tried to escape jumping off a two-storey building and suffered severe injuries, forcing her to undergo treatment…
Climate crisis could see collapse of some economies: UNCTAD
Dhaka, Sept 12 – The United Nation’s trade chief has said climate change poses an “existential threat to commodity-dependent developing countries” and highlighted the need to diversify economies and exports.
Myanmar seeks BD reps visit areas of displaced Rohingyas
Dhaka, Sept 11 – In a new development of Rohingya crisis, Myanmar government has agreed to take high level representatives of Bangladesh to make a visit to the affected areas in Myanmar from where Rohingya people were displaced due to…
No Bangladeshi migrated to India after independence: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 11- The opposition BNP on Wednesday made it clear that no Bangladeshi intruded into India after the War of Liberation in 1971.
UN-backed agencies assist hosts, Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Sept 11 (UNB) – The Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) partners – UN agencies working in support of the government of Bangladesh — are assisting thousands in the host community and Rohingya refugee camps who have been impacted by…
Civil Society urges inclusive, resilient, sustainable cities
By Cristina Fan Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Sep 9 2019 (IPS) – The United Nations held its first major international conference in one of America’s mountain states, bringing scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) to discuss ways on making…
Sardar Sarovar dam water drowns Madhya Pradesh villages
by Meena Menon on 10 September 2019 • As the water level rises to near full capacity in Gujarat’s Sardar Sarovar dam, villages in Madhya Pradesh are facing the impacts as their homes are flooded, further intensified by heavy rains.…
Desertification costs world economy up to 15 tln dollars – UN
By James Reinl UN, Sep 7 2019 (IPS) – Forest fires, droughts and other forms of land degradation cost the global economy as much as 15 trillion dollars every year and are deepening the climate change crisis, a top United…
Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy
Oakland, Sep 10 (AP/UNB) — A U.S. judge in California on Monday reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration’s plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Rohingya Villages destroyed for govt facilities, blame game
Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, the BBC has found. On a government tour, the BBC saw four locations where secure facilities have been built on…
Article19 call to end moibile, Internet restrictions on Rohingyas
Restrictions on mobile communications deepens vulnerability of Rohingya community, Article19 said on Tuesday. The decision by Bangladesh authorities to restrict access to mobile telecommunications services by Rohingya refugees violates the rights to freedom of expression, information and non-discrimination, ARTICLE 19…
Fire at EC office damages EVMs earmarked for Rangpur poll
Dhaka, Sept 9 – The fire at the Election Bhaban has damaged a large number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which were meant to be used in the upcoming Rangpur-3 by-election on October 5.
Dhaka South Mayor off to Singapore to learn urban issues
Dhaka, Sept 9 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon left here for Singapore on Sunday night. The DSCC Mayor went to Singapore to gain knowledge ahead of launching ‘Communicable Disease Control and Research Department’ as part…
“No Illegal Immigrant Can Stay In Assam”: Amit Shah
Dhaka, Sep 9 (UNB) – Union Minister Amit Shah today hinted that after Assam, the government’s plan to locate and weed out illegal immigrants will be taken across the country. Amid a huge discontent in Assam over the citizens’ registry,…
Committee formed to probe fire at Nirbachan Bhaban
A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the fire incident at Nirbachan Bhaban, the headquarters of the Election Commission on Sunday.
Charity ship rescues 50 African migrants in sea off Libya
Aboard The Ocean Viking, Sept 9 (AP/UNB) — A charity ship run by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean spent a rainy Sunday searching open waters for a fragile rubber boat overloaded with migrants before finally plucking 50 people to safety…
Unexpected fire at Nirbachan Bhaban basement at midnight
Dhaka, Sept 8 – Nirbachan Bhaban, the headquarters of the Election Commission of Bangladesh, caught fire in the city’s Agargaon area on Sunday around midnight.
Drones to monitor Sundarbans against tiger, deer poaching
Khulna, Sept 9 – The Forest Department of Bangladesh has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tigers and deer.
Address key driver of Amazon deforestation: profit-seeking
Amazon Watch statement on the ‘Amazon Pact’ issued today by South American leaders Today Sept 8 – the presidents of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Suriname met in Leticia, Colombia to discuss regional cooperation for the Amazon. They issued…
Tokyo braces for direct hit from typhoon Faxai
A strong typhoon that could bring “historic” winds and rain was poised to make a direct hit on Tokyo later Sunday, as authorities warned of high waves, landslides and flooding.
End restrictions on movement, internet access of Rohingyas: HRW
Dhaka, Sept 7 (UNB) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday suggested that the Bangladesh government should end restrictions on Rohingyas’ freedom of movement and access to the internet and online communications. “Government restrictions have intensified following a failed attempt…
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas death toll ma be ‘staggering’
The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas will be “staggering”, the country’s government has warned as aid efforts are being stepped up. The official death toll stands at 43, but is expected to rise further.
Seven nations sign forest protection pact after Amazon fires
Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world’s largest tropical forest, reports BBC. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up…
Amazon countries meet to bolster rainforest protection
Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on measures to protect the world’s biggest rainforest, under threat from wildfires and rampant deforestation.
Mitigating climate change may give Asia-Pacific a dev. boost
7 September 2019 Climate Change The urgent need to move towards a low carbon economy and build resilience, would not only mitigate the worst impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific, but also lift the region economically, according to the…