Dhaka once again has topped a list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.
Category: Environment
Tripartite talks: Dhaka’s cautious hope on Rohingya return
The China-Bangladesh-Myanmar meeting was chaired by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui and Myanmar Deputy Minister of International Cooperation Hau Do Suan led the Myanmar side.
Lebanon: Dire Conditions for Syrian Refugees in Border Town
Syrian refugees in Arsal, a Lebanese town on the border with Syria, do not have adequate shelters to withstand the harsh winter months, Human Rights Watch said today.
Are water futures the future of water?
Water futures have so far failed to address concerns regarding access to water in developing countries. There is no easy panacea for humanity’s water needs.
‘Incentive still inaccessible for most migrant workers’
Dhaka, Jan 18 – The migrant workers are among the most affected people of Bangladesh due to the ongoing pandemic but got less attention when it came to incentive disbursement.
Germany: Virus mutation force harder lockdown amid snowfall
Monowara Begum Moni from Stuttgart From next week German chancellor Angela Merkel is going to introduce harder lockdown. The coronavirus mutation is spreading quickly. Most of the Germans are scared of it.
435 houses burnt in Taknaf Rohingya camp fire: 20 hurt
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 14 – At least 435 houses were gutted in a fire at Nayapara Registered Rohingya Camp in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Thursday.
Renewable Energy Key to Addressing Climate Change Challenge
By Nalisha Adams BONN, Germany, Jan 13 2021 (IPS) – 2021 is going to be critical, not only for curbing the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic but also for meeting the climate challenge. But as Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of…
Dhaka-Yangon-Beijing talks Jan 19 on Rohingya Repatriation
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Bangladesh, Myanmar and China will hold a tripartite meeting on Rohingya repatriation in Dhaka on January 19 as Dhaka finds their repatriation to Myanmar as the only solution to the crisis.
Ctg city polls violence: AL rebel candidate, 25 others held
Chattogram, Jan 13 — Around 26 people, including rebel Awami League candidate Abdul Quader, have been arrested in connection with the killing of a man during clashes between two factions of the party in the run-up to the Chattogram City…
2020 Biodiversity Targets Fail: World Leaders Pledge Action
By Alison Kentish UNITED NATIONS, Jan 12 2021 (IPS) – French President Emmanuel Macron convened the 4th edition of the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity with a concession – that after a decade, the world has failed to take the…
Gothenburg Green City Zone leads way towards zero-emissions
Currently in development, Gothenburg Green City Zone is a world first: an initiative by a number of major stakeholders including Volvo Cars to build a climate-neutral transportation system in a large geographical area of Gothenburg.
Advocate Tasmiah new country director, ‘Global Peace Chain’
Dhaka, Jan 11 – The United States-based advocacy group ‘Global Peace Chain’ has appointed young Bangladeshi lawyer Advocate Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed as its Country Director for Bangladesh.
IFAD, GCF act to better life, boost African Great Green Wall
Paris, 11 January 2021 – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause for hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering 11…
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Indonesia (UNB/AP) — Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board shortly after…
Mayor Taposh calls Khokon’s remarks about him unimportant
Dhaka, Jan 10 – The extraordinary war of words between the incumbent and immediate-past mayors of Dhaka South City Corporation continued to boil on Sunday, with Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh shrugging off his predecessor Sayeed Khokon remarks on his…
Another cold wave coming this week, yet another by month-end
Dhaka, Jan 9 – A warmer condition for over a week in the country gives an impression that the winter is going to end but meteorologists say mercury may fall again from Tuesday next.
Taposh is not fit to be mayor: Sayeed Khokon
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has lost all his credentials to remain in the post, according to his predecessor Sayeed Khokon.
10 newborns die in hospital fire in India’s Maharashtra
MUMBAI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) — Ten children died after a fire broke out at a special newborn care unit in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday.
Fire at Narayanganj Partex Group particle board factory
Narayanganj, Jan 8 — A fire broke out at the particle board factory of Partex Group in Narayanganj port area on Friday night.
KL urged to bring back stranded Bangladeshis to workplaces
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Dhaka has urged Kuala Lumpur to do the needful for bringing back the stranded Bangladeshi workers to their old and new places of work in Malaysia on humanitarian grounds.
Chittagong slum fire burns shanties
Chittagong, Jan 4 -A fire at Jele Para slum adjacent to Beribadh under Chittagong EPZ police station has gutted some shanties.
‘Bangladesh to be turned into green Bengal’
Dhaka, Jan 3 – Illegal occupants will be evicted from the forest lands and the forests will be brought back. The country will be turned into green Bengal by planting more and more trees.
Mild cold wave over Bangladesh may continue, says Met office
Dhaka, Jan 2 – A Mild cold wave which is sweeping over the regions of Srimangal, Naogaon, Dinajpur, Tetulia,Dimla, Rajarhat and Chuadanga may continue.
Indian capital shivers on coldest day in 15 years
New Delhi, Jan 01 — The Indian capital on Friday recorded its chilliest New Year’s day in 15 years, with the lowest minimum temperature dipping to 1.1 degrees Celsius, amid a severe cold wave across the northern part of the…
Hill cutting in Chittagong: Toma group fined Tk 50 crore
Chittagong, Dec31 -The Department of Environment (DOE) has fined Toma group of construction, a contracting firm, Tk 50 crore for cutting hill illegally in Loghagara Upazila of Chattogram during the work of Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail line project.
Dhaka’s canals, drainage now under 2 City Corporations
Dhaka, Dec 31 – Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWasa) has handed the responsibility of drainage system management and canals in Dhaka to the city corporations to solve the water logging woes.
1,700 more Rohingyas on their way to Bhashan Char
Chittagong, Dec 28 – Around 1,700 more Rohingyas have started the journey from Cox’s Bazar to Bhashan Char in the second phase, although the initial plan was to transfer 700 only.
Mild cold wave sweeps Rangpur division, 8 districts
Dhaka, Dec 27 – A Mild to moderate cold wave which is sweeping over Rangpur division and eight other districts may continue, Met office said on Sunday.
Japan wants Rohingya repatriation start next year: Envoy
Dhaka, Dec 24 – Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Thursday said they want to see the start of repatriation process next year as Japan supports repatriation of Rohingyas to their homes in Rakhine State.