by Daniel Litvin London – This has been a year of extreme weather events, from the “Beast from the East” that froze much of the United Kingdom in March to Hurricane Florence on the US East Coast and Typhoon Mangkhut…
Category: Environment
Investing in Arab and Asian youth for a sustainable future
As the youth population has increased to unprecedented levels in Arab and Asian regions, governments need to do more to invest in them.
An HR-based approach to wat-san improves instts for the poor
by Christian Borja-Vega co-authors: Eva Kloeve In our previous blog, we looked at how water and sanitation came to be recognized as a human right, and what that means in practice. Today, we look at how formal and informal institutional…
12 missing as engine boat capsizes in Turag near Dhaka
Savar, Oct 5 – At least 12 people remained missing after a trawler capsized in Turag River in Ashulia on Friday evening.
7 Rohingyas deported from India to Myanmar
The Indian government has deported seven ethnic Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, where they are at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. The Indian foreign ministry said that on October 4, 2018, Indian authorities handed over the men…
The US detention of children is only getting worse
Images of children sitting alone in chain-link cages, recordings of their frightened cries, and officials’ mocking reactions generated outrage across the country this summer. The Trump Administration responded by reversing its policy of forcibly separating immigrant families at the border—but…
India to begin deportations of Rohingyas to Myanmar
Guwahati, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — India plans to send seven Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar in the first deportation of members of the Myanmar minority group since the Home Ministry ordered state authorities last year to identify and deport them…
Lower land registration fee, reclaimed city canals : FBCCI
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Tuesday emphasised reducing the registration fee for lands and apartments.
Tk 4,371cr for navigability dev, reclamation of 4 rivers
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 15 projects involving Tk 13,218.31 crore, including the Tk 4,371 crore ‘Navigability development and reclamation of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punorbhoba Rivers’ project.
Myanmar HR commission urges quick repatriation of Rohingyas
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has urged the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh to immediately start the repatriation of more than 700,000 Muslims from northern Rakhine State who fled to Bangladesh.
Women owning agri land means more food security, nutrition
Despite women being key figures in agriculture and food security, gender inequality is holding back progress towards ending hunger, poverty, and creating sustainable food systems.
On patrol with India’s anti-plastic ‘blue squad’
Wearing matching blue Nehru jackets, the dozen inspectors fan out across Mumbai’s hectic Crawford Market, each scouring for violators of an ambitious plastic ban.
Environmental flow urged to save the Ganga from death
GreenWatch Report The Save Ganga Movement of India has called for a law protecting river rights, ensuring (a) policy of zero discharge into the rivers, (b) policy of maintenance of adequate environmental flow in the rivers and (c) policy of…
Zinc-biofortified wheat reduces childhood illness
When vulnerable young children in India eat foods prepared with wheat enriched with zinc, they spend significantly fewer days sick with pneumonia and vomiting, shows a study published this week. Diets in India commonly lack sufficient zinc and consequently, nearly…
Building resilience through agroecology
Dhaka, Oct 1 – Agriculture takes up almost 40% of the planet’s ice-free land surface, accounts for 70% of the freshwater used in the world, and produces about 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the single biggest driver of…
Bangladesh in satisfactory position to achieve SDGs – Dr. Salim
Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, Chairman, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation and Professor of Accounting Department, University of Chittagong addressed an international conference on Sustainable Development Goals organized by the…
IFC urges pol parties: Include river-water rights in manifestos
Dhaka, Sept 30: The International Farakka Committee (IFC), an international environmental organization working as water rights watch group, has urged all patriotic political parties and organisations in Bangladesh to have the issue of sustainable basin-wide management of common rivers as the main…
UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate
The world’s nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday to review and approve a 20-page bombshell — distilled from more than 6,000 scientific studies — laying out narrowing options for staving off climate catastrophe.
Dhaka lauds Beijing’s BRI for supporting sustainable uplift
China ready to give Bangladesh higher priority in its diplomacy says, the Chinese envoy Dhaka, Sept 29 – Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Saturday appreciated China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) saying it has provided an opportunity to realise…
BB, UN sign papers to address Rohingya sexual violence
The government of Bangladesh and the United Nations will jointly address conflict-related sexual violence committed against members of the Rohingya population forcibly displaced from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
World Rivers Day Sunday
The World Rivers Day 2018 will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Sunday.
Burma terms UN report on Rohingya not evidence-based
Myanmar is defending itself against a United Nations report released in August which accused the Southeast Asian country of committing genocide against the Rohingya.
Lighterage ship sinks in Bay of Bengal
A lighrerage vessel carrying iron scraps sank at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port on Saturday.
20,000 Sundarbans people lose jobs as sanctuary expanded
About 20,000 fishermen and woodcutters of the Sundarbans have been living a measurable life for the last three months due to the extension of its wildlife sanctuary at Sharonkhola range ‘without making any rehabilitation plan’ for those who depend on…
UN expert warns of ‘climate of fear’ in Cambodia
A UN expert on the rights situation in Cambodia decried Thursday that laws were being used to rein in dissent and were creating a “climate of fear” in the country.
Air Niugini plane comes down in Micronesia lagoon
A passenger aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it overshot the runway, say airport officials.
Implement Burma-UN deal on Rohingya crisis: PM Hasina
She expects intel community to give due importance to atrocities suffered by Rohingyas New York, Sept 28 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded immediate and effective implementation of the agreement signed between Myanmar and the UN on the solution…
GWP annual network meetings held thru video conferences
Dhaka, Sept 27 – The Global Water Partnership had its annual network meetings with regional partners through video conferences on Thursday to decide on its strategy.
Passengers’ demo at Ctg airport over schedule collapse
The passengers of a Muscat-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines staged demonstrations at Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday following its flight schedule collapse.
Family farming, right to food must get high priority: Expert
Geneva, 25 Sep (Kanaga Raja) — The Government of Argentina should promote family farming as a high priority in order to achieve the goal of adequate and healthy food for all Argentinians, a United Nations human rights expert has said.