A high-profile delegation of the UN Security Council arrived here on Saturday afternoon to see the brutalities that the Rohingyas faced in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and steps taken by the government of Bangladesh.
Category: Environment
Mission 2018: bring the Paris climate pact to life
Front-line negotiators from more than 190 nations gathering for climate talks in Bonn on Monday face a daunting task: bring the 2015 Paris Agreement to life. The world’s only climate treaty pledges to cap global warming at “well under” two…
UNSC team arrives Saturday to visit Rohingya camps
A 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) team will arrive in Bangladesh tomorrow to discuss Rohingya issue with the government and have a firsthand report on the plight of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.
Rohingyas face cyclone season under tarpulin
or 14 terrifying days, Nabil Alam, his wife and nine children trudged through the jungles of northern Myanmar to reach the border with Bangladesh. The entire way, Alam looked over his shoulder for soldiers or local militia groups armed with…
Keep up pressure on Myanmar from different levels: PM
Sydney (Australia), April 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday stressed the need for keeping up pressure on Myanmar from different levels in various ways for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
EU member states agree to ban bee killing chemical
Member states have voted in favour of an almost complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides across the EU. Scientific studies have long linked their use to the decline of honeybees, wild bees and other pollinators. The move represents…
20 good food reads for Spring
Danielle Nierenberg Food Tank has collected 20 of the best new books in food and agriculture to celebrate spring. Our favorite reads this season cover critical topics including the paradox of obesity and malnutrition, building strong communities through socially-conscious food…
After Cape Town, Ivory Coast city feels the thirst
Earlier this year, Cape Town grabbed the world’s headlines as it careened towards a water armageddon. Crippled by a three-year-long drought, the South African city braced for a complete shutdown of domestic water supplies.
In southern Iraq, drought tightens its grip
Abu Ali carefully crank- starts a generator to pump water from a well out into his parched field in southern Iraq. There used to be no need for a well in his village, but a creeping drought is now threatening…
Industries fined for polluting environment
Dhaka, April 24 – The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined eight factories Tk 20 lakh for polluting the environment in Dhaka, Savar, Gazipur and Jamalpur.
California to ‘whiplash’ between drought, floods
California will zigzag between droughts and floods which will become more intense and more frequent in the coming decades unless global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases are checked, researchers said Monday.
Without protection of our rights, there is no agroecology
Second international symposium on agroecology – declaration. Read on behalf of everyone by Mariam Sou, pioneer agroecological peasant farmer, from ENDA-Tiers Monde, Senegal We are delegates of different organizations and social movements of small-scale food producers. We are peasants, fisherfolk…
Unplanned shrimp farming in Satkhira damaging
Satkhira, April 23 – Unplanned cultivation of shrimp, known as white gold and the main source of income for people in Assasuni upazila, are damaging roads and dams, putting the lives of local residents at risk.
Regenerative farms serve more ecosystem functions, profit
Regenerative farms fundamentally challenge the current food production paradigm that maximizes gross profits at the expense of net gains for the farmer. Regenerative farming principles include: (1) abandoning tillage (or actively rebuilding soil communities following a tillage event), (2) eliminating…
Nor’wester uproots trees, snaps power lines in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Apr 22 – A nor’wester coupled with rain swept over capital Dhaka on Sunday evening, inundating many areas and uprooting a number of trees.
Ex-NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $4.5m (£3.2m) to cover the lapsed US financial commitment to the Paris climate accord.
Kick single use plastic out of your life
Learn why plastic is so deadly and how you can do your part in your life and your community to take action. Creating a sustainable world for future generations requires that we commit to managing deadly waste from our modern…
Experts for eliminating plastics to make planet secure
As Bangladesh joined the world in observing Earth Day on Sunday, experts sought measures to eliminate single-use plastics along with global regulation for the disposal of plastics.
UNSC team due Apr 29; Dhaka to brief on Rohingya
Dhaka, April 22 – Bangladesh will describe the brutalities that the Rohingyas faced in Rakhine State and steps taken by the government here to the UN Security Council delegation, which is scheduled to arrive here on April 29.
Why markets can’t cool the planet
by Ivan Ascher Milwaukee – With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate, the race is on to lower the world’s consumption of fossil fuels and accelerate the adoption of greener forms of energy. Among the most discussed remedies are…
Bangladesh has 80-fold increase in plastic use since 1990
The use of plastic in Bangladesh increased 80 times in past 28 years, claimed a green group, Save the Environment Movement (POBA), on Saturday.
Promoting renewable energy to protect environment stressed
Speakers at a post-rally discussion here today opined sustainable protection and use of renewable energies is essential for protecting environment. They viewed there is an enormous scope of reducing gradually mounting pressure on fossil fuel through boosting use of renewable…
Indigenous fishes release huge eggs in Halda
CHATTOGRAM, April 20- Mother fish of indigenous species have released a huge quantity of eggs in the Halda river, the only natural fish breeding sanctuary in the world, early today.
EarthDay2018: Eating as if the planet mattered
Danielle Nierenberg At Food Tank, every day is Earth Day, but we invite you to celebrate with us a on April 22nd and challenge you to reflect upon your own eating habits. Are you eating as if the planet matters?
Trudeau lauds Hasina over Rohingya issue
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday highly appreciated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her outstanding leadership in handling the protracted Rohingya crisis.
Greens call for restricting ship movements in Sundarbans river routes
Speakers at a roundtable in the city have called for making the river routes in Sundarbans off limit for the ships carrying oil, chemical, coal and harmful materials and preserve the mangrove forest.
650 CNG three-wheelers join OBHAI ride
Dhaka, April 19 – Ride sharing service provider OBHAI has added 650 CNG three-wheelers to its existing fleet in a move to strengthen its services.
Helmsman’s inefficacy behind coal cargo capsize in Pashur: Report
Bagerhat, April 19 – The vessel carrying 775 tonnes of coal capsized in the Pashur River in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans on Saturday due to inefficiency of its helmsman, according to a probe report.
Researchers find ‘catastrophic’ coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered a “catastrophic die-off” of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range of reef life than previously feared, a report revealed Thursday. Scientists said some 30 percent of the reef’s coral died…
Teesta on BD side has water swelling 2.5 folds overnight
Lalmonirhat, Apr 18 (UNB) –The water flow of the Teesta has increased about 2.5 folds at Teesta barrage point in Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat suddenly.