A minor girl died while 18 people, including seven members of a family, fell sick after taking water melon at Kaloa village in Kumarkhali upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Smriti, 9, daughter of Askar Ali of the…
Category: Pollution
14 face contempt charges over tannery relocation order
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking 14 people, including the Industries Secretary and the director general of Department of Environment (DoE), to explain why contempt of court charges should not be drawn against them for flouting its…
Bangladesh to receive aid for safe ship recycling
Bangladesh will receive a grant of $15,16,275 from two international agencies for environmentally safe recycling of ships. The aid will come from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention (BRS) for implementation…
Community bloggers urge enforcement of tobacco control law
The Community Blogers’ Forum on Friday staged a human chiar in front of the Natonal press club. Members of the forum carried banners with messages urging people to give up smoking and instead take a flower. Mostafa Kamal Majumder, editor,…
New guideline on sludge management on anvil
The Department of Environment (DoE) plans to incorporate a new guideline on industrial sludge management in the environmental regulation, officials said on Tuesday. The officials told a consultation of Bangladesh-Germany joint-project, titled Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the…
Those lacing Formalin with food items await action: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned that stern actions will be taken against those engaged in food adulteration and formalin mixing in perishable food items. “The government has already taken steps to control this criminal act with an iron…
North American scientists track incoming Fukushima plume
By Jonathan Amos The likely scale of the radioactive plume of water from Fukushima due to hit the west coast of North America should be known in the next two months.
2 unauthorised Ctg shipyards evicted
Two illegal shipyards built by destroying coastal forests at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong district were evicted by the Authorities on Monday. The two shipyards — SK Steel and SK Ship Breaker — were built illegally on lands under coastal forests…
Food poisoning makes 200 sick at Gazipur RMG unit
Dhaka – Around 200 workers fell sick after taking snacks distributed by the authorities at a readymade garment (RMG) factory in Kaliakaur upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.
Dust pollution must stop
The pollution caused by dust in the capital is forcing the households of modest expenditure to spend about Tk 4,000-10,000 a month on cleaning theirs clothes, said environment and citizen rights activists on Thursday.
DoE fines two hospital in city
Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined two private hospitals in the capital Tk 2 lakh for dumping hazardous medical wastes without any environment clearance.
US consumers to blame for some air pollution from China
Washington – Air pollution from China blows across the Pacific Ocean and ends up over the US west coast — and American consumerism is to blame for a portion of it, said a study Monday.
The fallout from Fukushima
From: Chris Busby, The Ecologist A new study finds that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in hypothyroidism among babies in California, 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
Toxic waste ‘major global threat’
By Siva Parameswaran More than 200 million people around the world are at risk of exposure to toxic waste, a report has concluded.
China’s solution for combatting air pollution
From: Kristina Chew, Care2 The air pollution in China has become the stuff of legend, or rather of nightmare. The number of lung cancer cases in the capital of Beijing has increased by more than 50 percent in the past…
Ozone chemicals ban linked to global warming ‘pause’
By Matt McGrath A new study suggests that the ban on ozone depleting chemicals may have also impacted the rise in global temperatures.
Emissions of CO2 driving rapid oceans ‘acid trip’
By Matt McGrath The world’s oceans are becoming acidic at an “unprecedented rate” and may be souring more rapidly than at any time in the past 300 million years.
Bangladesh’s battle with fake, substandard medicine
Despite a backlash to its recent crackdown on the sale of counterfeit medicines in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the government has vowed to continue fighting the growing industry of illicit, substandard, counterfeit and life-endangering medicines.
Falling satellite heading to crash into earth soon
A satellite is expected to fall into the earth very soon. The Huffington Post in its USa edition reported Sunday that the European Space Agency’s Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE), satellite is falling to Earth.
Row over US mobile phone ‘cockroach backpack’ app
A US company that has developed an “electronic backpack” that fits onto a cockroach allowing its movements to be controlled by a mobile phone app has defended itself against cruelty claims.
Hazaribagh among world’s 10 worst polluted places
By by Megan Gannon, News Editor Remote industrial towns, e-waste processing centers and the site of an infamous nuclear disaster top 2013’s worst polluted places, according to a new list from the New York-based nonprofit Blacksmith Institute.
Bat virus clues to origins of Sars
By Keeren Flora Researchers have found strong evidence that the Sars virus originated in bats. Two novel Sars-like coronaviruses were found in Chinese horseshoe bats which are closely related to the pathogen that infects humans.
Greenpeace man fears ‘losing years of life’ in Russia
A British journalist detained in Russia after a Greenpeace protest has said he fears “losing years of his life” being kept away from his family and friends.
The benefits of allergies
From: Editor, ENN For those of us that suffer from seasonal allergies, or even from indoor allergens like dust or mold, the symptoms that we have to these allergens is actually a positive reaction as two new studies show that…
Air pollution ‘still harming Europeans’ health’
By Mark Kinver Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens’ health and the environment, latest figures show.
Nations adopt landmark mercury pollution convention
By Mark Kinver Nations have begun signing a legally binding treaty designed to curb mercury pollution and the use of the toxic metal in products around the globe.
Who is exposed to more pesticides, rural or urban dwellers?
From: s.e. smith, Care2
DoE issues notices to 27 brick kilns in Narayanganj
The Department of Environment (DoE) has issued notices to 27 brick kilns in Narayanganj City Corporation and in two municipalities in Rupganj to stop their operations immediately, or face being shifted for not using concrete chimneys.
Bees’ foraging for flowers ‘hampered by diesel exhaust’
By Victoria Gill
What have we learned from Fukushima?
Since moving to Japan in 2012, I have reported on the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster – speaking to experts, visiting the site and watching the clean-up. For the Editors, a programme which sets out to ask challenging questions,…