Tag: Biodiversity

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation.

The Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive seized seven maunds of banned polythene bags from three shops in the city’s Mahajanpatti area and realised Tk13,000 as fine from them on Sunday.

Heavy monsoon downpour paralysed normal life in Barisal city on Sunday.

The movement against the proposed India-Bangladesh joint venture coal-based power plant at Rampal near the Sundarbans is getting stronger day by day drawing wide public support.

Reserves are being created alongside a Shropshire canal so boat numbers can increase without affecting wildlife.

A human chain and rally held in Barisal on Wednesday demanding cancellation of environmentally devastating project under the joint venture of Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited to set up 1,320 megawatt coal based power plant at Rampal, only nine kilometres…

About two lakh people in seven upazilas of Bhola district were again marooned in the last two days due to tidal surge in absence of a 10 kilometre stretch of embankment of the Water Development Board (WDB).The embankment, damaged earlier…

A 12-member high-level Russian delegation visited the proposed site for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishurdi upazila on Monday.

Drainage water of the Rajshahi metropolis is continuously polluting waters in the Padma River posing a serious threat to its ecosystem and biodiversity, specialists and environmentalists here said.

Two brothers were electrocuted at Nandia village under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.

Water level of the Brahmaputra, one of the mighty rivers in the country, crossed its danger mark on Wednesday night and was flowing 16 cm above its danger level this morning inundating the river basin areas including chars.

After a long wait, the dredging work of the Pashur channel of Mongla Sea Port will begin next month.

Two boys drowned and a young man was killed in a lightning strike in Baliadangi and Sadar upazilas of the district on Monday.

Power outages have become a regular phenomenon in Rajibpur upazila adding to sufferings of the people during the current summer. People’s woes have mounted because of hot temperature as two power stations of the region have remained shut.

Awareness building up activity in prevention of adulteration in food items has been continuing among the students of different academic institutions in the district since June 25.

The embankments of Water Development Board (WDB) in 5 upazilas of the district werebreached at many points following the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal and tidal surge and at least 40 villages in 5 upazilas were inundated.

As  the seasonal fruits like Mangoes, Jackfruits, Pineapples and Blackberries arrive with the Monsoon rains, hundreds of traders, mostly students and others with blessings from powerful quarters have set up shops on the pavements in Station Road, Kodomtoly, Bondor, Zindabazar,…

International Day against Drug Abuse was observed in Bogra through discussion meeting, human chain and colourful procession on June 26.

Dilapidated roads have become causes of public sufferings, and obstacles to the smooth movement of vehicles in the Sylhet city.

River bank erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating immense sufferings to the erosion victims.

An anti-adulteration meetings were held at different points of the town on Tuesday with a call to stop adulteration in food items and speed up anti adulteration drives.

A project entitled “Enhance Resilience to Disaster and the Effect of Climate Change” launched in January, 2013 has created positive impacts on the ultra poor in the district.

Thirty six percent people of Sailkupa upazila in Jhenidah are yet to be covered under proper sanitation network, experts said at a gathering of women participants jointly organised by Sailkupa upazila administration and a non-government organization Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee…

Gas is gushing out through different leaks of Tengratila-Chhatak gas field in Sunamganj. People of Tengratila and its adjacent areas fear big accident at any moment due to the gas leakage. Villagers are using the leaked gas in household works…

A workshop on the rights of the landless was held on June 8, at the training centre of Uttaran, Tala, Satkhira. Journalists  of Satkhira and Khulna districts attended the workshop. Presided over by Shahidul Islam, Director, Uttaran the function was…

The Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday reaalised Tk28 lakh as fine from two factories in Narayanganj district on charge of polluting environment. The factories are Nipun Synthetic Leather Industries Ltd at Dighi Borabo in Rupganj upazila of the district…

Onslaught of erosion by the Jamuna River in Sirajganj is threatening the existence of Chauhali upazila parishad complex. Devastation by the mighty river turned bad to worse with wreaking havoc on huge public properties on Wednesday and Thursday last. A…