Conservation
WB to give $300m for clean air project
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday announced that the World Bank will provide USD 300 million to support the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP).
Part of Cox’s Bazar now sanctuary for marine species
The 2.91 kilometre “Bori Beach”, which was inaugurated today, will be off-limits to locals and tourists
12 held for illegal sand extraction from Padma's char
Rapid Action Battalion arrested 12 people in connection with illegal soil and sand extraction from a vast char of Padma river in Pabna's Ishwardi last night
Protecting Ganges river dolphins crucial for preserving ecosystem: minister
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury stated today that protecting the Ganges river dolphins is crucial for preserving the ecosystem of the country's rivers
Restoration of Kirtankhola’s natural flow demanded
Students and artists in Barishal have demanded that the natural flow of the Kirtankhola be restored
HC stays leasing process of Mohadeo Balumahal
The High Court has stayed all the tender proceedings for leasing out the Balumahal (designated sand quarry) at Mohadeo river in Netrokona for a month
Taposh directs BIWTA to reclaim Lalkuthi's riverbank
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today directed Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to reclaim Lal Kuthi's riverbank
Case filed over hill cutting in Cox's Bazar
A mobile court yesterday stopped hill cutting in the Kolatoli area of Cox's Bazar Sadar and filed a case against one person responsible for conducting the illegal activity
HC orders to remove dams across Nabaganga river
The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to remove earthen embankments made across the river Nabaganga in Jhenaidah and conduct boundary survey and prepare a list of people occupying the river land
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to lowest since 2018
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed on Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made good on a pledge to rein in the destruction that happened under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro
Eminent citizens urge govt to not build safari park in Lathitila reserve forest
Eminent citizens wrote to the government yesterday demanding the cancellation of building a safari park in the Lathitila protected reserve forest
3 illegal dredgers seized at Arial Beel
A mobile court yesterday seized three illegal dredgers at Arial Beel in Munshiganj's Sreenagar upazila and realised Tk1.5 lakh as fine
Experts for protecting forests to solve the water crisis in CHT
Experts have stressed the need for protecting forests in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to solve the water crisis there
Police to probe into illegal sand lifting from Teesta
River Police has started conducting an investigation on allegations of illegal sand lifting from the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat on the orders of the National River Conservation Commission
Taposh says sorry to locals for felling trees
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh apologised to the locals of Dhanmondi for the felling of trees on Satmasjid Road
Trains to have 20kmph speed limit inside Lawachara
In the letter sent to the director general of Bangladesh Railway, the railway ministry asked for necessary measures to be taken to keep the speed limit of all trains running on this route below 20kmph to prevent the death of wildlife on the railway line on Lawachahra National Park and to ensure they can cross easily
15 illegal resorts asked to halt construction work on St Martin's Island
Local administration conducted a drive on St Martin's Island and asked 15 illegal resorts to halt the construction work yesterday.