Environment
Avoid environmentally harmful investment activities: Minister
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Tuesday said environmentally destructive investment patterns and activities must be avoided to ensure durable and resilient recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
World Environment Day today
The World Environment Day is being observed in the country as elsewhere around the world on Friday with a call to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
Working to preserve biodiversity: Environment Minister
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Friday said that biodiversity should be preserved for the sake of our existence.
Environment emerges as top concern for Australians: poll
The environment has emerged as the number one concern among Australian voters.
1 crore saplings to be planted across 482 upazilas for ‘Mujib Borsho’
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said on Monday that one crore saplings will be planted simultaneously in 482 upazilas across the country on June 5 as part of ‘Mujib Borsho’ celebrations.
Dhaka’s wetlands shrink to 4.38pc: Study
Wetlands in the capital city of Dhaka declined to 4.38 percent from 14.25 percent in the last 20 years due to unplanned urbanisation, finds a new study.
Difficult but rewarding work: Planting trees to aid climate
Madre De Dios, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower.
Alaska’s northern fur seals find refuge on tip of volcano
Anchorage, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as depleted, but the marine mammals are showing up in growing numbers at an unlikely location _ a tiny island that forms the tip of an active undersea volcano.
Doing everything to combat Dhaka’s air pollution: Minister
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – The government has taken a series of measures to tackle air pollution in the capital and protect the environment, said Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin.
Acid, lead from expired batteries threaten health, environment in Khulna
Khulna, Aug 25 (UNB) - Acid, lead and other harmful chemicals from over 3,00,000 expired batteries, used in auto-rickshaws and motorised three-wheelers, are posing a serious threat to human health and environment.
There are at least 25,000 easy bikes and 11,000 auto-rickshaws in the city, according to Khulna Easy Bike Kallyan Samity and Easy Bike Chalok Samity. An easy bike uses five batteries while an auto-rickshaw has four.
These batteries remain usable for about eight months. This means, every year, an estimated 2,41,000 batteries are discarded.
Arman Munshi, an easy bike driver, said he sells six to seven expired batteries every year, each weighing 18-19 kg, to businesses at Sheikhpara Batterypatti at Tk 95 to Tk 100 per kg.