Environment
Keep environment in mind while setting up industries: PM
Dhaka, Nov 6 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all concerned to keep environmental issues in mind while setting up industries.
Venezuela's vanishing red bird gets a coffee pick-me-up
Carayaca, Nov 2 (AP/UNB) — Images of a tiny red bird that barely fills the palm of one's hand appear everywhere in Venezuela — printed on money, labels of craft beer bottles and the cover of children's school books.
Exhibition on marine wildlife begins at BSA
Dhaka, Nov 01 (UNB) - A five-day-long interactive exhibition titled “Healthy Ocean, Healthy People” began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday.
Climate Change: Oceans warming faster
Dhaka, Nov 01 (UNB) - Researchers say that the world has seriously underestimated the amount of heat soaked up by our oceans over the past 25 years.
At least 9 dead as violent storms buffet Italy
Milan, Oct 30 (AP/UNB) — At least nine people have been killed over two days in Italy as heavy rains and high winds buffet much of the country.
Salt levels in BD coastal soils to grow with rising seas
Dhaka, Oct 29 (UNB) - The rising seas are likely to be inundating the coastal lands in Bangladesh by 2140 and much of it is a vast estuarine silt bed fed by one of the world’s great river systems as the country is among those most vulnerable to sea-level rise, says a new study.
Climate change may stand in the way of SDGs: Experts
Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB) – Experts at a seminar on Saturday said Bangladesh will face serious trouble achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if global temperatures continue to rise in the face of global warming brought on by man-made climate change.
Dhaka awaits greater environmental hazards as it remains ‘ungoverned’: Experts
Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB) – Despite having five rivers surrounding it, capital Dhaka has virtually remained ungoverned when it comes to basic urban and environmental issues, said experts.
Royals Harry and Meghan dedicate forest reserves in Tonga
Tonga, Oct 26 (AP/UNB) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Friday dedicated two forest reserves in Tonga as they continued their trip of the South Pacific.
Experts caution study on plastics in humans is premature
Berlin, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Scientists in Austria say they've detected tiny bits of plastic in people's stool for the first time, but experts caution the study is too small and premature to draw any credible conclusion.