Environment
EnvironmentInterview: Anu Muhammad
Govt dev policy goes against environment and public interests
Anu Muhammad is a professor of the economics department at Jahangirnagar University and editor of Sarbojonkotha magazine. In a recent interview with Prothom Alo, he talked about the tree felling at ...
Writ petition filed against tree cutting at Suhrawardy Udyan
A writ petition was filed at the High Court on Sunday to stop tree cutting at historical Suhrawardy Udyan in the name of beautification
1000 saplings to be planted at Suhrawardy Udyan: Project director
The project director said under a master plan, sculptures signifying the history of 23-year struggle of the Bangalee nation against the Pakistani rule and nine-month long Liberation War will be ...
Salinity affects people and agriculture in Barisal
The Kirtankhola River is 21 km from Shaistabad in Barishal to Nalchity in Jhalokati. Then it flows into the Bay of Bengal through Bishkhali River
Don't fell trees for restaurants and other establishments at Suhrawardy Udyan
Trees at Suhrawardy Udyan are being felled indiscriminately to give way for restaurants and other structures.
ADB proposes ending financing for coal plants
The ADB will stop financing new coal power plants under a draft energy policy released Friday that was cautiously welcomed by environmental groups
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday with figures that belie president Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to crack down on such destruction.
No record of how many trees being felled at Suhrawardy Udyan
Each large city requires a green space equaling 20 per cent of its total area while Dhaka city has 2 per cent and Old Dhaka 5 per cent
Covid-19 seen slowing city shift to green transport
Journeys made by bike or on foot rose by three per cent while 5.6 per cent drop in the percentage of journeys by public transport and a 3.8 per cent rise in those by private car
Sundarbans burning again
A fire broke out again in compartment No. 24 on the eastern part of the Sundarbans
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