On the occasion of International Forest Day, a series of reports on forest and biodiversity of Bangladesh has been published in Prothom Alo. The data that has emerged in these reports is very worrying
Work on construction of a high voltage 400 kV double-circuit power transmission line to cross mighty river through Padma Bridge is yet to be completed. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) ...
Professor Anu Muhammad alleged two cliques led by the government are working to destroy the Sundarbans
Needless to say, just as the government wants development of the country, so do the researchers and experts
The government is counting a monthly loss of Tk 1.3 billion (130 crore) due to delay in laying a high-priority transmission line that would take electricity from the Payra power plant to Dhaka
The second unit of the project is expected to be commissioned matching with the implementation of the associated transmission system
The UNESCO-formed reactive monitoring mission has recommended the Bangladesh government halt construction of the Rampal thermal power plant and stop allowing new industries at the close vicinity of ...
US president Joe Biden's special envoy for climate change, John Kerry, said that he was confused at Bangladesh’s stance concerning the Sundarbans. On the one hand it is taking steps to protect the ...
The Local Government Division (LGD) is focusing on seven issues to reach urban amenities to villages as pledged in the electoral manifesto of Awami League
Progress on 10 mega projects of the government has slowed due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Directives have been issued to now speed up work on these priority projects
Much has been said and written about UNESCO’s approval or disapproval of the Rampal coal-fired power plant that poses as a threat to the mangrove forest Sundarbans. UNESCO’s World ...
Bangladesh will invite World Heritage Committee (WHC) team to visit the Sundarbans and adjoining areas to prepare report on the environmental issue regarding the Rampal power plant, prime minister's ...
The World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO had warned Bangladesh government three years ago about the forest being endangered due to the Rampal power plant project and other factories in the ...
Two workers were killed as a heavy caging pipe fell on them from a crane at Rampal Power Plant near Sundarbans in Bagerhat on Saturday, reports UNB.The deceased were Asabur, 40, of Adabar village in ...
A worker was electrocuted and two others were injured while working at Rampal coal-fired power plant site on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Sajib Mia, 17, son of Hasan Mia of Jhanjhania ...
