Five dead and eight missing after New Zealand volcano erupts

Five people have died and eight are still missing after an eruption on a volcanic island in New Zealand, the country’s prime minister has said. Jacinda Ardern confirmed that New Zealanders and tourists from Australia, the US, Britain, China, Germany and Malaysia were among the missing and injured. The police do not expect to find more […]

Colgate’s New Bamboo Toothbrush Is A Sign That Tides Are Changing

Colgate has just unveiled their first ever eco-friendly toothbrush, made from 100% biodegradable and sustainably grown bamboo. The company launched the product as a part of its mission to reduce overall plastic waste and improve its social impact. The move is reflective of a broad shift in the climate where companies across the board, including major brands, […]

Temperature drops below 10C at Panchagarh

The temperature in Panchagarh dropped below 10 degrees Celsius on Sunday, hinting at a rough winter ahead, reports UNB.It begins to warm up after sunrise but gets increasingly cold after 3:00pm, according to the locals. Met office recorded 10C on Friday and 9C on Saturday as fog disrupted transportation and movement of people. Read More:

Dead Whale, 220 Pounds of Debris Inside, Is a ‘Grim Reminder’ of Ocean Trash

A dead sperm whale that washed up on a Scottish beach had more than 220 pounds of tangled netting, rope, plastic and other debris inside its stomach, according to a local whale research group. The 10-year-old male whale was found Nov. 30 on Luskentyre Beach in the Outer Hebrides after becoming stranded on a sand […]

Brick kilns torn down to fight toxic smog

Excavators flanked by Bangladesh riot police are at work demolishing illegal soot-belching brick kilns around the smog-choked capital Dhaka, forcing migrant labourers out of work and back to their villages. Every autumn, following the monsoon rains, Dhaka's brick kilns — which use coal and wood to fire bricks from clay — start up again, adding […]

Dhaka ranks fourth in poor air quality

Bangladesh’s capital city ranked the fourth worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Dhaka had a score of 220 at 9:36am, which means the air quality was ‘very unhealthy’. Afganistan’s Kabul, Bulgaria’s Sofia, India’s Kolkata reportedly occupied the first three slots with scores of 291, 251 and 250 respectively. When the […]

Ditch the plastic to save the planet

Bangladesh has a chance to play a major part in the reduction of plastic pollution Plastic pollution is a problem that plagues the entire world, and Bangladesh is no exception. In spite of laws designed to get rid of polythene bags — one of our main sources of plastic pollution — and in spite of […]

How are banned polythene bags still in the market?

While the government agencies claim the sustained use stems from a lack of consciousness and alternatives, experts claim the true reason is a lack of the ban’s enforcement Despite getting banned in 2002, polythene has managed to stick around in the Bangladeshi markets as producers, wholesalers, suppliers, and consumers all continue to use polythene bags […]

COP3- Mr. Charlie Brown, President of the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry said that the Minamata Convention on Mercury now considers the African Amalgam Amendment to set a phase out date for amalgam.

Who are the top five plastic polluters in the world?

The major plastic polluters failed to manage their plastic wastes effectively, A brand audit report by Break Free from Plastic (BFFP) movement have identified Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Mondelēz International as the top five plastic polluters in the world. As part of Global Week of Action against single use plastic, Environment and Social Development […]