Dhaka, 19 December, 2020: One-third of countries worldwide had advanced policy frameworks for renewable energy, putting them in the report’s 'green zone' Bangladesh made higher progress in adopting policies on sustainable energy, among other countries facing electricity access deficits, said a World Bank report. Called Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy or RISE 2020, the report […]
Dhaka, 19 December, 2020: The government will never allow plastic waste trade in the country, said Md Shahab Uddin, minister of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, on Sunday. He made the comment at a virtual high-level policy dialogue organised by Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO to discuss “toxic plastic waste trade and […]
Dhaka, 10 December, 2020: A few days back, on a sunny November morning, I went to Tingaon village in Habiganj's Madhabpur upazila. The rural areas of the country have changed a lot, while some are in process. For example, farmers used to come to the field in early morning as farm work usually starts in […]
Dhaka, 10 December, 2020: When the temperatures start to drop during the winter months, children become more susceptible to colds, viruses and the flu. While it’s almost impossible to guarantee your child won’t get sick, there are definitely a number of simple things parents can do to help fend off unwanted germs to keep your […]
Dhaka, 29 November, 2020: 'Unfortunately there is no vaccine for climate change' The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than Covid-19. Even as the pandemic rages, climate change is not taking a break from […]
Dhaka, 29 November, 2020: Well-managed forests last forever and rely on the forest cycle – plant, grow, fell, plant, grow, fell. The cycle includes: Preparation – in some places we need to prepare the ground before planting. To give our trees the best start, we create mounds of soil to plant them in. Planting – planting is […]
ঢাকা, ২৬ নভেম্বর, ২০২০: একবার ব্যবহারযোগ্য প্লাস্টিকের উৎপাদন বাড়ানো এবং এর ব্যবহার দেশে মারাত্মক পরিবেশ দূষণ ঘটাচ্ছে বলে মত দিয়েছেন বিশেষজ্ঞরা। এ ধরনের ব্যবহারযোগ্য প্লাস্টিক উৎপাদন এবং ব্যবহার নিয়ন্ত্রণ ও নিষিদ্ধ করার জন্য সরকারকে অনুরোধ জানান তারা। পাশাপাশি পরিবেশকে দূষণ ও মারাত্মক অবক্ষয়ের হাত থেকে বাঁচাতে প্যাকেজিং, টিউব এবং স্যাশের মধ্যে একবার ব্যবহারযোগ্য প্লাস্টিকের ব্যবহার […]
Dhaka, 25 November, 2020: Agriculture has been the most significant sector in Bangladesh economy. This sector generated 38.58 per cent employment in 2019 as against the global average rate of employment of 26.86 per cent employment in agriculture (as a percentage of total employment). Agricultural production has increased in the last few years. However, due […]
Dhaka, 23 November, 2020: We may blame Covid-19 for drawing our attention away from biodiversity conservation. But the truth is, for a long time, we have been talking about biodiversity a lot, rather than saving it. That is why the World Wildlife Fund International estimates that the earth's wildlife has gone down by almost 70 percent […]
Dhaka, 23 November, 2020: Biodiversity means an ecological sachet ? the variety of species, their genetic makeup and the natural communities in which they occur. The theme for World Environment Day 2020 is "Celebrate Biodiversity", and will be hosted in Colombia in partnership with Germany. Colombia is one of the largest "Megadiverse" nations in the […]