Dhaka, 18 February, 2021: The year is young, holding out much promise for a better tomorrow. Our young children are showing a preparedness, even a degree of eagerness, for going “back to schooling”. Our policymakers and leaders have begun the discussion on national priorities ahead of the budget season, with the word “tomorrow” assuming much […]
Dhaka, 18 Febuary, 2021: Last week, I wrote about the rather esoteric issue of loss and damage from human-induced climate change and how this issue has been discussed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) over the years, and what might be the possible outcomes at the upcoming 26th Conference of Parties […]
Dhaka, 15 February, 2021: As many as 1.2 million tonnes of plastic waste were shipped to Bangladesh in three years since 2017, although there is a legal ban on importing any sort of waste to the country. Besides, some unscrupulous traders are illegally importing those toxic waste items and using the country as a transit […]
Dhaka, 15 February, 2021: Huge transboundary movements and trading of illegal plastic waste into Bangladesh is hampering the ecosystem of Bay of Bengal and ultimately the sustainable development of the country. Around 1.2 million tonnes of plastic wastes were shipped to Bangladesh in three years from the US and the UK, according to a study […]
Dhaka, 15 February, 2021: Around 1.2 million tonnes of illegal plastic waste was shipped to Bangladesh in three years from the United Kingdom and the United States while agencies concerned remain indifferent over such illegal imports, unveiled a study on Thursday. Environment and Social Development Organisation in cooperation with the International Pollutants Elimination Network conducted […]
Dhaka, 15 February, 2021: To make the people aware of the hazardous effects of toxic plastic, Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO had arranged a day-long mobile campaign on “Building Toxic Plastic Free Environment in Bangladesh” on 14th February 2021 in some distinct places of Dhaka city. The campaign had started from TSC, University of […]
Dhaka, 9 February, 2021: Building 'zero-waste' community is an ultimate solution to address the crisis of waste management and ensure a waste-free environment in the country, experts said on Saturday. Every day Bangladesh generates 35,000 tonnes of solid waste in urban areas. And it is expected that waste production will increase to 47,000 tonnes per […]
Dhaka, 2 February, 2021: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), an organisation of the littoral countries of the bay, envisions to develop a Bay of Bengal community through strengthening economic cooperation and enhancing interaction among the people in the sub-region. Tourism is one of the 14 priority sectors in […]
Dhaka 2 February, 2021: ‘Vermicompost improves the fertility conditions of soil by increasing the availability of nutrients for plants, in turn increasing the farm production’ In 2016, she started small—out of the same premises she lives with her family—more of an experiment than a business. Today, Nasrin Sultana, a resident of Jhikargachha upazila's Barbakpur village, […]
Dhaka, 20 January, 2021: Asian wild elephants are under serious threat in southeast Bangladesh due to the construction of huge settlements on forest land and hills which has shrunk the mammals’ habitat and restricted their free movement. Uncontrolled grabbing of forest land and hills by local influential people is also ruining the biodiversity of the […]
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