Dhaka, April 29, 2020: “Any threat to our environment is a threat to our health, our society, our ecosystems, our economy, our security, our well-being and our very survival,” says a ministerial declaration of the United Nations Environment Assembly. In the post COVID-19 era, restoring degraded drylands across vast swathes of Africa could make a major […]
Dhaka, 28 April, 2020: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon issue a regulation governing how carbon dioxide emissions from wood burned for energy (“biomass”) will be regulated under the Clean Air Act. Depending on who you ask, biomass is either worse than fossil fuels and helps to destroy our forests, or it is a climate friendly […]
Dhaka, 28 April, 2020: “If you watch the news and see the empty streets, it looks like doomsday. But we have to bear in mind that we are not all going to die.” “Most people won’t be very ill from this disease and things will get back [to normal],” Ben-Zion reassured participants in a mental-health […]
Dhaka, 27 April, 2020: FLAMES “30 to 40 feet high” tore through gorse near Sway and destroyed an acre of land yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. Fire crews from Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst and Burley rushed to Forestry England land opposite Pitmore Lane just after 11am. “Approximately one acre of gorse was 100% destroyed by fire,” a spokesman for Hampshire Fire and […]
ঢাকা, ২৭ এপ্রিল, ২০২০: মৌসুম বদলের এই সময়ে প্রতিবছরই শিশুরা জ্বর, সর্দিকাশি বা ফ্লুতে আক্রান্ত হয়। এবার এর সঙ্গে যোগ হয়েছে করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণের আতঙ্ক। শিশুদের ক্ষেত্রে করোনার উপসর্গ হয় মৃদু। তবে অনেক শিশুই নীরব বাহক। অর্থাৎ তেমন উপসর্গ না থাকলেও সে ভাইরাসটি পরিবারের অন্যদের মধ্যে ছড়িয়ে দিচ্ছে। শিশুরা আক্রান্ত হলে সাধারণত জ্বর, সর্দি, কাশির উপসর্গ […]
Dhaka, April 26, 2020: Renewable energy could power an economic recovery from COVID-19 by spurring global GDP gains of almost US$100 trillion (£80 trillion) between now and 2050, according to a report. The International Renewable Energy Agency found that accelerating investment in renewable energy could generate huge economic benefits while helping to tackle the global climate emergency. The […]
Dr Radha Modgil from BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks shares her top five tips on how to stay mentally and emotionally well during the coronavirus lockdown, all beginning with the letter C. Sticking to a routine, making sure we take care of ourselves, and using our creativity in new ways are all ways she suggests […]
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Dhaka, 23, April, 2020: The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has caused a lot of anxiety amongst everyone. The news flashes on television and social media every minute about the new set of infections hasn’t made things easy. However, instead of obsessing over the burgeoning number of people who’ve been affected, we need to focus on what we can do […]
Dhaka, April 22, 2020: Bangladesh is a riverine country, and rivers are the lifeline of our economy and environment. They are crucial for the very existence of Bangladesh as a delta country. Unfortunately, many of the rivers in Bangladesh are in critical condition. Around 450 rivers in the country face serious threats mainly due to […]