The ecocidal mindset of our policymakers
The question posed by the bureaucrat reflects not only the depth of his ignorance but also reveals the general mindset of our policymakers.
8m ago
Rajuk caves in to realtors’ pressure
Just over a year ago, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) adopted a new Detailed Area Plan (DAP), introducing height restrictions for buildings in a bid to enhance Dhaka’s liveability.
1y ago
Climate fund stuck in Farmers Bank
The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust was supposed to get back in 2016 the Tk 538 crore, plus the accumulated interest, it deposited with the then Farmers Bank. However, it has so far received just Tk 74 crore after around seven years.
1y ago
Study finds high level of microplastics in salt
A recent study has found a surge in harmful microplastics in sea salt produced over the last couple of years in the country.
1y ago
Medical college to be built on Chandpur wetland
The Ecnec yesterday approved a project to construct a medical college, hospital and nursing college partially on a wetland in Chandpur despite Planning Commission’s observation that the project cost may rise because of the nature of the chosen site.
1y ago
Now, trees cut for govt housing project
Workers under supervision of the Public Works Department (PWD) officials yesterday cut down trees to make space for a housing block for parliament officials and staff near Shahid Shahabuddin Road in the capital’s Agargaon without authorisation from relevant authorities.
1y ago
Dohazari-Cox’s bazar rail line: Asian elephants to face existential threat
The new Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar railway line, which cuts through three forested areas, is likely to obstruct the free movement of the critically endangered Asian elephants that use these forests as corridors.
1y ago
Purbachal to host country’s first urban forest
When rapid unplanned urbanisation has been engulfing the green coverage of Dhaka, a praiseworthy initiative has been taken to create the country’s first ever urban forest in Purbachal Residential Area of the capital.
1y ago
January 28, 2022
38 days of fresh air in 6 years
Residents of the capital have inhaled clean air for only 38 days in the last six years, found a study, highlighting the gravity of the air pollution that over two crore people of the city are exposed to every day.
January 27, 2022
Dhaka air pollution: Tejgaon industrial area tops the list
The air quality of 10 significant areas in the capital scored below standard throughout 2021, according to a study of the Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies of the Department of Environmental Science at Stamford University.
January 19, 2022
Painting a river black
The level of pollutants in the Buriganga water samples taken from some dyeing factory effluent release points is much higher than standard levels, found a study.
January 12, 2022
Buriganga suffering, Dhaleshwari worse off
The water quality of the Buriganga continues to be poor even though it has been almost five years since the tanneries from the capital’s Hazaribagh area were relocated to an estate in Hemayetpur of Savar.
January 8, 2022
Kuhelia river turns into a narrow stream, thanks to earth-filling by RHD
The Roads and Highways Department has earth-filled about 26 acres of the Kuhelia river in Cox’s Bazar to build a two-lane road.
December 20, 2021
BSCIC wants 214 acres of Sal forest
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation is looking to turn 214 acres of Madhupur Sal Forest into an industrial park.
November 17, 2021
Matarbari Coal-Fired Plants: Nature sacrificed for power
When countries around the world are phasing out coal-based power plants, the Bangladesh government has planned eight such projects in Maheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar despite their potential adverse impacts in and around the coastal belt.
November 15, 2021
Status of Shipbreaking Industry: BELA serves legal notice seeking cancellation of change
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association yesterday served legal notice on the authorities concerned seeking cancellation of the status change of Chattogram’s harmful shipbreaking industry from red to orange.
November 14, 2021
Shipbreaking Industry Status: Orange from red; green overlooked
The Department of Environment (DoE) has downgraded the status of the harmful shipbreaking industry in Chattogram from red to orange caving into the pressure from the ship recycling yard owners, in a development that is set to cause serious damage to the ecology in the area.
November 9, 2021
Gathering dust instead of cleaning it
Though six of Chattogram City Corporation’s sweeping trucks are gathering dust at a dumping ground in the port city for years, the city authorities have taken up plans to buy two more vehicles at the cost of Tk 8 crore.
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