Conservation

Conservation

Urgent steps needed to save Subandhi canal in Barguna's Amtali

The villagers used the canal's water for irrigating their croplands, and for numerous domestic purposes. It also served as a waterway connecting different areas in the upazila

4d ago

Pirojpur Govt High School: Locals demand re-excavation of pond

Led by Anal Chandra Das, the then deputy commissioner of Pirojpur district, the century-old pond was filled up to expand the school's playground to accommodate space for arranging the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina's rally in 2013=

4d ago

Blockade, vandalism protesting illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river

Locals blocked a highway and vandalised trucks, excavator, and pipes demanding to put an end to illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river in the Garabari Tarai area in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila this afternoon

2w ago

Land of Karnaphuli: HC issues contempt of court against 3 CPA officials

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against three officials of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) including its Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, for initiating a process to give lease of Karnaphuli river land without complying with its order for preserving the land

2w ago

3 acres of forest land recovered in Gazipur

Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila this afternoon

4w ago

WB to give $300m for clean air project

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday announced that the World Bank will provide USD 300 million to support the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP).

2m ago

Part of Cox’s Bazar now sanctuary for marine species

The 2.91 kilometre “Bori Beach”, which was inaugurated today, will be off-limits to locals and tourists

6m ago

12 held for illegal sand extraction from Padma's char

Rapid Action Battalion arrested 12 people in connection with illegal soil and sand extraction from a vast char of Padma river in Pabna's Ishwardi last night

7m ago

Protecting Ganges river dolphins crucial for preserving ecosystem: minister

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury stated today that protecting the Ganges river dolphins is crucial for preserving the ecosystem of the country's rivers

8m ago

Restoration of Kirtankhola’s natural flow demanded

Students and artists in Barishal have demanded that the natural flow of the Kirtankhola be restored

10m ago

HC stays leasing process of Mohadeo Balumahal

The High Court has stayed all the tender proceedings for leasing out the Balumahal (designated sand quarry) at Mohadeo river in Netrokona for a month

10m ago

Taposh directs BIWTA to reclaim Lalkuthi's riverbank

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today directed Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to reclaim Lal Kuthi's riverbank

10m ago

Case filed over hill cutting in Cox's Bazar

A mobile court yesterday stopped hill cutting in the Kolatoli area of Cox's Bazar Sadar and filed a case against one person responsible for conducting the illegal activity

11m ago

HC orders to remove dams across Nabaganga river

The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to remove earthen embankments made across the river Nabaganga in Jhenaidah and conduct boundary survey and prepare a list of people occupying the river land

1y ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to lowest since 2018

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed on Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made good on a pledge to rein in the destruction that happened under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro

1y ago

Eminent citizens urge govt to not build safari park in Lathitila reserve forest

Eminent citizens wrote to the government yesterday demanding the cancellation of building a safari park in the Lathitila protected reserve forest

1y ago

'Our rivers, our responsibility'

Speakers stress coordination among govt agencies at event

1y ago

3 illegal dredgers seized at Arial Beel

A mobile court yesterday seized three illegal dredgers at Arial Beel in Munshiganj's Sreenagar upazila and realised Tk1.5 lakh as fine

1y ago