The forest dwellers here should play their role in protecting this forest, says the environment adviser
The event, organised by the Farakka Long March 49th Anniversary Celebration Committee, commenced with a rally from Rajshahi College to Zero Point and back at 3:30pm
The voluntary organisation of Chattogram based professionals, town planners, and civil society members made the demand at a press conference at Chattogram Pres Club yesterday
Madaripur Sadar UNO Wadia Shabab confirmed that the tree had been partially cut
The 400-year-old site of love and loss still stands as a testament to Sylhet's rich history and heritage
These include the century-old Hathbaria Zamindar Palace, Hathbaria temple, and Nam Ghat (also known as Badha Ghat) on the bank of Chitra river, among others
Over years of use and lack of maintenance, the bridge's iron pillars have become rusty while the wooden planks used for its deck have become loose, making it no longer fit for movement of people and vehicles
The Bangladesh Water Development Board launched the Tk 45 crore project in 2023 to dredge a 24-km stretch between Morrelganj and Kachua upazilas, aiming to resolve water shortages and boost agricultural productivity
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
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today directed Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to reclaim Lal Kuthi's riverbank
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
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
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
Eminent citizens wrote to the government yesterday demanding the cancellation of building a safari park in the Lathitila protected reserve forest
A mobile court yesterday seized three illegal dredgers at Arial Beel in Munshiganj's Sreenagar upazila and realised Tk1.5 lakh as fine
Experts have stressed the need for protecting forests in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to solve the water crisis there
River Police has started conducting an investigation on allegations of illegal sand lifting from the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat on the orders of the National River Conservation Commission
