Oil spill

Tackling Oil Spillage: Committee there, but only on paper

A high-powered national committee, formed to tackle oil or chemical spills along the shipping routes, has failed miserably to respond to the recent oil spill in the Meghna.

Huge oil spill feared in the Kirtankhola

Thousands of litres of diesel are believed to have spilled into the Kirtankhola river in Barisal yesterday, after an oil tanker collided with

Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers

At least 3,000 barrels of crude oil have been spilled in an Amazonian region after leaks from Peru's main oil pipeline, the state oil company said.

Editorial / Another spillage in Bhola River

THE latest sinking of a vessel in Bhola River, carrying Muriate of Potash, is a stark reminder that little has been done regarding the rerouting of cargo vessels after the devastating oil spillage in this river only six months ago.

Editorial / Impact assessment on Sundarbans oil spill

THE joint UN-Bangladesh impact assessment team on the Sundarbans oil spill has submitted its report. The incident involving sinking of an oil tanker and subsequent spill of an estimated 300,000 litres of furnace oil into the ecosystem of the forest is claimed to have had a limited effect on the delicate ecological balance of Sundarbans in the short term.

January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023

Tackling Oil Spillage: Committee there, but only on paper

A high-powered national committee, formed to tackle oil or chemical spills along the shipping routes, has failed miserably to respond to the recent oil spill in the Meghna.

July 15, 2017
July 15, 2017

Huge oil spill feared in the Kirtankhola

Thousands of litres of diesel are believed to have spilled into the Kirtankhola river in Barisal yesterday, after an oil tanker collided with

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers

At least 3,000 barrels of crude oil have been spilled in an Amazonian region after leaks from Peru's main oil pipeline, the state oil company said.

May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015

Another spillage in Bhola River

THE latest sinking of a vessel in Bhola River, carrying Muriate of Potash, is a stark reminder that little has been done regarding the rerouting of cargo vessels after the devastating oil spillage in this river only six months ago.

February 19, 2015
February 19, 2015

Impact assessment on Sundarbans oil spill

THE joint UN-Bangladesh impact assessment team on the Sundarbans oil spill has submitted its report. The incident involving sinking of an oil tanker and subsequent spill of an estimated 300,000 litres of furnace oil into the ecosystem of the forest is claimed to have had a limited effect on the delicate ecological balance of Sundarbans in the short term.