Tag: environment
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Cyclone Ramal reminds us to enhance coastal resilience
Though we have no control over extreme weather events like cyclones, our focus should be on minimising the damage. The government should prioritise actions like ensuring cyclone shelters and protecting embankments, and community awareness and participation are equally important. Many social NGOs have emerged in Banshkhali led by educated youth. For the past few years,…
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24 people died due to rising temperatures in India
Three people died of suspected heatstroke in Jharkhand, a neighbouring state of Bihar, according to local media. In Delhi, where birds and wild monkeys are fainting or falling sick due to high temperatures, the city zoo is relying on pools and sprinklers to provide relief to its 1,200 residents. “We have adopted summer management diet,…
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The Great Babui Bust: How we lost those extraordinary architects
For centuries, the baboons have thrived in both the countryside and the city, like a college student during exam week. In remote areas, they would build elaborate nests in trees and bushes, creating huge apartment complexes that would put any housing society to shame. In the city, they were the ultimate urban adapters, finding luxurious…
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PM Hasina stressed on effective population management for sustainable development. ICPD30 Global Dialogue 2024
“Large numbers of women and children in Palestine are currently deprived of essential medical and health services. They are fighting for survival every day,” she said. Sheikh Hasina called for a more effective role from the United Nations and other international organizations in ensuring essential health services for all in Palestine, where people are fighting…
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Bangladesh-India relations should be based on mutual benefit: Minister
Bangladesh-India relations should be based on mutual benefit: Minister
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Eelgrass conservation: Banshkhali coastline combating climate change
Although we have been seeing some eelgrass in that place since childhood, in recent years, eelgrass has spread throughout the area, and now it looks like a huge grassland. Although it is a good food source for many animals like cows, buffaloes, local people often keep them away from grazing and cutting because they understand…
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Forest department will cut 2044 trees, Jashore Road Dev Committee protested
Jashore Road Development and Age Old Tree Conservation Committee sent a press release to the media today, Thursday, in protest. Committee convener Khandakar Azizul Haq and member secretary Zillur Rahman said in the statement that they noted with deep concern and anger that the forest department has issued a tender for the sale of more…
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Study reveals worrying decline of indigenous trees in Dhaka city
The study was conducted in Ramana Park, Suhrawardy Garden and Dhaka University area. It was found that 58 percent of the trees in these areas are of foreign species. Of those plants, 33 percent are intended solely for beautification. A research report published in Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy in 2021 revealed that out of…
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How long will the ongoing heat wave last?
How long will the ongoing heat wave last?
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Preparation to cut trees for building construction in Jahangirnagar University
Due to haphazard construction of buildings, students are facing various types of problems. Four years ago three residential halls for male students were constructed next to Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall and Maulana Bhashani Hall. However, erecting three buildings at the same site increased noise pollution levels rapidly. Meanwhile, students of Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall erected a wall…
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BRAC and BSA take lead in promoting 'Westwise' initiative
Mohammad Anisur Rahman, Senior Director, BRAC Enterprises, said, “BRAC Recycle Handmade Paper and BRAC Nursery Enterprises are leading forces in zero waste management, transforming waste into valuable resources. We have recycled 65 metric tons of waste paper and produced 1.5 million products. Meanwhile, BRAC Nursery's innovative approach turns food waste into fertilizer, exemplifying its commitment…
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Waste: Threat or Resource?
Waste: Threat or Resource?
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Prevention of fish diseases: options to deal with increasing salinity in groundwater
Although none of the samples collected from areas near 49 ponds crossed the limit of 2,000 microsiemens, they were found to be double or triple their previous readings of 200–300 microsiemens. Groundwater samples were collected from areas around ponds where salt has been used for a long time, from ponds where salt has been used…
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High salinity concentration in underground water of northern districts: Study reveals worrying findings
The Fisheries Department said this could have serious implications as fish farming is done across the country and 57 per cent of freshwater fish is farmed in 2,519,872 ponds. Regarding using salt in ponds for fish farming, Alok Kumar Saha, Deputy Director, Fisheries Department, said, “We recommend using salt in ponds during winter because a…
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Projects that destroyed three forests
However, the Forest Department is giving different reasons behind deforestation in Madhupur. MD Sajjaduzzaman, divisional forest officer (DFO) of the forest department in Tangail, said the Garo settlement is at the root of deforestation. Also, there were outsiders who destroyed the forest along with the Garos. Later, after finding no other way, social forestry was…