Environment

3 ministries, subordinate bodies asked to avoid AC use in winter

TDS Desk: The government has asked three ministries and their subordinate bodies to avoid the use of air conditioners (AC) as much as possible for four months from November 2024

Flood damaged 60 lakh hectares of crops: Adviser Farooq

TDS Desk: Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e Azam has said that nearly 60 lakh hectares of crops have been destroyed in the areas that were affected by the recent

Adviser Rizwana promotes healthy habits for stronger future

Refrain from carrying food in polythene bags, using plastic cups for hot drinks, she says UNB, Dhaka Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,

How dredged sand is shaping eco-friendly, affordable construction

TDS Desk: These blocks are more affordable and eco-friendly than traditional bricks, reducing the need for expensive aggregates like stone dust and Sylhet sand. The Housing and Building Research Institute

Depression in Bay; Cautionary signal no 1 for maritime ports

TDS Desk Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one as the depression over Southwest Bay and adjoining

Has the tiger census provided accurate figure?

TDS Desk The results of the latest and third tiger survey in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, were announced on October 8, when the number of tigers is