Environment

22-day ban on hilsa fishing from midnight

TDS Desk A 22-day government ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting hilsa will come into effect from midnight (Thursday) to save mother hilsa during peak breeding season. The ban

Kuakata Beach crowded with tourists amid Durga Puja holidays

The tourist influx has led to over 90pc occupancy in hotels and motels across the beach town Kuakata Correspondent Kuakata Beach in Patuakhali is experiencing a surge in tourist activity

22-day ban on fishing including Hilsha starts midnight

TDS Desk: All types of fishing, including Hilsha , have been banned in Chandpur’s Padma and Meghna rivers for 22 days. The ban will continue from midnight on October 12

‘Raising awareness a must to tackle urban waste challenges’

TDS Desk: Experts have underscored the need for collaboration between communities and local governments to address urban waste challenges and raise awareness about waste segregation. They said this at the

Tiger population in Sundarbans rises by 9.65pc, total reaches 125

The tiger density is now 2.64 per 100 square kilometers TDS Desk: Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, has announced that a survey

Flood situation improves in parts of Sherpur; death toll rises to 8

People who took refuge at shelter centres are returning to their homes where the flood waters drained out. TDS Desk: Three more bodies have been retrieved from several areas of