Environment

Mobile court cracks down on noise pollution in Thakurgaon

Thakurgaon Correspondent: A mobile court carried out an anti-noise campaign in Thakurgaon on Thursday, fining violators and seizing hydraulic horns used in vehicles. The initiative was taken by the Thakurgaon

Global action needed to tackle marine threats: Adviser Rizwana

Staff Correspondent: Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday urged the global community to strengthen partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 on oceans. “Only collective action

While WDB driver turns to hydrographic engineer!

Staff Reporter: It seems unbelievable, but truth that, a driver of the Bangladesh Water Development Board’s Sirajganj district office has now turned into an engineer for its hydrographic section. The

Random sand lifting from Jamuna river main reason behind massive erosion

Special Correspondent: Random lifting of sand from here and there is the main among many other reasons behind the massive erosion along the both side banks of the Jamuna river,

Global unity, solidarity essential in tackling climate crisis: Rizwana

Staff Correspondent: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has stressed the importance of global unity, knowledge-based initiatives

Sirajganj WDB pours Tk 38 lakh into water in name of tree plantation programme

Most of the money was embezzled by contractors, WDB officials Special Correspondent: Allegation of throwing away about Tk 38 lakh into the water in the name of tree plantation programme