Environment

PM for protecting Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake from pollution

BSS: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today asked the authorities concerned to take coordinated measures to protect the environment of the Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake by preventing water pollution, ensuring integrated waste management

Govt moves to build dumping yards in all municipalities

DCs asked to allocate khas land to implement the project TDS Desk: The government has launched an initiative to build dumping yards to improve waste management in all 330 municipalities

11pc of population at risk of arsenic contamination: Fakhrul

BSS: LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday informed parliament that around 11 percent of the country’s population remains at risk of arsenic contamination, according to the

4.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, parts of Bangladesh

The tremor was felt around 9:28pm, spreading panic among citizens. TDS Desk: An earthquake shook Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh tonight (22 June), causing brief panic among residents.

Plant one tree wherever possible, PM urges citizens

UNB Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged every citizen of the country to plant at least one tree to help ensure that future generations can breathe clean air and

STRONGER BIRTH REGISTRATION LAW CRUCIAL TO COMBAT CHILD LABOUR

World Day Against Child Labour TDS Desk: Unregistered children may be pushed into exploitation and child labour due to difficulties in age verification and exclusion from protection systems, experts said.