Environment

PM suggests environment-friendly tree plantation

Tarique is expected to formally launch the nationwide five-year tree plantation programme on 14 June at Dulahazara in Cox’s Bazar TDS Desk Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday suggested planting

Random extraction of sand from Jamuna posing threat to environment: Speakers

Staff Reporter: Local civil society leaders have expressed concern saying that, the environment is facing a serious threat due to random extraction of sand from various parts of the Jamuna

State Minister Tuku leads cleanliness drive in Tangail

Tangail Correspondent State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku led a special cleanliness drive on Friday morning at the Baby Stand area in Tangail municipal town, immediately following

‘Suffocating’ conditions found in Ad-Din ward where six newborns died, says DGHS chief

A three-member inquiry committee is set to submit its report within 72 hours Staff Correspondent The environment inside the section of Ad-din Medical College Hospital’s post-delivery ward where six newborns

Country’s interests to be protected in Farakka treaty renewal: Fakhrul

BSS: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the Farakka Barrage agreement would be renewed while fully safeguarding Bangladesh’s

Tiger, deer sightings surge in Sundarbans after year of intensified conservation push

News Desk: However, forest bandit activities, limited manpower and the region’s difficult geography remain major challenges for the Sundarbans. The presence of tigers, deer and birds, along with other wildlife,