Dhaka March 13, 2025, 11:20 am
Bangladesh suffered a loss of 2.0 percent of GDP every year due to climate change impact
This year, saplings worth Tk 124.23 million were sold at the National Tree Fair which was the largest ever in any national tree fair.
The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), which provides concessional financing, and has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period
They also urged government to include coastal infrastructure issues as a prioritized investment sector to achieve sustainable and climate resilient economy
ADPC is implementing a five-year (2020-2025) regional project called Climate Adaptation and Resilience or ‘CARE’ for South Asia with support from the World Bank
With an apprehension that Covid-19 can spread further anytime, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed Tk 5,000 crore as block allocation in the next fiscal year to implement the emergency measures to combat the pandemic
Officials from the Department of Environment surveyed the depot on Monday and collected samples chemicals and other materials
The premier urged everyone to plant fruit-bearing and medicinal plants
Major sources of pollution include the city's seven cement factories, 70 to 80 illegal brick kilns and a number of steel mills
The prime minister virtually addressed a ceremony to hand over the leadership of CVF from Bangladesh to Ghana on Wednesday
To raise public awareness about the environment, April 22 is celebrated every year in 193 countries around the world
আজ ২৮ ফেব্রুয়ারি খুলনার স্থানীয় আভা সেন্টারে স্থানীয় সরকার প্রকৌশল অধিদপ্তর (এলজিইডি) এর ‘জলবায়ু সহিষ্ণু অবকাঠামো প্রাতিষ্ঠানিকী
To safeguard marine biodiversity, the Bangladesh government has designated a 1,743 square kilometre section in the Bay of Bengal around Saint Martin's as the 'Saint Martin's Marine Protected Area
Some factories producing electric bulbs in different areas of the capital Dhaka are operating without
Addressing climate change towards maintaining a sustainable environment and optimum forest coverage is a priority for the government
Both the countries expressed their eagerness when Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen phoned Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence and 50 years of dipl
A huge amount of plastic waste is dumped in water bodies and rivers
Developed countries, especially those are emitting more greenhouse gas, should come forward in this regard
The Environment Ministry has endorsed a roadmap through gazette notification to phase out single-use plastic in coastal areas
As climate change disasters and losses surge around the world, the world's poorest, who can least afford it, are paying the bulk of the costs, making them effectively the world's “silent financiers” of climate losses and adap