‘Relocate hospital project from CRB’

Nagarik Samaj Chattogram, a citizens’ platform, yesterday demanded that the government relocate the hospital project from CRB area.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM

DoE fines 4 people Tk 6.90 lakh for cutting hills in Ctg

The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram (Metro) fined four people Tk 6,90,000 for cutting hills in the port city.
8 August 2021, 10:32 AM

No safari park in Lathitila forest: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday called upon the government to revoke its plan to establish a safari park in Lathitila reserve forest in Moulvibazar.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM

River police seize 40,000-meter illegal fishing net from Halda-Karnaphuli estuary

River police of Chattogram seized 40,000 meters of illegal fishing net from the estuary of Halda and Karnaphuli rivers today.
1 August 2021, 14:10 PM

Road Dividers in Dhaka: Exotic plants outnumber local species, finds survey

Majority of the plants -- 56 percent -- on the capital’s road dividers are exotic species, which is detrimental to the environment and disrupting the ecosystem, found a recent survey.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Every night Moussa Kamara works at his bakery preparing hundreds of loaves but at sunrise, instead of going home to sleep, he now starts a second back-breaking job - hoeing the earth and tending newly sown seeds in a specially designed circular garden.
28 July 2021, 16:41 PM

101 eminent citizens urge govt to cancel hospital project in Ctg’s CRB area

One hundred and one distinguished citizens from Chattogram, in a joint statement, have urged the government not to set up a hospital in CRB area of the port city -- fearing that it will leave a bad impact on environment and ecosystem.
25 July 2021, 06:40 AM

Suhrawardy Udyan: Fate of trees still in limbo?

The government is yet to inform the High Court about its decision over the old and ecologically important trees at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, although the court wanted to know about it more than three weeks back.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Most of Dhaka cleaned up promptly after Eid

After Eid-ul-Azha, Dhaka city could be cleaned within three days through the efforts of the two city corporations and city dwellers.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Form ministry to protect wetlands

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to formulate a specific law and establish a separate ministry in order to protect and develop the wetlands across the country as public property.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Chattogram’s CRB area: Citizens continue protest against hospital building project

People from all walks of life in Chattogram city today staged a demonstration for the seventh consecutive day protesting a government move to build a hospital at Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area.
19 July 2021, 16:57 PM

Protest continues against hospital project at CRB

Various sociocultural and political organisations continued protesting the hospital project in Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area yesterday, claiming the project to be detrimental to the natural environment of the area.
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

CRB Area in Ctg: Protest against hospital project on green space continues

Different sociocultural and political organisations continued protesting the initiative to build a hospital and medical college at Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area, saying that the project would badly impact the surrounding environment.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Floodwaters still rising in western Europe with death toll over 110

More than 1,000 people were missing in flood-stricken regions of western Germany and Belgium on Friday, where waters were still rising with the death toll already well over 100 and communications in some areas cut. 
16 July 2021, 14:15 PM

At least 44 dead in floods in western Europe, dozens missing

At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as record rainfall in western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, swept away homes and flooded cellars.
15 July 2021, 14:25 PM

Chattogram City’s CRB Area: Citizens resist hospital project on green space

The government initiative to build a hospital via public-private partnership (PPP) at Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area is facing protests on grounds of potential environmental damage.
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Climate Recovery: Hasina seeks support from rich nations

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday placed a five-point proposal, including on the green recovery of climate vulnerable countries with support from the developed nations, as the climate change has brought them to a threshold.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Flash flood inundates low-lying areas in Kurigram, Sherpur and Sirajganj

​​​​​​​Low-lying areas of Kurigram, Sherpur and Sirajganj districts have been flooded due to onrush of hill water and heavy rains for the last couple of days.
6 July 2021, 16:51 PM

Bangladesh-India assure each other of due support to complete Rampal power plant

Bangladesh and India today assured each other of necessary support for completion of the 1,320 MW Maitree power plant in Rampal in time.
6 July 2021, 16:03 PM

Woman fined Tk 20,000 for illegally cutting hill in Moulvibazar

A woman was fined today for illegally cutting hills in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.
6 July 2021, 15:02 PM