Green activists at a seminar in the capital on Tuesday stressed the urgency of creating new leadership with scientific perspective to implement the climate change strategies announced by the govern

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$ 250 million assistance to a project of Dhaka WASA to bring 50 crore litres of water per day from Meghna River to reduce its dependency on groundwat

GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday laid the foundation stone of bus rapid transit (BRT) and metro rail here aiming to ease the sufferings of commuters, reports UNB.

Speakers at a function here on Thursday stressed the need for achieving 100 percent sanitation coverage rate by 2015 to ensure a better and disease-free healthy society for all, reports BSS.

Japanese Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima and World Food Programme (WFP) Country Representative Christa Radet yesterday visited southern Satkhira district to see impact of disaster resilience building pr

Speakers at a discussion yesterday disclosed that some 60,000 people die and 12 lakhs become cripple due to diseases caused by smoking every year.

A two-day intensive training for the officials of the Department of Environment (DoE) ended here on Wednesday that was arranged to finalise standards and guidelines, which will become part of the e

The National Committee to Protect Oil Gas Mineral Resources Power and Ports on Tuesday launched its five-day long march from the National Press Club towards the proposed Rampal Power Plant site in

Dhaka Wasa and five NGOs on Sunday signed two deals aiming to provide water connections to the low-income community of Sattola Slum in Mohakhali and Korail Slum in Banani areas, reports UNB.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to make all-out efforts to protect ozonosphere to ensure a healthy environment for the future generations, reports BSS.