Over 50 workers of a leather factory at Durgapur in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, were hospitalised after drinking the water supplied by the factory yesterday afternoon.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the government to release the genetically modified (GM) crop, Bt Brinjal, in the country.

Makes Codex Alimentarius Commission-based research a prerequisite

Projects include 5 coal-fired plants, total capacity 2,706 MW

The High Court yesterday sought a report on how many effluent treatment plants (ETP) have been established by industrial organisations in greater Dhaka, Gazipur, Savar and Tangail since 1996.

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a garment factory in Gazipur Tk 26 lakh for polluting the environment.

An expert committee has termed sound all scientific findings concerning the country’s first genetically modified (GM) crop — Bt Brinjal — and is now preparing its review report on those for forward

Taking into account concerns of environmentalists, the proposed massive 1320 megawatt coal power plant in Rampal close to the Sundarbans will use surface water from the Passur river so that the pro

Flood situation in low-lying areas of 16 unions in three upazilas in the district worsened further yesterday as fresh areas went under water, leaving 20,000 people marooned.

The widely known Bangla proverb “the cow doesn’t die at the wish of the vulture” may go extinct with the scavenging bird itself within a matter of years if the government does not stop the use of t