Solid wastes with rainwater are entering the Hatirjheel-Bagunbari Lake, polluting its water as the authorities stopped screening wastes before letting them into the lake.

The orange and vermicelli sold in the Dhaka city markets are all treated with formalin, said a test report by green rights activists on Sunday.

With special emphasis on saving tigers of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh Forest Department will today launch a new Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) to stop illegal wildlife trade and related crimes.

At least two-thirds of the city remain outside the sewerage network of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) following which big quantity of untreated sewage regularly falls into river

Modhumoti Model Town in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the capital.

The government has failed to set up over 60 union level healthcare sub-centres in Dhaka district to deliver health services at grassroot level.

DHAKA : Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined three business firms a total of Tk 50 lakh for the violation of environmental compliances by their factories in Narayanganj, reports UNB.

The Indo-Bangla Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) is set for talks in Dhaka on such crucial issues as equiaable share of Teesta waters and proposed Tipaimukh dam.

Dhaka WASA as a successful water management authority among 4 short-listed cities achieved the Water Leaders' Award-2013 at the two-day long Global Water Summit held in Seville, Spain during 22-23