ONGC Tripura Power Co (OTPC), a unit of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has signed an MoU with Dhaka to open up a new transport corridor through Bangladesh for transporting heavy equipment for its power plant at Tripura.

The MoU was signed by OPTC Director RK Madan and Azizur Rahman, Chief Engineer, Roads and Highways Dept, representing the Government of Bangladesh, a company press statem

Air pollution in major cities in Asia exceeds the World Health Organisation's (WHO) air quality guidelines and toxic cocktails result in more than 530,000 premature deaths a year, according to a new report issued on Tuesday.

Issued by the U.S.-based Health Effects Institute, the study found that elderly people with cardiopulmonary and other chronic illnesses were especially vulnerable and they

The government has undertaken a project to control pollution at Gulshan-Baridhara Lake in Dhaka with a view to ensuring environment-friendly life for the city dwellers.

waters of 54 common rivers, said foreign affairs minister Dipu Moni Saturday.

ABOUT 50 per cent of the structures in the capital Dhaka will be damaged if an earthquake with an intensity of V and VI on the Mercalli scale hits the densely-populated city, warns noted green activist Iqbal Habib.
Buildings constructed in non-engineered manner constitute more than 60 per cent of the total structures in the capital, said Habib, an architect by training who is currently the gen

Random violation of building codes and unplanned urbanisation has compounded the capital Dhaka

Bangladesh is at the threshold of a big scale earthquake that might happen anytime, a seismic expert has apprehended.
Dr Syed Humayun Akhter, Professor of Geology Department of Dhaka University, said the recent small scale tremors signal big earthquake ahead and it is imperative to take immediate preparedness to face such a calamity.
In an interview with UNB senior staff correspondent Rashed Ahm

Despite making repeated pledges, many of the industries, especially those of fabrics, dyeing and tannery, continue polluting rivers, canals and other wetlands in the city just to boost their profit

Dhaka, the country