Bangladesh joins hand with 12 other Tiger Range Countries (TRC) to save global tiger population.

Tiger is treated as one of the most critically endangered animals fast disappearing from the world.

The government will import 300 CNG-run buses to operate them on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway with a view to reducing air pollution, State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud said at a workshop in the city yesterday.

He said the government has emphasised mass transportation system to reduce traffic congestion as well as pollution in the country.

Dr Hasan was addressing the in

The US has selected Bangladesh as one of the eight 'Global Health Initiative (GHI) Plus' countries.

As part of this global initiative, the US is investing $63 billion over six years to help partner countries improve health outcomes through strengthened health systems -- with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children by providing quality health services and comba

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers' Association (Bela) yesterday served a legal notice on the authorities concerned to save Buriganga, Kaliganga, Dhaleshwari, Turag, Bongshi, Shitalakkhya and Balu rivers from all kinds of pollution.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhha, district administrations of Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj and Tangail, secretaries of land,

Bangladesh has called upon the developed countries for quick disbursement of the `fast track' fund of 30 billion US dollar as committed in the climate conference in

Copenhagen for adaptation.

In the informal climate dialogue held in Petersburg last week, Bangladesh also stressed the need for technology transfer to developing countries for free to strengthen their capacity to combat climate c

State Minister for Environment and Forest Hasan Mahmud called on the world community to set up an International Climate Change Adaptation Centre in Dhaka to offset the impacts of global climate change.

He made the call while speaking at an international conference on 'Petersburg Climate dialogue-building Momentum to Mexico' in Germany on Tuesday.

Highlighting the success of Bangladesh in dis

Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen said that Bangladesh is hopeful of signing the Teesta water sharing treaty with India soon.

Preparations in this regard are on to hold a secretary level meeting in Dhaka soon, he said while talking to BSS here yesterday.

Ramesh said the meeting would discuss in detail the draft proposals placed by India and Bangladesh in the last Joint River Commis