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Formalin not a health hazard, says FAO expert

Sridhar Dharmapuri, a Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food analysis expert, has advised Bangladesh not to pay much attention to the presence of formalin in food items as he did not find this naturally occurring organic compound as a health hazard. formalinWhile speaking at a scientific conference in Dhaka on Sunday, he said that Bangladesh should monitor the use of pesticides and metals in food which are more actually ‘hazardous’ to human health. He said that the actions must be taken based on scientific evidence and not on perce...

‘Sunderbans sea level rising at an ‘alarming’ rate’

The sea level in the Sundarbans is rising at an “alarming” level, endangering the habitation, said a World Bank report. The report stated that the sea level could witness an estimated 3 to 8 mm rise per year and mainly attributed it to land subsidence caused by various natural and anthropogenic processes, NDTV reports on its online site. sundarbansThe report, titled “Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sunderbans - Strategy Report” said, “Parts of the coast in the south were rising because of uplift which illustrates...

CPJ condemns killing blogger Washiqur

Bangladeshi authorities should investigate the murder of a blogger in the capital, Dhaka, and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said yesterday. Washiqur Rahman Babu is the second blogger to be hacked to death in public in Bangladesh in the past five weeks. “The Bangladeshi government must urgently establish accountability in this murder case and others-otherwise the rest of the country’s bloggers, commentators, and washikur killingjournalists covering sensitive topics remain at grave ...

Dhaka under shroud of dust

Lakes and trees in parks often miss the views of commuters in a city which is burgeoning with high-rise buildings, buzzing with growing population. The public suffering due to traffic congestion and futile talks of remedy have caused a loss of confidence that Dhaka could be made a beautiful city. Dhaka-BangladeshAlso, city dwellers are all so familiar with dust that it is hardly considered a major urban problem. Whether in the sweltering heat of the summer or during the winter’s brief stint - Dhaka is always a blurred, foggy v...

Real estate sector – key to energy push

THE REAL ESTATE sector “has the potential” to lead the charge towards increased renewable energy development in Barbados, says a former Government energy advisor. David Staples, who is a director of Williams Industries Inc., said while it was not “the panacea some thinking it to be”, the time “has arrived for renewable energy, despite some manageable bumps ahead in the road, especially for Barbados, which lies in the Dhakabest part of the world’s sunbelt”. Writing in the new edition of real estate company Terra Caribbean’s annual publication Th...

SJIBL 213th Board Meeting held

The 213th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) was held at its head office (under construction) recently. 213 Board JPGThe meeting was presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. A. K. Azad. The board approved a number of investment proposals and discussed various issues relating to policy matters of the Bank. Among others Vice-Chairman of the Board Alhaj Mohammad Younus, Directors Alhaj Akkas Uddin Mollah, Alhaj Engineer Md. Towhidur Rahman, Alhaj Md. Sanaullah Shahid, Alhaj ...
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