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Eco-garden gains popularity on residential rooftops

Gardening on the roofs of residential buildings has emerged as a poplar way of passing time and satisfying the mind in many of Bangladesh’s towns and cities, including its capital Dhaka, which environmental experts say will have a moderate yet positive effect on the environment. These gardens, at the same time, to some extent, benefit the families running them, economically. eco gardenMany owners of the buildings are making eco-gardens in the residential buildings to pass time and family members stop by to help the owners take care of the garden...

First ever marine protected area for Bangladesh

Bangladesh has created its first marine protected area that will now safeguard whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and other oceanic species. Bordering the territorial waters of India, the Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area (SoNG MPA) spans some 672 square miles (1,738 square kilometres and is more than 900 meters deep. Brydes_whale@bodyThe waters are home to large numbers of Irrawaddy Dolphins, Finless Porpoises, Pacific Humpback Dolphins, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins, Pantropical Spotted Dolphins, Spinner Dolphins, ...

Regional collaboration for combating illegal wildlife trade in Bangladesh    

South Asia is home to 13-15% of the world’s biodiversity including some of the world’s most endangered species. The world’s tiger population has declined alarmingly, mainly due to poaching and the encroachment of tiger habitats. 65% of the 3,000 or so remaining wild tigers are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. With South Asia’s rich biodiversity, the region is a lucrative place for illegal wildlife trade. To help preserve the region’s biodiversity, the Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia (SRCWP) project helps countries tackle illegal wildlife trade.

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Climate change ‘nothing but a lie’, claims top meteorologist

THE debate about climate change is finished - because it has been categorically proved not to exist, one of the world’s leading meteorologists has claimed. John Coleman, who co-founded the Weather Channel, shocked academics by insisting the theory of man-made climate change was no longer scientifically credible. Instead, what ‘little evidence’ there is for rising global temperatures points to a ‘natural phenomenon’ within a developing eco-system. climate-change-global-warming-213697In an ope...

Experts stress fast phasing-out of polythene bags  

Sufficient supply of jute-based or other or environment friendly products are necessary to stop the usage of polythene bags or sacks in Bangladesh, experts said yesterday. Awareness and market monitoring are also vital for stopping polythene bags, especially the ones that are thinner than 55 micron, to ensure a safer environment, they added. The suggestions came at a meeting at the Department of Environment (DoE) to discuss improvement of jute-based and other alternative packaging that would allow phasing out of polythene from general use, like the packaging industry. jute goods... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Environmentalists protest Indian move to build barrages on Ganges

Environmentalists in Bangladesh strongly protested an Indian government plan to construct 16 barrages on the Ganges River in the upstream of the Farakka under a project called ‘Ganges waterway’. Such a step would cause further disaster to the ecology of downstream Bangladesh and would also kill the Ganges, leaders of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon said at a press conference today. map-of-gangaA barrage in every 100 kilometres from Allahabad to Haldia of the river—as planned—would be the ‘last nail on the coffin of the Ganges’, the Bang...
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