International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials are joining dozens of economic leaders for a two-day summit in Paris, aiming to tackle the interlinked challenges of poverty alleviation and climate change. The meetings, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, have been billed as an opportunity to refocus the global financial
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55 Kodomtola: Greening Gulshan Lakeside
Among all the areas in Dhaka which is, unfortunately, one of the most polluted and densely populated cities in the world, Gulshan is considered part of the high-end neighbourhoods that hosts the diplomatic zone as well as several ritzy hotels, corporate offices and posh restaurants. The upscale area with less noisy,
Bonayan to distribute 5m saplings
Bonayan will be distributing five million saplings across the country this year (2023) to various stakeholders, a press release said on Wednesday. Bonayan initiated the campaign in line with the government’s National Tree Plantation Campaign. The afforestation programme has so far distributed 120 million fruit, forestry, and medicinal saplings free of
Bonayan to distribute 5m saplings this year
Bonayan, an online & physical retailer of gardening & nursery, has started distributing five million saplings among various stakeholders across the country this year, a press release said on Tuesday. The private sector-driven afforestation programme kicked off the sapling distribution for the year on the World Environment Day on Monday. Bonayan initiated
Cyclone hit island people in crisis of safe water
2,000 homes vanished, 10,000 damaged in Saint Martin, Teknaf: Minister
About 2,000 homes were destroyed while over 10,000 houses partially damaged during tropical cyclone Mocha in the Saint Martin's island and Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman on Monday. However, no casualties had been reported as the authorities concerned managed
Bangladesh, Myanmar brace as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall
Bangladesh and Myanmar braced Sunday as an extremely severe cyclone started to hit coastal areas and authorities urged thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter. The outermost band of Cyclone Mocha reached the coast of Myanmar's Rakhine state on Sunday morning, and by afternoon the center of the storm
IOM prepares Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox's Bazar camps are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by Sunday (May 14). To help the refugees and local host communities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is strengthening camp infrastructure, preparing for medical emergencies, and supporting volunteers
May cross Cox’s Bazar-North Myanmar today
Very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining area moved North-Northeastwards and intensified further over the same area. It is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northwesterly direction and cross Cox's Bazar-North Myanmar's coast between 6 am to 6 pm on Sunday (May 14), according to Bangladesh
Wind speed at centre rising to 140 kph
The coastal areas are bracing as wind speed at the centre of the severe cyclonic storm 'Mocha' -- which is brewing over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas - is rising and likely to make a landfall in Bangladesh coast on Sunday. According to a Bangladesh Meteorological Department's special