Rizwana vows to make environment ministry people-friendly

Adviser for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan Sunday vowed that her ministry would be turned into a public-friendly one, while an instance would be set by taking effective steps in checking various pollutions. Seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of the martyrs in the students' quota reform

Environment Ministry implements 78pc of 100-day action plan

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Thursday said about 78 percent of the 100-day priority action plan of his ministry has been implemented so far. Among the 28 priorities announced for institutional capacity building, pollution control, waste management, environment, forest, environment and biodiversity conservation and combating climate

Deep-forest creates new hope for villagers, environment

A vast-deep forest is flourishing on the remote Char land (shoal) of Padma River under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district creating massive hopes for villagers and environment. No doubt, the community-based forest, in near future, will contribute a lot towards mitigating the adverse impact of climate change coupled with improving living

Deep-forest creates new hope for villagers, environment

RAJSHAHI, March 30, 2024 (BSS) - A vast-deep forest is flourishing on the remote Char land (shoal) of Padma River under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district creating massive hopes for villagers and environment. No doubt, the community-based forest, in near future, will contribute a lot towards mitigating the adverse impact of

Tannery traders to get short-term environment certificate: Salman

Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman has said tannery industry businessmen will get short-term environmental certificates until Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate leather exports. "If they do not comply with the environmental ministry's regulations after Eid-ul-Azha, their operations will be shut down," he said. Salman said this after a meeting

G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations vowed Sunday to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. The G-7 officials

Shahab Uddin for joint efforts to make country tobacco-free

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin Sunday assured that his ministry would try its best to stop tobacco cultivation considering its harmful impacts on public health and environment.  “In this regard, we will work together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health,” he told a