Category: Health
[slideshow] Pollution in Savar area When the local businesses are growing fast, it’s alarming to witness that many renowned companies have been ignoring environmental rules. These incidents are recently being revealed thanks to the enforcement…
Published in: The Daily Star August 23, 2012 The number of industries in Dhaka is huge, and it is ever-increasing while causing serious pollution to water, air and land of the densely-populated capital. Although there are…
Bangladesh has ranked 81st position among 105 countries in the Global Food Security Index 2012, and second from last in South Asia. Considering its population at 166.7 million, the Economist Intelligence Unit estimates the overall…
Humayun family in photographs…
Ship-breaking: Still considered a hazardous polluter The Daily Star June 30, 2012 It was audacious, but at the same time a logical sequel of irregularities by government officials, to see major business leaders of the…
Is ‘green economy’ the answer? The Daily Star June 17, 2012 The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) must take decisive action on population and consumption regardless of political taboos or it will struggle to…
মায়ানমারের শরনার্থী বিষয়ে সরকারের কঠোর মনোভাবে আমি হতাশ। এমনিতেই যারা আছে তাদের নিয়ে সব সরকারই বিরূপ মনোভাব পোষন করে। কক্সবাজারের প্রায় আড়াই লক্ষ (সরকারি হিসেবে পাঁচ লক্ষ) রোহিঙ্গাদের ফেরত পাঠানো কর্যক্রম চলছে এখন। এদিকে আবার…
Save the lifeline from going deadly and dying L-R: The pitch black water tells the tale of the river’s extreme pollution. Indiscriminate dumping of solid waste not only pollutes the river but desperately shrinks its…
(Clockwise) : Congested concrete structures conserve heat to the inconvenience of urban dwellers. The more an urban area is interspersed by greenery the better it is for reducing its heat and air pollution. Treelined streets…
[slideshow] Published on April 21, 2012 issue in The Daily Star Environment It has been around three years since the High Court ordered industries indiscriminately discharging waste water to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) within…
[slideshow] The present condition on the back side of the Dhaka EPZ which was established in 1983. The whole area visible is submerged by dark black water where cropping is absurd, and other environmental and…
[slideshow] Click to read the story on Star magazine Watching the chimneys at the brickfields on the outskirts of the capital that exhaust mainly black smoke gives a common impression — “it doesn’t matter”. These…
When the government is not capable enough or unable to monitor and stop the ongoing violations of environmental laws, it is the people who can contribute significantly in assisting the regulator by informing the officials…
Published on The Daily Star on Saturday The authorities concerned put the blame for being unable to efficiently prevent the kilns from emitting black smoke and violating other environmental rules on local influential and dishonest…
The High Court Wednesday ordered police to file criminal cases against culprits for using toxic chemical to ripen and preserve fruits and sell them under the Special Power Act. The maximum punishment for such offence…
Click to read the main story in The Daily Star [slideshow] Tenants of Karail Slum were watching demolition operation in the nearby slum along the bridge at Banani 11. The families were almost done; they…
[slideshow] The ban has failed to bring any significant change in the overall scenario thanks to the high price of alternative bags and packaging made of jute and paper, and the lack of frequent monitoring…
Read the original article on The Daily Star In its latest move against air pollution, the government is setting up six air-quality monitoring centres at different places of the country including Dhaka to better identify…
শরীর ঠান্ডা বা গরম লাগা অনেকটাই নির্ভর করে আপনি কি খাচ্ছেন তার উপর। তাই এই শীতে আমার মত যারা ঠান্ডা সহ্য করতে পারেন না, তাদের জন্য রইলো কিছু টিপস, ট্রাই করে দেখতে পারেন। সাথে আছে…
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