After Cape Town, Ivory Coast city feels the thirst
Earlier this year, Cape Town grabbed the world’s headlines as it careened towards a water…
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In southern Iraq, drought tightens its grip
Abu Ali carefully crank- starts a generator to pump water from a well out into…
Tea estate security guard killed over grazing cattle in Sylhet
Sylhet, Apr 25 – A security guard of a privately-run tea estate was stabbed to…
Industries fined for polluting environment
Dhaka, April 24 – The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined eight factories Tk…
California to ‘whiplash’ between drought, floods
California will zigzag between droughts and floods which will become more intense and more frequent…
Without protection of our rights, there is no agroecology
Second international symposium on agroecology – declaration. Read on behalf of everyone by Mariam Sou,…
IFPRI global food policy report launching in Dhaka May 3
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is organizing a Launching Ceremony for the 2018…
Unplanned shrimp farming in Satkhira damaging
Satkhira, April 23 – Unplanned cultivation of shrimp, known as white gold and the main…
Regenerative farms serve more ecosystem functions, profit
Regenerative farms fundamentally challenge the current food production paradigm that maximizes gross profits at the…
Nor’wester uproots trees, snaps power lines in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Apr 22 – A nor’wester coupled with rain swept over capital Dhaka on Sunday…
Ex-NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $4.5m (£3.2m) to cover the…
Kick single use plastic out of your life
Learn why plastic is so deadly and how you can do your part in your…
Blast hits Boro crops in Netrakona
Fungal disease blast has turned into an epidemic in different upazilas of the district, hindering…
BARI successfully develops year-round dragon fruit
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has recently successfully developed year-round dragon fruit in the country…
Experts for eliminating plastics to make planet secure
As Bangladesh joined the world in observing Earth Day on Sunday, experts sought measures to…
UNSC team due Apr 29; Dhaka to brief on Rohingya
Dhaka, April 22 – Bangladesh will describe the brutalities that the Rohingyas faced in Rakhine…
Blast hits Boro crops in Netrakona
Dhaka- Fungal disease blast has turned into an epidemic in different upazilas of the district,…
Why markets can’t cool the planet
by Ivan Ascher Milwaukee – With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate, the race…
Bangladesh has 80-fold increase in plastic use since 1990
The use of plastic in Bangladesh increased 80 times in past 28 years, claimed a…
Promoting renewable energy to protect environment stressed
Speakers at a post-rally discussion here today opined sustainable protection and use of renewable energies…
Cumilla sets record producing black tomato
Cumilla, April 20 – Jamil Selim, a resident of Thakurpara in the city, has successfully…
Indigenous fishes release huge eggs in Halda
CHATTOGRAM, April 20- Mother fish of indigenous species have released a huge quantity of eggs…
EarthDay2018: Eating as if the planet mattered
Danielle Nierenberg At Food Tank, every day is Earth Day, but we invite you to…
Trudeau lauds Hasina over Rohingya issue
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday highly appreciated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for…
Greens call for restricting ship movements in Sundarbans river routes
Speakers at a roundtable in the city have called for making the river routes in…
650 CNG three-wheelers join OBHAI ride
Dhaka, April 19 – Ride sharing service provider OBHAI has added 650 CNG three-wheelers to…
Helmsman’s inefficacy behind coal cargo capsize in Pashur: Report
Bagerhat, April 19 – The vessel carrying 775 tonnes of coal capsized in the Pashur…
Researchers find ‘catastrophic’ coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered a “catastrophic die-off” of coral during an extended heatwave in…
Teesta on BD side has water swelling 2.5 folds overnight
Lalmonirhat, Apr 18 (UNB) –The water flow of the Teesta has increased about 2.5 folds…
Hardship awaits internally displaced Iraqis
With upcoming elections in May, the Iraqi government is urging Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to…