Dhaka high-rise fire: One owner secures bail
Dhaka, April 11 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday granted bail…
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Israel PM vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West…
New law in the offing to save croplands in BD: Minister
Dhaka, Feb 24 (UNB) – Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury on Sunday told Parliament that his…
Mining grabs up land, deals blow to agriculture
SAN SALVADOR, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) – Like an octopus, metals mining has been spreading its…
Saving the Buriganga: 50 more illegal structures evicted
Dhaka, Feb 18 (UNB) – More than 50 illegal establishments were demolished in an eviction…
46 illegally built religious structures on rivers
Dhaka, Feb 13 – The government has decided to relocate 46 religious structures that built…
Farmers secure land and food thanks to ‘eyes in the skies’
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 11 2019 (IPS) – Six years ago while wondering how best to use…
Prepare master plan to save cultivable lands: PM
Dhaka, Feb 10 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the Ministry of…
282 structures razed to rivive Buriganga, Karnaphuli rivers
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Wednesday pulled down…
100 illegal structures on Buriganga river demolished
Dhaka, Feb 05 – The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Tuesday has demolished around…
Drive to free Karnaphuli riverbanks from grabbing begins
Chattogram, Feb 4 (UNB) -The district administration has started a drive to demolish the illegal…
Bringing greener pastures back home
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 2019 (IPS) – One month on since the Global Compact for…
‘Finalise land-use policy very quickly to save farm land’
Dhaka, Jan 30 – Land-use policy needs to be finalised very quickly to completely stop…
WB new scheme to privatize land in developing world exposed
Oakland, CA – In advance of the release of the World Bank’s 2019 Enabling the…
Bd anti-graft body demolishes four illegal brick kilns
Dhaka, Jan 20 – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday demolished four illegal bricks kilns and…
World Soil Day: Soil health key to environment, human health
From Danielle Nierenberg Dec 4 – Greetings from Chicago! Tomorrow, I am joining Google, the…
Using data to restore land
A new landmark initiative aims to make quality data and tools available to the international…
S Africa’s top court protects women’s equality, land rights
South Africa’s highest court has delivered two landmark decisions protecting women’s rights to equality and…
Climate caused sea levels to force 200000 in BD migrate
Dhaka, Oct 23 – Increased soil salinity, due to climate change-induced rises in sea-levels, is…
Claimant takes 4.24 acres land from Zafarullah’s possession
Five days after a case was filed over encroachment of 4.24 acres of land allegedly…
Myanmar changes map partially; colour unchanged
JS body asks MoFA to remain active against any negative propaganda Dhaka, Oct 7 –…
Lower land registration fee, reclaimed city canals : FBCCI
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Tuesday emphasised…
Women owning agri land means more food security, nutrition
Despite women being key figures in agriculture and food security, gender inequality is holding back…
Building resilience through agroecology
Dhaka, Oct 1 – Agriculture takes up almost 40% of the planet’s ice-free land surface,…
Walkways along four Dhaka rivers to prevent encroachment
Dhaka, Sept 20 – The government has decided to construct 220-km long walkways alongside the…
Arable land in Bangladesh down nearly 50pc in 47 years
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Nearly 50pc of Bangladesh’s arable lands have disappeared because of unplanned…
Rohingya influx environmental impacts – multifaceted: Study
Dhaka, 18 September 2018: A joint study on Environmental Impact of Rohingya Influx, by the…
Man killed in clash over land dispute in Gopalganj
A man was killed in a clash over land dispute in Dakhshin Fukra village of…
Why strengthening land rights strengthens development
by Mahmoud Mohieldin, Anna Wellenstein Washington, DC – For most of the world’s poor and…
Bus services resume in BD after nearly a week of suspension
Dhaka, Aug 6 –After a suspension for several days following student protests, bus services resumed…