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Air pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues in Bangladesh, with the country frequently ranking among the most polluted in the world. [3] According to the World Air Quality Report, Bangladesh was the country with the worst air quality in 2020, a situation that has persisted over several years. [4]
Waste management in Bangladesh faces many challenges due to its large, rapidly growing population in a densely populated country. Bangladesh is the ninth most populous and twelfth most densely populated country in the world. In particular, the projected urban population growth rate from 2010 to 2015 is 3%. [1]
Bangladesh, being situated on the Brahmaputra River Delta (also known as the Ganges Delta) is a land of many rivers, and as a result, is very prone to flooding. Due to being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream ...
High levels of air pollution in Delhi have left the prospect of Sri Lanka’s Cricket World Cup clash against Bangladesh uncertain due to concerns over player welfare.. Severe levels of toxic ...
During 1987-89, Forestry was a department of the Ministry of Agriculture, under a Secretary. The Department of Environment (DoE) was established in Bangladesh in 1977 under the Environmental Pollution Control Ordinance, 1977. Finally, the Bangladesh Ministry of Forest and Environment was established in 1989.
Recently, the government has set up 21 new district offices at the district level creating 468 new posts. As a result, the manpower of the Department of Environment has increased to 1133. Following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, the government of Bangladesh founded the Department of Public Health ...
This new funding supplements £33,000 (approximately Tk 5.2 lakh) in emergency relief that was previously allocated on August 26. The additional £450,000 (approximately Tk 7 crore) in humanitarian aid brings the UK's total support for disaster preparedness and response in 2024 to over £1,500,000 (approximately Tk 23.4 crore).
By Kanishka Singh. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top UN official on Wednesday urged a probe into the killings in Bangladesh during protests that led to the downfall of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh ...