Dhaka May 9, 2025, 4:42 pm
The minister says effective steps are being taken to prevent air and noise pollution
They also suggest using polymer modified bitumen (PMB) to protect the highways amid extreme weather
Two teachers – one in Chattogram and another in Jashore – succumbed to heat stroke on Sunday. Earlier, a teacher from Manikganj passed away last Saturday
Reflecting the consensus reached during the meeting, Dr. Mujibur Rahman was appointed as the convener of the Sub-national MAP committee comprising esteemed members
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The Public Relations Dept of the university confirms it
The decision was taken considering the health safety of the students going to the schools
On the same day, the year’s highest temperature was recorded in Jashore at 42.6-degree Celsius, while temperature in the capital crossed the 40-degree Celsius mark
Saber made the disclosures at a discuss session at a Dhaka hotel
The environment minister said this while speaking at a function on the occasion of announcement of the newly-formed committee of Climate Parliament, Bangladesh, held at a hotel in Dhaka
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram & Sylhet divisions
The 2023 Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) finds air pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, and lead exposure cause over 272,000 premature deaths and 5.2 billion days of illness annually
Emphasizing an environmentally conscious approach, he urged for comprehensive solutions
Saber said this to the media after Afreen Akhter, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the US Department of State, held a productive meeting with him Sunday at his office in the Bangladesh Sec
The country's maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 31.3 degrees Celsius in Cox’s Bazar, while Monday’s minimum temperature 10.5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Tetulia in Panchagarh
The district has been grappling with intense cold, disrupting day-to-day life, especially affecting children and the elderly
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury announced the 100-day programme at a press conference at the Bangladesh Secretariat here
Temperatures plunge to this winter’s lowest in Chuadanga and Sirajganj
Light rain likely to occur at one or two places in Khulna division
This observation comes from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as expressed in an opinion piece for Context, a Thomson Reuters Foundation media platform
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