Environment 5 killed as Cyclone Midhili crosses coast November 17, 2023 Liza Farhana At least five people were killed as cyclone Midhili crossed the country today, inundating low-lying areas in many parts of several southern districts. The cyclone that caused heavy rains disrupted…
Environment Bangladesh Receives $858 Million World Bank Financing to Improve Climate Resilient Agriculture Growth and Road Safety August 27, 2023 kusha Kishoan The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today signed two financing agreements totaling $858 million to enhance climate-resilient agricultural growth, food security, and improve road safety. The $500 million…
Environment ESSAB Awards Nine Companies for Fire Safety Implementation November 26, 2022 Amino Ambian The Electronics Safety & Security Association of Bangladesh (ESSAB) on Friday night awarded nine buildings and companies for maintaining fire safety properly. Besides, recognition and financial gifts were distributed among…
Environment Training and awareness workshop on Sustainable Financing conducted June 26, 2022 kusha Kishoan A training on ‘Sustainable Finance for Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities’, organised by Bangladesh Bank and Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) project was held in Khulna recently. Thirty officials…
Environment PM for protecting environment during implementation of development projects May 25, 2022 kusha Kishoan Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to lay utmost emphasis on protection of the environment during adaptation and implementation of any development project. “Everybody has to pay…
Bangladesh Environment US will assist Bangladesh in renewable energy: John Kerry April 14, 2022 Liza Farhana The United States (US) special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry today assured his country’s assistance to Bangladesh in improving production of renewable energy as well as creating afforestation along…
Business Environment Elon Musk has strong views on hydrogen December 10, 2021 kusha Kishoan Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a history of expressing strong opinions about hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cells. A few years ago, when the subject came up during a discussion with…
Environment Air purifier to ensure clean air inside your home November 25, 2021 Liza Farhana Increasing levels of air pollution in the country’s major cities, including the capital, are becoming a major cause for concern day by day. According to a recent media report, without…
Environment Moner Bondhu wins the UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards November 20, 2021 Md Mojahidul Islam Country’s leading mental health care platform, Moner Bondhu, is awarded UN Women 2021 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards today in the Youth Leadership category for their remarkable stories of business resilience, innovation…
Environment ADB boosts 2019-2030 climate financing target to $100b October 13, 2021 Md Mojahidul Islam The Asian Development Bank’s will boost its climate financing goals by $20 billion to a new target of $100 billion for the 2019-2030 period and aims to launch its concept…