Environment
Single-Use Plastic Surging in Bangladesh, Young People Top Polluters, Study Finds
A study in Bangladesh has found that the country's young people are the most responsible for environmentally harmful plastic pollution.
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Agribusiness
Jail or Fine for Keeping or Trading Pet Birds Without a Licence
The government has finalised the Pet Bird Management Rules 2020, requiring licences for pet bird farms, pet shops and trade, with jail or fines for violators.
Environment
How the Sundarbans Shielded the Coast, and Why the Forest Must Be Saved
The Sundarbans acted as a shield against Cyclone Bulbul, weakening its winds and storm surge before they reached coastal settlements, an environmentalist says.
Environment
Bangladesh Has the World's Highest Rate of Pollution Deaths
A Lancet study says pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2015, with Bangladesh recording the highest rate of pollution-related deaths.
Environment
What Is Holding Back Eco-Friendly Brick-Making in Bangladesh?
The government has held a convention in Dhaka to promote eco-friendly bricks, as kiln owners remain reluctant to adopt the new technology.
Environment
How Would Bangladesh Benefit If Air Pollution Were Reduced?
Villagers in Rajbari say brick kilns have made their air heavier, as a report finds more than 90 per cent of South Asians live with polluted air.
Bangladesh
Winter: Why Is There So Much Fog in Bangladesh?
Along with bone-chilling cold, dense fog has cut visibility in Bangladesh to as little as 100 metres this winter, the Meteorological Department says.
Fisheries
Indian Markets Disappointed Without Bangladesh's Hilsa
Hilsa is caught in India too, but Bengalis there prefer Bangladesh's hilsa, and West Bengal is disappointed at going without it.
Fisheries
How Bangladesh's Farmed Fish Is Becoming Harmful
Some Bangladeshi fish farmers say they get no specific government guidance on farming and drug use, and researchers warn the fish may harm health.
AgribusinessOnions: Can Bangladesh End Its Dependence on Indian Imports?
After India stopped onion exports on 29 September 2019, prices in Dhaka neared Tk 250 a kg by November. An economist and the agriculture secretary said other import markets and more home-grown onions were the way out.
AgribusinessOnion crisis: why Bangladesh could not grow all the onions it needed
Onions sold at Tk 240 to 250 a kilogram in Dhaka on 16 November 2019 after India's export ban, and experts said such crises would recur unless Bangladesh grew more at home.
Agribusiness
When Will India Resume Onion Exports?
Bangladesh has renewed its request to India to lift the onion export ban, but Delhi remains undecided.
Fisheries
How the Hilsa Genome Decoded by Bangladeshi Scientists Could Raise Production
Four researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh have unravelled the complete genome of the hilsa, Bangladesh's national fish.