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Indoor
Air Pollution: A New Threat for Bangladesh; by Dr.
Hossain Shahriar |
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On
average, 90 out of 100 children are affected by indoor
air pollution every hour in Bangladesh. People living
in urban slums, high-rise apartments or in old and
dark houses suffer the most. detail>>
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Rural
adolescent moving towards ICT; by Siddika Sultana |
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Environment
and Social Development Organization-ESDO has initiated
to establish a rural based ICT & Indigenous Knowledge
Center with the view of crucial juncture in human
history, ESDOs approach is provide an opportunity
to the marginalized communities within the unfolding
of the knowledge age and have to opened up uncommon
opportunities in rural areas for improving the quality
of both the natural environment and human well-being.
detail>> |
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New
Books Distributed among the ALP learners in Eco-village-1 and 2 |
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Now
they are on their halfway of learning. The books are
the component of phase II of this learning program.
There are four centers with 100 learners at Betgari
and Charani villages at the project area. detail>>
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Karnaphuli
and the Bay of Bengal are in serious threat; by Siddika Sultana |
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The
pollution of the Karnaphuli and the Bay of Bengal
is alarming. A lot of industries have grown up on
the both sides of the river Karnaphuli. Amidst them
there are tanneries, textile mills, rubber factories,
garments factories, soap, steel, paper, aluminum,
fertilizer, fish processing factories etc. Daily a
large number of industrial wastes carried out from
the factories to the Karnaphuli and then to the Bay
of Bengal making an environmental threat. detail>>
Up coming issues
- PET is a new threat
- We are surrounded by the POPs
- Mission to save trees
- Our river our life
- Second generation of environmental leaders
- Eco-village for green era
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| FEATURES
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Time
to Protect Earth from Plastic Pollution: Dioxin
is just stored in the mother’s fat |
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All
mothers have had many years of exposures. Many of
the chemicals accumulate faster than they are cleared
and are attracted to the fatty cells of the body.
When pregnant, these stored toxins can affect the
embryo in a number of ways. It is now understood that
the placenta does not protect the embryo from all
harm. It acts as an efficient barrier to bacteria,
but not to most synthetic chemicals. detail>>
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| INTERVIEW
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Dhaka
City and The Environment |
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An
interview with Dr. Hossain Shahriar and Siddika Sultana
of ESDO by TakingITGlobal....Due to urbanization the
environment’s harmony and balance is facing
a critical phase worldwide, strained trying to fulfil
the demands of city life. Dhaka is not beyond this
status, so we need to work more to protect our city
from environmental degradation and create the natural
balance. detail>>
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| ECO
TOUR : |
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The
Italian Garden of Dighapatia Raja's |
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The
garden is unique for its own beauty and architectural
style. One has to go through the Royal Palace to reach
the garden. The garden is surrounded by the palace
at the north, high walls at east and south and a marvelous
lake at the west. It is said that Raza Pramdanath
Roy had a boat for amusement. There is a marvelous
ghat, which stairs are made of stone, at west side
of the lake. There are Devkanchan at the ghat, which
blooms at the Spring. detail>> |
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| CHILDREN
INTERESTS : |
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Sea
Turtles an Eco-Creature |
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Baby
turtles dig out of the sand. They hurry towards the
water. Once in the water, they swim and are on their
own.
Sea turtles become mature in ten years. Scientists
believe that sea turtles have a good sense of smell.
Their eyes are also good, and they can see colors.
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| MOVEMENT
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Member of Green Clubs initiated a challenging project “Tree is the Life: Save it” |
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Green Clubs central committee has initiated a challenging project “Tree is the Life: Save it”. The main theme of this initiative are conservation of bio-diversity through protect and preserve the old / rare & indigenous trees of Bangladesh detail>> |
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| EVENT
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World Environment Day : A different presentation by Green Club's |
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Green Clubs project highlights the challenges raised by one of the major trends of our times: the rapidly increasing proportion of people who are living in urban environments. detail>> |
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