Langalbandh, a holy place in Narayanganj for the country’s Hindu community, will be developed as a tourist spot. The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting with Religious Affairs Adviser Maj Gen (Retd.) Dr ASM Matiur Rahman in the chair.
The Deputy Commissioner of the district has been asked to submit a project plan on land requisition [...]

Hakaluki Haor located in greater Sylhet, the haor offers a very different type of ecosystem as well as a new set of management issues. The haor basin is an extensive alluvial plain supporting a variety of wetland habitats. It contains about 47 major haors and more than 6,000 beels, or freshwater lakes, nearly half of [...]

Sharks that dwell in the Maldives can breathe a sigh of relief: the island nation has declared 90,000 square kilometers of the Indian Ocean a safe-haven for sharks, banning shark fishing as well as any trade in shark fins.

“The Maldives were one of the first countries to recognize that sharks were a key reason tourists [...]

The purportedly impending disaster was cited repeatedly by environmental groups and politicians at the Copenhagen summit — including Bangladesh’s …

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One of the favourite tactics of global warmists is to set up “straw man” arguments and knock them down.

For example, they’ll say the growing number of people skeptical about claims of imminent, catastrophic, man-made global warming — including many scientists — are insanely claiming all climate science is a hoax.

That might be a valid point [...]

Water is a renewable but finite resource. The hydrological cycle- the succession of stages through which water passes from the atmosphere to the earth and returns to the atmosphere ensures there is enough amount of water on the earth. However, with population growth and ever increasing demand for the same amount of water, pressures are [...]

The German Travel Association said that a growing number of tour operators are engaged in CSR in their businesses. A good example was Studiosus, which offers “study trip” holiday packages ….

Expect a lot of pressure from the centralised power industry in the coming months. The battle for the control of the grid is about to begin. (With thanks to Jan Haverkamp, Greenpeace EU Policy Campaigner on dirty energy) …

The country offered safaris, adventure, cultural and beach holidays, as well as ecotourism. Countries do not always benefit. It is not a coincidence that sub-Saharan Africa’s most developed country also happens to be the leading tourist …