BAPA Blog

A common forum of citizens and organizations concerned with the environment of Bangladesh and Eco Tourism across the globe

   Sep 20

Temples of Bangladesh

With a healthy Hindu minority and close historical ties with India, Bangladesh is no stranger to Hindu shrines. Many of these are listed as the national heritage and hold a place of pride in the hearts of the entire Bangladeshi populace. Many of these temples dating way back in time, are now popular tourist attractions and [...]

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   Aug 09

Natural Forest Resources Of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is very beautiful. It has very dense forest area. Bangladesh has a low forest cover, but those forests are diverse in nature and of major importance for the national economy and local people’s living. In this conditions of severe forest degradation and depletion like in many other developing countries, the existing national forest policy [...]

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   Jun 14

Eco-Tourism Of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a country of wide, basically unknown and unspoiled natural beauty and reserves, which are purely outstanding and amazing. Eco-tourism is a new concept in the country though it has created in the last 15 years in different countries of the world. The marketing of eco-tourism in the world today has reached maximum sophistication [...]

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   Jun 11

Bangladesh Environmental Network

Bangladesh Environmental Network (BEN) was introduced in the year 2000 in a small country known Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country with its area covering almost 144,000 km sq with a population of 150 million people. Due to its small area it has very less energy resources to support its population. Therefore if the huge population [...]

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   May 11

Tea Gardens In Bangladesh

Tea gardens of Bangladesh is very popular. Bangladesh is one of the few countries in South Asia, which remains to be explored. The area around Sylhet is traditional tea growing area. The picturesque Surma Valley is covered with terraces of tea gardens and lush green tropical forests. Srimangal is known as the tea capital of [...]

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   Feb 14

Ecotourism Education – A Chance for Bangladesh

One of the famous and fastest growing industries in the world today is Ecotourism. It is described as a form of natural resources based tourism focused on experiencing and learning about nature. The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves well-being of local people”. [...]

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   May 23

In Bangladesh Militants Using ULFA Weapons

The state of Bangladesh is going through the illegal arms problem of ULFA which is group called as United Liberation Front of Assam.  The majority of the ULFA militant leaders have been deported to India but the matter of fact is that they have left their arms in Bangladesh.  Their arms are actually in a [...]

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   May 02

Bangladesh Firing After Market Crash

Well there are updates from Dhaka, Bangladesh that Bangladesh will fire the chiefs of the country’s securities regulator after an independent probe blamed them for the recent stock market crash, as per the finance minister’s statement. The benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange General (DGEN) index touched a high of 8918.51 points on December 5 last year [...]

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   Feb 25

Bangladesh Wildlife, Bangladesh Wildlife Sanctuaries & Bengal Tiger

Bangladesh wildlife is vey interestingly full of Bangladeshi flora & fauna & their natural habitats. Though several areas are protected under law, a large portion of Bangladeshi wildlife is threatened by the growth of human population which lead to subsequent clearing of numerous natural habitats. Bangladesh supports a surprising wildlife, including Bengal tigers and other [...]

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   Jul 27

Bangladesh Signs Landmark Power Deal With India

Energy starved Bangladesh has signed a landmark 35-year power transmission deal with India paving ways for import of 250 megawatt electricity from the neighbouring country starting from 2012 end, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) inked the bulk power transmission treaty with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd [...]

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