The Rampal power plant would cause at least 6,000 premature deaths and low birth weights of 24,000 babies during its 40-year life, a

The National Committee to Save Sundarbans urges the government to relocate the Rampal power plant project to Barguna’s Arpangachia area from the proposed site near the largest mangrove forests in Bangladesh.

Reiterating its demand for cancelling the Rampal Power Plant project, the National Committee to Protect Sundarbans calls upon the government to stop campaigns of the “controversial project”.

Five Samajtantrik Chhatra Front activists were injured while their photo exhibition in Madanmohan College, Sylhet protesting the

Despite the government's assurance that the Rampal power plant would not harm the Sundarbans, the Unesco stays firm in its stance against the project and has again requested the government to cancel and relocate it to a more suitable place.

Social and civil society activists in India yesterday wrote an “open letter” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing to him to withdraw support to the proposed Rampal thermal power plant that might cause "irreparable damage" to the Sundarbans in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh government has responded to Unesco's concerns over the Rampal power plant, saying the project would not cause any harm to the Sundarbans.

Protesters say they will write to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take steps to scrap Rampal power plant near the world’s largest mangrove forest – the Sundarbans.

Chhatra League activists scuffled with demonstrators in front of the Central Shaheed Minar yesterday to foil a cycle procession, protesting the government's decision to set up Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans.

The fly ash to be generated from the Rampal coal-fired power plant has the potential to cause “substantial” damage to the

The land mass that rose from the sea bed from the siltation of two mighty rivers, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, supports a

As a debate rages over the Rampal power plant and its impact on the Sundarbans, a substantive amount of information is available for us to reach some conclusion. The plant may have a far-reaching impact on the world's unique mangrove forest.

The government will respond within a week to Unesco's concern over the Rampal power plant close to the Sundarbans and recommendation for cancellation of the project.

The construction work on Rampal power plant will not be suspended despite the advice of Unesco, State Minister for Power

Hot water and chemicals to be discharged into water bodies from Rampal power plant would cause significant damage to aquatic life in the river and canal networks in the Sundarbans, said a Unesco report.

Expressing concern over the potential damages to the Sundarbans, the Unesco has requested the government to conduct a revised Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) before going ahead with the Rampal power plant.

A number of experts yesterday called for forming an independent commission to monitor the implementation of the coal-

The soon to be built $1.49 billion Rampal coal-fired power plant has generated concern and controversy among the citizens,

Demanding the government scrap the Rampal power plant project, green activist Sultana Kamal yesterday said they were

The National Committee for Saving the Sundarbans (NCSS) yesterday responded to the answers to “10 questions”