ILO hails Bangladesh’s NDC 3.0 as bold step for climate justice
14 October 2025, 12:50 PM
Teesta water level drops, flood-affected families still struggle
7 October 2025, 07:14 AM
Eastern coast sinking faster as sea level rises
3 October 2025, 18:25 PM
Children at the heart of Bangladesh’s new climate commitment
1 October 2025, 14:12 PM
What is the purpose of the UN, Trump asks
23 September 2025, 18:11 PM
Vulnerable towns lead the way in climate resilience
21 September 2025, 14:36 PM
Sylhet activists rally at Ratargul for climate justice
21 September 2025, 10:41 AM
Climate change causes havoc with global water cycle: UN
18 September 2025, 18:49 PM
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
17 September 2025, 09:15 AM
Coastal women, adolescents bear brunt of climate change: expert
8 September 2025, 15:52 PM
US climate envoy Kerry tells Chinese leaders: climate not about politics
U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry said he had urged Chinese leaders to reach for the "highest ambition" in order to curb temperature rises, saying the climate crisis was not about politics.
2 September 2021, 15:05 PM
Mexican methane leak rate 'alarming' for climate change, report says
Mexico's methane leak rate from oil and gas operations is twice as high as that of the world's top oil producer, the United States, a group of researchers found in a report due to be released this week.
28 July 2021, 14:07 PM
When predictions become reality
In late June, western Canada was caught under a “heat dome”, a phenomenon causing scorching temperatures when hot air is trapped by high pressure fronts, and heats up even more as it is pushed back down.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate Change: Provide funds for adaptation mechanism
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen called upon different developed and developing countries as well as international financial institutions to fund the South Asia Regional office of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka for promoting adaptation mechanisms.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Aftermath of Cyclone Yaas: 20 thousand people in 14 villages still waterlogged
Last time they left home was after Cyclone Amphan struck the coastal districts on May 20 last year.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Civil society organisations, MPs demand Tk 150 billion for coastal protection
A group of civil society organisations and MPs from coastal areas today, at a virtual seminar, urged the government to allocate at least Tk 150 billion for coastal protection, particularly for climate-resilient embankment construction.
12 June 2021, 13:10 PM
Strengthen action-oriented approach to attain green growth: PM tells P4G Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today put forward three suggestions before the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), including strengthening the campaign about its action-oriented approach by engaging more financiers, innovators, policymakers and creative entrepreneurs in its focus areas.
30 May 2021, 12:33 PM
Norway's largest pension company to make $245 million 'dark green' investment
Norway's largest pension company KLP said it had teamed up with Macquarie Asset Management to invest 200 million euros ($245 million) in a new fund targeting long-term loans in "dark green" infrastructure with zero or near-zero carbon emissions.
28 May 2021, 09:14 AM
Firefighters still fighting to douse fire in the Sundarbans
The fire in Daser Bharani area of Sarankhola Range of East Sundarbans Forest Department has not been completely extinguished yet.
6 May 2021, 13:54 PM
Ensure $100 billion annual fund: PM at Leaders Summit on Climate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for ensuring the annual target of 100 billion US dollars which should be balanced 50:50 between adaptation and mitigation with special attention to the vulnerable communities.
22 April 2021, 11:54 AM
John Kerry invites Bangladesh to join US climate conference to voice concerns
Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has invited Bangladesh to attend the US Climate Summit while acknowledging the threat of climate change and highlighting the risks faced by Bangladesh.
20 February 2021, 12:17 PM
Declare a ‘climate emergency’ to protect children
Nero fiddles, while Rome burns” is an apt metaphor for the 25th world climate summit, called the Conference of Parties (COP25), which just ended in Madrid. Government representatives from 200 countries ended their meeting, copping out from agreeing on a pathway to implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, carbon emission targets and other related measures.
23 December 2019, 18:00 PM
UK to spend £6b for Bangladesh, other climate vulnerable countries
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today said the United Kingdom (UK) would be spending some 6 billion pounds to help Bangladesh and other vulnerable countries combat climate change with adaptation and mitigation.
21 September 2019, 09:40 AM
Haphazardly planting trees won’t help tackle climate change
Forest conservation and restora tion may not have as much of an impact in fighting climate change as mainstream science currently dictates. For many years now, scientists have thought that because trees take in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, planting them
19 July 2019, 18:00 PM
On board the SS Planet Titanic
World Environment Day (June 5) was a good time to reflect on the existential threat of climate change.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Pollutants created by climate change make allergens more potent
Researchers believe pollutants created by climate change are making airborne allergens more potent
23 March 2015, 10:04 AM
Climate change 'big threat to China'
Climate change may have "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields, harming the environment, warns country's top weather scientist
23 March 2015, 04:34 AM
Arctic sea ice extent hits record low for winter
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean falls to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists
20 March 2015, 09:03 AM