Conservation
Declare Ctg Circuit House ground open courtyard: Forum for Planned Ctg
The voluntary organisation of Chattogram based professionals, town planners, and civil society members made the demand at a press conference at Chattogram Pres Club yesterday
12 May 2025, 18:57 PM
Century-old tree cut over 'claims of un-Islamic rituals'
Madaripur Sadar UNO Wadia Shabab confirmed that the tree had been partially cut
6 May 2025, 18:58 PM
Narail’s Hathbaria palace, temple and ghat in dire need of conservation
These include the century-old Hathbaria Zamindar Palace, Hathbaria temple, and Nam Ghat (also known as Badha Ghat) on the bank of Chitra river, among others
16 March 2025, 03:00 AM
Residents suffer due to dilapidated wooden bridge
Over years of use and lack of maintenance, the bridge's iron pillars have become rusty while the wooden planks used for its deck have become loose, making it no longer fit for movement of people and vehicles
15 March 2025, 15:03 PM
Bishkhali River: Encroachment, legal dispute delay dredging
The Bangladesh Water Development Board launched the Tk 45 crore project in 2023 to dredge a 24-km stretch between Morrelganj and Kachua upazilas, aiming to resolve water shortages and boost agricultural productivity
24 January 2025, 14:23 PM
Thousands of trees 'felled' from Moheshkhali forest
Trees felled under the pretext of an auction citing Cyclone Hamoon damage
23 January 2025, 17:40 PM
One jailed, 2 fined for illegal sand extraction from Padma
Abdur Rashid and Shahin Alom were fined Tk 50,000 each and Mizanur Rahman sentenced to 20 days imprisonment
9 January 2025, 14:14 PM
Urgent steps needed to save Subandhi canal in Barguna's Amtali
The villagers used the canal's water for irrigating their croplands, and for numerous domestic purposes. It also served as a waterway connecting different areas in the upazila
19 December 2024, 15:00 PM
Pirojpur Govt High School: Locals demand re-excavation of pond
Led by Anal Chandra Das, the then deputy commissioner of Pirojpur district, the century-old pond was filled up to expand the school's playground to accommodate space for arranging the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina's rally in 2013=
19 December 2024, 13:16 PM
Blockade, vandalism protesting illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river
Locals blocked a highway and vandalised trucks, excavator, and pipes demanding to put an end to illegal sand lifting on Jamuna river in the Garabari Tarai area in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila this afternoon
3 December 2024, 14:18 PM
Land of Karnaphuli: HC issues contempt of court against 3 CPA officials
The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against three officials of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) including its Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, for initiating a process to give lease of Karnaphuli river land without complying with its order for preserving the land
3 December 2024, 13:41 PM
3 acres of forest land recovered in Gazipur
Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila this afternoon
25 November 2024, 14:48 PM
Part of Cox’s Bazar now sanctuary for marine species
The 2.91 kilometre “Bori Beach”, which was inaugurated today, will be off-limits to locals and tourists
8 June 2024, 15:48 PM
Protecting Ganges river dolphins crucial for preserving ecosystem: minister
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury stated today that protecting the Ganges river dolphins is crucial for preserving the ecosystem of the country's rivers
23 April 2024, 16:20 PM
Restoration of Kirtankhola’s natural flow demanded
Students and artists in Barishal have demanded that the natural flow of the Kirtankhola be restored
27 February 2024, 13:12 PM
HC stays leasing process of Mohadeo Balumahal
The High Court has stayed all the tender proceedings for leasing out the Balumahal (designated sand quarry) at Mohadeo river in Netrokona for a month
26 February 2024, 12:47 PM
Taposh directs BIWTA to reclaim Lalkuthi's riverbank
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today directed Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to reclaim Lal Kuthi's riverbank
31 January 2024, 14:04 PM
Case filed over hill cutting in Cox's Bazar
A mobile court yesterday stopped hill cutting in the Kolatoli area of Cox's Bazar Sadar and filed a case against one person responsible for conducting the illegal activity
15 January 2024, 17:53 PM
HC orders to remove dams across Nabaganga river
The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to remove earthen embankments made across the river Nabaganga in Jhenaidah and conduct boundary survey and prepare a list of people occupying the river land
14 December 2023, 13:15 PM
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to lowest since 2018
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed on Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made good on a pledge to rein in the destruction that happened under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro
10 November 2023, 09:26 AM