5 students awarded in 'Waste Management Olympiad' in Narayanganj
22 October 2025, 11:43 AM
Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Baridhara residents protest garbage facility near church and school
21 October 2025, 14:47 PM
Kurigram canal freed from grabbing
20 October 2025, 19:02 PM
Declared extinct, freshwater crocodile in Padma photographed by birdwatching couple
20 October 2025, 19:01 PM
Climate debt storm threatens financial stability
18 October 2025, 22:00 PM
Low pressure likely to form over Bay on October 24
18 October 2025, 21:04 PM
Low pressure likely to form over Bay of Bengal on Oct 24: BMD
18 October 2025, 05:16 AM
Eliminating polythene key solution to waterlogging
17 October 2025, 22:52 PM
Buriganga's old channel getting new life
DSCC plans to turn it into Hatirjheel-like space; cleaning work already underway
23 April 2023, 14:59 PM
Man fined Tk 50,000 for illegally extracting sand from Dharla
A person has been fined Tk 50,000 for illegally lifting sand from Dharla river and selling them at Wapda Bazar area of Kulaghat Union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila
25 March 2023, 17:26 PM
Protect Padma from pollution and illegal occupation: environment activists
Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) in Rajshahi today demanded protection of the Padma river in the city by freeing it from pollution and illegal occupation.
14 March 2023, 11:05 AM
Shipbreaking yards: Where safety takes a back seat
Another accident occurred at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday, claiming one life. But such accidents, and the injuries and deaths that accompany them, are nothing new there.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Bidyanondo introduces ‘Rickshaw Bin’ in Dhaka
A common excuse for littering is that there are not enough garbage bins on the streets.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM
17 invasive plant species identified: Environment minister
The National Herbarium has identified 17 foreign invasive plant species harmful to Bangladesh under Sustainable Forest and Livelihood Project of the Forest Department, seven of which are major, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin.
22 February 2023, 09:35 AM
How to save our high seas from overfishing, pollution
Although the high seas make up more than half of the surface of the Earth and 61% of all oceans, only 1% of international waters are under protection
21 February 2023, 05:51 AM
DoE fails to keep its own environment safe
The Department of Environment (DoE) has failed to keep the environmental indices at a permissible level even in Agargaon, its headquarters in Dhaka.
16 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Spilled oil spread to canals
These canals are connected with each other and flow into the Karnaphuli river
16 February 2023, 15:41 PM
Warm water eroding 'Doomsday Glacier', study shows
The Thwaites glacier could cause global sea levels to rise by more than half a meter if it melts. But scientists examining erosion say there is good news and bad news
16 February 2023, 04:49 AM
Disclose assets annually
Addressing the current NRCC chairman, Muzibur Rahman said, "If I stay in Dhaka and don't visit the rivers, how will I protect the rivers?"
12 February 2023, 14:05 PM
The death of Tangail’s red hillocks
The cutting of the red hillocks in Tangail continues. With the help of people with political influence, soil traders are allegedly cutting and levelling the hills every day.
9 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Hill cutting - Take action against those involved: HC
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take legal action against the persons responsible for cutting down hills and hillocks in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura and Habiganj’s Dinarpur area.
8 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Trees fall victim to dev, once again
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) felled around 300 trees planted on the median strip of Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi to expand the island, much to the dismay of environmentalists and locals.
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Declare 4 Ctg villages as water-stressed areas: HC
The High Court today gave three months to the water resources ministry to decide about declaring four villages in Chattogram as "water-stressed areas" under the Water Act, 2013 as it is not possible to lift water by handpumps or tube wells from their grounds for people's use.
31 January 2023, 16:05 PM
Take steps to protect hills from more damage in 5 dists: HC
The High Court today instructed the government to take all necessary and appropriate action to safeguard existing hills and hillocks in five districts of Chattogram division from further destruction and razing, and to submit a report documenting their current situations.
31 January 2023, 13:18 PM
Bela team harassed during Ctg field visit
A team from Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association was harassed today by aides of a local councillor when they went on a field visit in Lake City residential area of Chattogram where hills were razed for a housing project.
26 January 2023, 15:35 PM
Take action against illegal brick kilns, forest grabbing
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today sought cooperation from deputy commissioners in protecting the country's environment and forests.
25 January 2023, 13:26 PM
Directives to save rivers made meaningless
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) will move the High Court to conserve the Bakhhali river, which has long been enduring a massive onslaught.
24 January 2023, 15:42 PM
Can carbon removal help meet world's climate targets?
To prevent further global heating, humans need to stop burning fossil fuels. But that's not enough -- experts now say we also need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. What are our options?
21 January 2023, 06:02 AM