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
Saline land now a green landscape
Farmers of a remote coastal village in Barguna’s Taltali upazila have not only become solvent by producing seasonal vegetables but also turned the salty land into a green landscape.
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh free from toxic DDT pesticide, says environment minister
Environment Minister Shahab Uddin officially declared Bangladesh free from dangerous DDT pesticide today.
8 January 2023, 07:00 AM
15 illegal resorts asked to halt construction work on St Martin's Island
Local administration conducted a drive on St Martin's Island and asked 15 illegal resorts to halt the construction work yesterday.
7 January 2023, 18:54 PM
The north shivers in cold
Bone-chilling cold coupled with thick fog have been disrupting normal life in northern and north-eastern districts.
3 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Daulatdia-Paturia: Fog disrupts ferry services
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route remain suspended since yesterday morning due to poor visibility caused by fog.
31 December 2022, 18:00 PM
6 brick kilns fined Tk 28 lakh for polluting air
The Department of Environment has fined six brick kilns Tk 28 lakh for polluting the environment in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur yesterday.
29 December 2022, 18:19 PM
Meghna tanker capsize: oil spillage can pose a threat to marine life
Experts and officials of the Department of Environment and Fisheries suspect there may be an extensive damage to the biodiversity and aquatic life, including the hilsa, following the oil split from the submerged tanker in the Meghna river.
26 December 2022, 08:51 AM
Putting everything at risk to build a park
Houses, roads, shops, bridges and culverts near Atrai river in Natore’s Singra upazila are at risk of being ruined, all because the local UP chairman has reportedly been lifting sand from the riverside for a hi-tech park that is being constructed in the upazila.
21 December 2022, 18:00 PM
EU strikes deal to boost carbon market
European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc's carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings from 2027.
18 December 2022, 11:41 AM
Illegal brick kilns back in business in Lalmonirhat
Local farmers are getting frustrated as two illegal brick kilns, demolished by the local administration over one and a half years ago, in Sadar upazila have started operation once again.
12 December 2022, 09:35 AM
Shyamasundari Canal: Once Rangpur’s lifeline, now merely a drain
Many Rangpur dwellers, including Maharani Shyamasundari, died following an outbreak of mosquito-borne malaria in 1890s.
7 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt aims to eliminate hydraulic horns in Dhaka in 2 months
The environment ministry has set a target to stop use of hydraulic horns in Dhaka by the next two months to prevent sound pollution.
29 November 2022, 08:58 AM
Limitations halt freeing river from population
The country’s rivers cannot be freed from pollution due to “many limitations”, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said.
22 November 2022, 15:04 PM
HC questions hiring under-18s at shipbreaking yards
The High Court today issued a rule asking the relevant government officials to respond within four weeks as to why they should not be ordered to ensure that no person under the age of 18 is employed at shipbreaking yards.
22 November 2022, 14:22 PM
'Loss and damage' fund agreed upon, but final COP27 deal elusive
Countries agreed early Sunday at the COP27 climate summit to set up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters, but delayed approving a wider deal outlining global resolve to fight climate change.
20 November 2022, 03:29 AM
Dhaka's air quality fifth-worst among global cities today
An air quality index (AQI) score of 181 at 8:30am today placed Dhaka fifth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality..An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered “unhealthy”, particular
18 November 2022, 04:12 AM
Unicef to launch climate financing initiative to strengthen protection for children
Unicef is launching a new climate financing initiative to enhance countries’ climate resilience and disaster preparedness for children and youth and bolster protection for children from the impacts of future climate-related disasters.
16 November 2022, 10:05 AM
20-yr-old Indian in Chandpur on 'journey to save planet'
A 20-year-old Indian national has been walking across Asian countries to generate awareness on plastic pollution.
14 November 2022, 09:02 AM
Stop operations of all illegal brick kilns in 7 days: HC
The High Court today directed the government to stop operations of all illegal brick kilns and use of wood as fuels in the brickfields in seven days across the country to check environment pollution.
13 November 2022, 14:08 PM
All operations of Jashore tannery must stop: HC
The High Court yesterday directed the government to stop all operations of SAF Tannery, which is reportedly polluting the environment in Jashore, until it receives a clearance certificate from the Department of Environment (DoE).
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM