Environment

Speakers raise concerns on Sundarbans Day

This year’s theme is: "Love the Sundarbans on Valentine’s Day"
14 February 2025, 08:57 AM

BELA demands cancellation of road, car park project in Osmani Udyan

In the letter, sent on February 9, BELA urged authorities to immediately halt all activities encroaching upon open spaces in the park. It also called for consultations with urban planners to remove unauthorised structures and ensure unrestricted public access, according to a press release
10 February 2025, 15:48 PM

Approval needed to cut trees under social forestry

The High Court yesterday ruled that trees planted under the social forestry programme cannot be cut without approval from designated authorities.
28 January 2025, 19:09 PM

Dhaka Boat Club asked to vacate illegally occupied land

Accusing the Dhaka Boat Club authorities of occupying over 10 acres of government land illegally, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) today asked the club president to vacate the land within next seven days
28 January 2025, 16:43 PM

Over 4,000 fires caused by cigarette butts in 2024

140 people were killed in fires and 341 sustained burn injuries this year
28 January 2025, 08:46 AM

70 turtles found dead on Cox’s Bazar beach

At least 70 carcasses of Olive Ridley sea turtles have been recovered over the last three days from Cox’s Bazar beach between Teknaf and Himchhari.
27 January 2025, 18:11 PM

DoE files case against four for hill cutting in Sylhet

Mamunur Rashid, an inspector at the DoE's Sylhet district office, lodged the case yesterday with the Sylhet Environment Court.
27 January 2025, 11:17 AM

Preserve rivers by adopting equitable water-sharing policies

Speakers say at water conference in Kuakata
26 January 2025, 13:28 PM

Jashore's Chaugachha upazila: Brick kilns wreak havoc on environment

Smoke and ash from three brick kilns in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore -- Waziullah Bricks, Sunny Bricks, and Hashem Brick Kiln -- are causing extensive damage to the environment and local agriculture
24 January 2025, 13:29 PM

Govt initiates plan to manage dog population, protect biodiversity on St Martin’s

The government has initiated measures to manage the dog population on St Martin's Island to conserve its environment and biodiversity, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan
23 January 2025, 11:31 AM

Rizwana urges unified global action to tackle climate change

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for unified global action to confront the challenges of climate change
22 January 2025, 13:03 PM

When a hill’s razed, arrest the owner, not workers

Rizwana urges govt agencies to be vigilant
19 January 2025, 14:33 PM

Canal excavation: 3 advisers slam CCC over delays

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the road transport and bridges ministry, yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the sluggish progress in canal excavation project in Chattogram city.
18 January 2025, 19:11 PM

Nature must be at centre of development

The youth must take the lead in protecting the environ-ment and nature, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the environment and water resources ministries, yesterday.
17 January 2025, 19:32 PM

Form commission to tackle environmental issues: Rehman Sobhan

Former caretaker government adviser Professor Rehman Sobhan has attributed environmental degradation to unchecked profit motives and market dominance, urging the establishment of a dedicated commission to tackle these challenges
17 January 2025, 12:16 PM

Seven illegal charcoal kilns demolished in Barguna

A mobile court in Barguna destroyed seven charcoal kilns in Azgar Kathi area of the district’s Sadar upazila yesterday
17 January 2025, 11:07 AM

3 brick kilns demolished in Rangamati, Bandarban

Three brick kilns were demolished by separate mobile courts in Rangamati and Bandarban yesterday for operating illegally.
14 January 2025, 22:10 PM

Three coral reefs found in Bay of Bengal

Researchers of Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) found three sites in the Bay of Bengal, which are rich with coral and one site for coral reef
11 January 2025, 16:34 PM

Pollution, encroachment killing Brahmaputra

water pollution and encroachment have drastically reduced fish populations, forcing him to consider changing his occupation and pushing him into hard times.
11 January 2025, 11:34 AM

Last 2 years crossed 1.5C limit: monitor

The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", Europe's climate monitor said
10 January 2025, 15:38 PM