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
Road, bridges demolished to stop smuggling of timber from Ctg forest
The forest officials in Chattogram have demolished a road and four bridges inside a forest so that smugglers cannot steal timber from the area.
10 November 2022, 06:46 AM
HC asks to protect “natural characters” of Cox’s Bazar sea beach
The High Court today (November 9, 2022) directed the district administration of Cox’s Bazar to take necessary measures to protect the “natural characters” of the sea beach and to stop further construction there.
9 November 2022, 07:57 AM
Rate of sea level rise doubled since 1993 due to climate change: Report
Global sea level rise sped up dramatically at a doubled rate since 1993 due to climate change, according to a new report, as temperatures continue to rise posing “a major threat to many millions” of people living along coastal regions.
8 November 2022, 16:02 PM
80pc Rajshahi ponds filled up in 8 years: study
At least 80 percent of the city’s ponds have been filled up in last eight years, finds a study by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) in Rajshahi.
3 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Leave Dhaka’s flood-flow zones alone
The recently-approved Detailed Area Plan (DAP), which allows the construction of structures in flood-flow zones, will only encourage grabbers and aggravate waterlogging in Dhaka city, warned urban experts.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
River pollution: Utility connections of 4 N’ganj factories cut off
A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today (November 1, 2022) disconnected the utility services—gas and power – of four factories in Rupganj and Araihazar upazilas of Narayaganj for not having effluent treatment plants (ETPs) to treat their waste.
1 November 2022, 13:03 PM
JS body recommends not building hospital at CRB in Ctg
A parliamentary body today (October 31, 2022) recommended not constructing the proposed hospital in Chattogram Railway Building (CRB) area.
31 October 2022, 17:04 PM
Old trees sacrificed for new furniture
Several old trees have allegedly been felled at the dak bungalow of Pabna Zilla Parishad to make furniture for its officials.
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Killing Old Khowai, slowly but surely
Due to encroachment and waste dumping, the Old Khowai river, flowing through Habiganj, has been turned into a narrow canal.
24 October 2022, 18:00 PM
No decision to halt power supply during daytime: Info minister
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said the government has not taken any decision to halt power supply during the day.
24 October 2022, 13:12 PM
Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards: DNCC among best climate projects
Dhaka North City Corporation has been recognised among the World’s Best Climate Projects at the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2022.
20 October 2022, 10:39 AM
2 arrested for razing hills in Chattogram
A team of the Department of Environment (DoE) today (October 19, 2022) arrested two people for razing hills and damaging the ecosystem in Chattogram.
19 October 2022, 13:03 PM
Dhaka in list of 20 most unsustainable megacities
Dhaka is one of the 20 most unsustainable megacities in the world, as per a new climate report.
19 October 2022, 06:15 AM
No possibility of super cyclone “Sitrang” to hit Bangladesh coast: State Minister
There is no possibility of super cyclone 'Sitrang' - to be formed over the Bay of Bengal - hitting Bangladesh coast, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman said today (October 12, 2022).
12 October 2022, 12:11 PM
500 pilot whales dead after New Zealand mass strandings
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the government said Tuesday after ruling out a rescue effort in the area's shark-filled waters.
11 October 2022, 06:04 AM
3 fishers jailed in Madaripur for defying hilsa ban
A mobile court sentenced three fishers to 20 days in jail for catching brood hilsa in Padma river at Shibchar upazila of Madaripur today (October 9, 2022), defying a government ban.
9 October 2022, 13:13 PM
200 environmentalists killed worldwide in 2021: Report
Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country in the annual report by non-governmental organisation Global Witness.
29 September 2022, 05:05 AM
Development not possible by destroying environment: Sultana Kamal
Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) President Sultana Kamal today (September 28, 2022) said there can be no development in the country by destroying the environment.
28 September 2022, 14:34 PM
Shut down tanneries that haven’t applied for environmental clearance: JS body
A parliamentary watchdog today recommended to divide all 140 tanneries at the Savar Tannery Industry into three categories considering their compliance and non-compliance in treating tannery waste.
27 September 2022, 14:17 PM
Drives against pollution to be conducted at Kaptai Lake: Rangamati DC
Rangamati Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman has said that the district administration will conduct drives from now on to prevent pollution of Kaptai Lake.
25 September 2022, 14:21 PM