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
Dhaka air “good” today, according to AQI
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 45, Dhaka's air quality is "good" this morning.
27 June 2022, 05:24 AM
10,000 students at health risk
Several brick kilns, built near different educational institutions, have been operating in Brahmanbaria, defying law and denying the locals’ objections.
26 June 2022, 02:00 AM
PM urges all to plant at least 3 trees to protect environment
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the people to join a nationwide campaign of tree plantation during this monsoon to make the country greener.
15 June 2022, 07:12 AM
Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone today following seasonal rains in different parts of the country.
15 June 2022, 06:16 AM
Thanks to last night’s rain, Dhaka’s air quality “moderate” today
Dhaka dwellers saw slight improvement in air quality this morning after last night’s rain.
14 June 2022, 08:06 AM
Why failure to protect rivers not illegal? HC asks
The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities of government why shouldn’t the failure to protect Mohadeo River in Netrakona which was severely damaged by sand mining be declared illegal and against the interest of people.
13 June 2022, 15:29 PM
Save CHT forests to protect biodiversity
To conserve the country’s biodiversity, efforts must be taken to protect the forests of Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), said speakers at a seminar.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
"Save forests of CHT to protect biodiversity of the country"
To conserve the country’s biodiversity, efforts must be taken to protect the forests of Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) which is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots, and is also a part of the Indo-Barma biodiversity hotspot, speakers told a seminar today (June 8, 2022).
8 June 2022, 14:57 PM
Saving rivers: Ensure more power to river commission
Political commitment, proper enforcement of laws and empowerment of the conservation commission might be able to save the rivers, speakers told a roundtable discussion yesterday.
5 June 2022, 02:30 AM
PM’s award for planting trees: "Manipulation" in nominating Hathazari Upazila Parishad?
Hathazari Upazila Parishad, a local government body, has been nominated for the Prime Minister's National Award for Tree Plantation-2020, despite neither planting any tree nor applying for the award.
3 June 2022, 17:23 PM
Banskhali coal power plant to start operating by December: Chinese ambassador
The Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming today (June 2, 2022) said the 1,224 megawatt coal fired SS power plant’s first unit will start generating electricity by December in Banshkhali upazila’s Gondamara union.
2 June 2022, 15:13 PM
Narayanganj 1st Bangladeshi city to adopt urban climate action plan
Narayanganj has become the first city in Bangladesh to adopt a climate resilient development plan.
1 June 2022, 07:20 AM
Chandpur AL leader Salim Khan can’t extract sand from Meghna river
The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court verdict that allowed Md Salim Khan, a local Awami League leader, to extract sand from the Meghna river in Chandpur.
29 May 2022, 08:53 AM
Trading a lake for houses
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh is filling up a large waterbody on the eastern side of the Hajj camp at the capital’s Ashkona for a housing project for its officials and employees, violating a conservation law.
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Chile could be home to world's oldest tree, study suggests
A lush green forest in southern Chile might be home to the world's oldest tree after a new study found that an ancient alerce tree known as "great grandfather" could be more than 5,000 years old.
27 May 2022, 11:48 AM
Width, depth of Karnaphuli River decreased: Survey
The width of the Karnaphuli River has decreased to 410 metres from 930 metres at the Shah Amanat Bridge point, according to a survey of Chattogram Nodi O Khal Raksha Andolon.
22 May 2022, 13:50 PM
AQI Index: Thanks to rain, Dhaka air now “good”
Dhaka’s air quality has turned “good”, all thanks to pre-monsoon showers in different parts of the country.
19 May 2022, 06:08 AM
Pollution behind 1 in 6 deaths in 2019: study
Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published yesterday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the “horrifying” toll of lead poisoning.
18 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Conserve nature while developing Cox’s Bazar beach, PM directs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to integrate development of Cox’s Bazar beach with preservation of nature.
18 May 2022, 07:02 AM
AQI Index: Dhaka's air quality currently 'moderate'
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'moderate' zone today, mainly owing to rain in different parts of the country.
15 May 2022, 06:38 AM