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
We are failing
Environment, Forest and Climate Change minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday said they were not being able to conserve wildlife, citing section-18 (Kha) of the constitution that makes it mandatory to do so.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Protecting marine environment: Bangladesh urges ISA members to abide by UN framework
Bangladesh has urged the member states of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to abide by the UN framework to ensure effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects that may arise from deep-seabed related activities.
8 December 2021, 15:31 PM
Green Award: 30 factories recognised for environment-friendly contribution
The Green Factory Award 2020 was given to 30 establishments -- from six sectors of the country – today, in recognition of their contributions to protecting the environment and the job market.
8 December 2021, 07:14 AM
With rain, Dhaka's air quality improves
More rain is expected at places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions during the next 24 hours, from this morning, as the depression in the Bay of Bengal weakened to a well-marked low.
6 December 2021, 05:50 AM
Savar tannery estate must shut down
The environment ministry yesterday agreed to its watchdog’s recommendation to shut down the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate immediately as it has been running without environmental clearance for the last 10 years and it lacks the facilities to treat all its liquid waste.
29 November 2021, 18:00 PM
2 more CTG shipbreaking yards banned from importing ships
Ministry of Industries slapped ban on two more shipbreaking yards in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, from importing ships, after recent accidents claimed lives of workers there.
24 November 2021, 09:23 AM
34 illegal structures evicted from Shitalakhhya riverbanks
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) today demolished 34 structures built illegally on the bank of the Shitalakhhya river in Narayaganj’s Rupganj.
22 November 2021, 15:34 PM
Refrain from filling up Dholairpar pond: HC tells DSCC
The High Court today ordered the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to refrain from constructing a secondary transfer station (STS) project for waste management by filling up a four-acre pond at the Dholairpar area in the capital for three months.
22 November 2021, 14:14 PM
Show your plan for protecting rivers
The High Court yesterday ordered the government to make a complete list of all the rivers in the country and to come up with an action plan on how the rivers will be protected from encroachers.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM
World must combat climate change, but not at the expense of poverty reduction
In the wake of the completed climate summit in Glasgow, it is worth considering the risks to poor countries of climate alarmism.
21 November 2021, 11:26 AM
Habiganj Environment Court orders DoE to take steps against harms caused by brick kilns
The Environment Court in Habiganj today issued a suo moto order on the Department of Environment (DoE) in the district -- to prevent environmental disaster caused by brick kilns that are violating laws.
21 November 2021, 09:40 AM
21,443 illegal structures evicted from riverbanks: State minister
Around 21,443 illegal structures have been evicted from different riverbanks of the country so far and some 723.62 acre shoreline has been recovered, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today.
18 November 2021, 13:35 PM
Of dead and dying dighis
Chattogram city’s historic Rother Pukur pond is truly a part of history books now.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Genome sequencing opens new horizon for Halda carp, dolphins
Researchers in Bangladesh have been able to decode the genome sequencing of brood fish and riverine dolphin -- opening a new horizon for carp-like fish and the endangered cetacean in Halda river, a unique waterbody in the world where spawning occurs naturally.
16 November 2021, 11:42 AM
Bill proposes tougher punishment for pollution in Ctg Port area
A Bill titled "Chattogram Port Authority Bill 2021" was placed in the parliament today, incorporating tougher provision of punishment for polluting environment in the port area.
15 November 2021, 07:30 AM
Downgrading shipbreaking industry's status: BELA sends legal notice seeking cancellation
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) today sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned seeking cancellation of the downgraded status of the harmful shipbreaking industry in Chattogram from "red" to "orange".
14 November 2021, 14:23 PM
A park plagued by renovation
When Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) inaugurated renovation work for the capital’s Osmani Udyan back in January 2018, it had promised to complete it in 10 months.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM
DoE failed to protect Savar wetlands
The High Court yesterday lambasted the Department of Environment (DoE) for failing to protect waterbodies -- Baghil Beel, Dholai Beel and Pakuria Beel, and Kornapara Khal -- in Savar from pollution and encroachment.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Take steps to protect 4 waterbodies in Savar: HC to govt
The High Court today directed the government to take necessary steps to protect and save four water bodies -- Raghil, Dholai, Pakuria and Kornapara khal in Savar -- from pollution and damage.
11 November 2021, 07:12 AM
COP26: Thousands rally in Glasgow for bolder climate action
Thousands of protesters set off from a Glasgow park Saturday to march through the city hosting the U.N. climate conference and demand bolder global action.
6 November 2021, 14:51 PM