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
Govt to distribute jute bags at subsidised rates: Rizwana
Rizwana also called upon DU to declare its campus free from single-use plastics and noise pollution
19 April 2025, 14:21 PM
Govt to adopt localised solutions for sustainable waste management: Rizwana
She said, "The government is eager to adopt sustainable models, but they must be safe, inclusive, and locally relevant."
13 April 2025, 10:56 AM
Illegal sand extraction threatens Manu river in Sylhet
Sand miners, using dredgers and other mechanical equipment in violation of laws, are endangering bridges and culverts while accelerating riverbank erosion
31 March 2025, 13:48 PM
Bagerhat canals in death throes
The five recorded canals of Bagerhat municipality have been encroached upon, with illegal permanent structures erected along their banks.
28 March 2025, 20:50 PM
Elephant rescued from mud dies
An elephant died yesterday, 22 days after being rescued from a mud trap inside the Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.
28 March 2025, 20:38 PM
Chuadanga records highest temperature of the season at 39.8°C
Chuadanga yesterday recorded a temperature of 39.8°C, the highest in the country this season.
28 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Century-old canals turned to drains in Tangail
The canal-turned-drains are now clogged, obstructing water flow and becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
28 March 2025, 06:03 AM
Rizwana for urgent reform in waste management to cut methane emissions
She made the remarks while virtually addressing an online workshop as the chief guest joining from Chattogram.
24 March 2025, 14:20 PM
Green activists to place alternative proposals today
Protest reach 100 days
22 March 2025, 18:01 PM
Sutang river: Once a lifeline, now a toxic stream
Experts say that due to the pollution, oxygen levels in most parts of the river have dropped to the point where aquatic life can no longer survive.
22 March 2025, 16:52 PM
Immediate action sought for ensuring safe water in coastal districts
Nearly 3 crore people in 19 districts lack access to drinking water
22 March 2025, 07:22 AM
Curb Pollution, wildlife crimes to save the Sundarbans: environmentalists
The programme, held today at the mangrove forest of Mongla Government College, called for an immediate ban on the use of poison in rivers and canals, an end to deer poaching, and the cancellation of all forest-destroying projects
21 March 2025, 10:39 AM
Experts endorse quick action plans to ease waterlogging in Ctg
Clearing major canals, dredging silt from 10 canals can help ease waterlogging, they say
19 March 2025, 15:17 PM
Uncontrolled sand mining, pollution threaten Khowai river's ecosystem: speakers
This unchecked human activity is altering the riverbed, leading to significant water pollution and riverbank erosion, while also jeopardising the reproduction of aquatic species
18 March 2025, 14:59 PM
Rizwana calls for corporate accountability, environmental justice
"If you cannot create an ocean, a forest, or a mountain, you have no right to destroy those," Rizwana said.
18 March 2025, 12:27 PM
Dark oxygen: A deep-sea discovery that has split scientists
The discovery called into question long-held assumptions about the origins of life on Earth
17 March 2025, 05:08 AM
Medical students for increasing cigarette price to protect children, youth
Medical college students have demanded that the price of each cigarette stick be set at a minimum of Tk 9 to make it unaffordable for children, adolescents, and young people
15 March 2025, 14:25 PM
37 rivers in Khulna division at risk: speakers
Relentless encroachment and pollution have placed 37 rivers in Khulna division in critical condition, warned speakers at an International Day of Action for Rivers event in Mongla yesterday
14 March 2025, 19:52 PM
Over 600 trees felled at Dinjapur’s Karai Beel; case filed
A case has been filed following the felling of over 600 fruit-bearing and timber trees at Karai Beel, a once-thriving natural sanctuary renowned for its biodiversity and scenic beauty, in Dinajpur’s Biral upazila
13 March 2025, 16:49 PM
Mobille court demolishes five illegal brick kilns in Lalmonirhat
Local farmers said that these illegal brick kilns were built on agricultural land a few years ago
12 March 2025, 14:51 PM