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
BSTI proposes import of downgraded petrol, ignoring its own standard set nine years ago
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has proposed allowing the import of downgraded petrol ignoring its own standard set nine years ago.
18 January 2021, 13:48 PM
ADB, EIB join hands to protect oceans, support blue economy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has formed a new clean and sustainable ocean partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet the SDGs and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.
16 January 2021, 15:07 PM
Bangladesh to import 60,000MT diesel from India
Bangladesh will import 60,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India in the current year 2021 under a government-to-government contract.
13 January 2021, 16:30 PM
DoE fines Toma Group Tk 50cr for cutting 22m cubic feet of hill in Ctg
Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, has fined Toma Construction and Company Limited for razing almost 22 million cubic feet of hills from reserve forest area at Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.
30 December 2020, 09:41 AM
DoE demolishes five brick kilns in Chattogram
Department of Environment (DoE) (Chattogram region) demolished five illegal brick kilns in Chattogram’s Fatikchari upazila today.
28 December 2020, 12:37 PM
DoE fines 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh for violating the environment conservation act.
24 December 2020, 14:51 PM
Govt to take action to curb air pollution in Dhaka: minister
As air quality in Dhaka has drastically worsened with the arrival of winter, the government has decided to conduct mobile court drives to curb the level of air pollution.
23 December 2020, 06:02 AM
HC orders govt to shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg within 7 days
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in a week to curb pollution in the area.
14 December 2020, 12:42 PM
5 Illegal brick kilns fined in Kurigram
A mobile court at Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram has fined five illegal brick kilns Tk 16.50 lakh today.
12 December 2020, 14:36 PM
Brick kilns in coastal reserve forest area demolished after a decade
Two brick kilns inside the coastal reserve forest area at Uttar Kattoli along the Bay of Bengal in Chattogram which were in operation for a decade were demolished in a joint operation today.
8 December 2020, 12:11 PM
5 dead as flash floods hit southern Thailand
Thailand today reported at least five deaths after flash floods caused by monsoon rains hit seven provinces in the country’s southern region.
3 December 2020, 10:38 AM
DoE Chattogram fines 13 businesses Tk 13.89 lakh for environmental damage
Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region has fined 13 businesses Tk 13.89 lakh for damaging the environment and not renewing their licenses.
2 December 2020, 14:17 PM
Ctg DoE fines steel mill Tk 10 lakh for polluting air
The Department of Environment (DoE) today fined a steel mill in Chattogram city Tk 10 lakh for releasing suspended particulate matter (SPM) beyond the set limit.
30 November 2020, 16:15 PM
DoE fines 12 businesses for pollution, violation of environmental laws
Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region today fined 12 businesses Tk 6,61,000 for polluting environment and breaking environmental laws.
23 November 2020, 12:38 PM
Greenhouse gas levels at new high, despite Covid-19 measures
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit record highs last year and have continued climbing this year, despite measures to halt the pandemic, the UN said Monday.
23 November 2020, 11:21 AM
Bangladeshi researchers find new-to-science species of fish around St Martin's Island
Researchers from the Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab (ABR Lab) of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have recently discovered a new-to-science species of fish from St Martin’s island.
19 November 2020, 13:56 PM
Waste not, want not: Dutch students build electric car from recycled material
Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled PET bottles and household garbage.
13 November 2020, 15:42 PM
DoE fines 2 for assisting a factory responsible for polluting environment
Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region fined one Saleh Carpet Mill and a union parishad chairman for assisting in the set-up and operation of a factory which eventually caused pollution in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
12 November 2020, 14:33 PM
‘Protect Sangu-Matamuhuri sanctuary, reserve forest’
Parbatya Chattogram Forest and Land Rights Protection Movement has called upon authorities concerned to take measures to protect the Sangu-Matamuhuri Sanctuary and the Reserve Natural Forest and take action against those destroying the forest.
9 November 2020, 12:35 PM
Sundarbans reopens to tourists after 7 months
The Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, reopened its door to tourists on Sunday after a seven-month closure because of the ongoing pandemic.
3 November 2020, 05:53 AM