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
Washington man jailed for overharvesting sea cucumbers
The owner of a Washington seafood company was sentenced to two years in prison for overharvesting sea cucumbers and must pay $1.5 million in restitution - the second large bust of illegal sea cucumber trade in the US West in just over a year.
30 September 2018, 05:46 AM
Sundarbans wildlife gets extended sanctuary
The biodiversity boundary has been extended in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. Experts expect the move to help boost all types of forest resources including wildlife, fisheries, and trees.
23 September 2018, 04:44 AM
2 storms, Florence and Mangkhut, different as water and wind
Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms — Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut — roared ashore on the same day, half a world apart, but the way they spread devastation was as different as water and wind.
16 September 2018, 04:43 AM
Hurricane Florence closes in on US east coast
Hurricane Florence is on course to deliver a powerful blow to the east coast of the United States, with forecasters warning of life-threatening rainfall and flooding even as it weakened to a Category 2 storm.
13 September 2018, 06:46 AM
‘Trump to make it easier for industries to release methane’
The Trump administration is preparing to make it significantly easier for energy companies to release methane into the atmosphere, reports The New York Times.
11 September 2018, 07:17 AM
'Major transformation' ahead for Earth's ecosystems
Forest fires like this one in the Cleveland National Forest in southern California are transforming the landscape by destroying pine forests and transforming the land into shrubland.
31 August 2018, 05:55 AM
300 endangered sea turtles found dead off Mexican coast
About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.
30 August 2018, 05:04 AM
Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts
With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.
28 July 2018, 05:31 AM
Volunteer recalls long, lonely fight to protect forest
Volunteer Liu Zhenmao has protected a mountain forest in Hunan province for 38 years, spending 22 Chinese New Year's Eves at his sentry post and even missing his youngest son's wedding due to his dedication.
23 July 2018, 09:41 AM
Want to go for urban gardening? Get ideas from environment fair
In the concrete city life, not many urban dwellers get the chance to build their dream garden for lack of space. But this year, the National Environment Fair has brought some innovative ideas and techniques of urban gardening for its visitors under one roof.
22 July 2018, 07:53 AM
Turning plastic wastes to resources
A grim future threatens our world and the lives of thousands of species, including humans, as we keep polluting the environment with plastic wastes. However, there is still hope to save the day if we turn these wastes to resources, and there are ways to do so.
20 July 2018, 04:52 AM
Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears
A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland triggers fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
19 July 2018, 11:08 AM
Use jute bags, break up with plastics: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays emphasis on increasing the use of jute-made products giving up plastic-made ones as plastic now has become a great threat to the environment globally.
18 July 2018, 07:37 AM
Global warming: Bangladesh among ‘most at risk’ in struggle to stay cool
Bangladesh is among the countries ‘most at risk’ as a study shows that more than a billion people in the world are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and medicines as global warming brings more high temperatures.
16 July 2018, 05:35 AM
Sundari disappearing fast in Sundarbans for salinity, diseases
Sundari tree, one of the most extensively found mangrove species in the Sundarbans, are disappearing for various diseases, including 'top-dying disease' which has killed 15 percent trees since the 80s.
9 July 2018, 04:49 AM
Heat wave kills 19 in Canada
A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials say.
5 July 2018, 04:59 AM
Guppy fish an effective dengue mosquito control method
Guppy fish can be one of the five most effective forms of dengue control, as these tiny fish can be placed in water vessels in and around homes, where they will eat the larvae of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes.
30 June 2018, 06:25 AM
Met office forecasts rain over country
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes are likely to occur at many places across the country in the next 24 hours.
23 June 2018, 08:48 AM
International Environment Day: Plastic in Africa
This year, plastic pollution is the main theme of International Environment Day, celebrated on June 5.
5 June 2018, 06:39 AM
TIB for enforcing law to prevent plastic pollution
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands for stronger implementation of law to resist illegal production, marketing and usage of plastic to prevent environment pollution.
4 June 2018, 14:40 PM