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
Winter warmer, delayed due to depression in Bay of Bengal
Winter temperatures continue to feel warmer and warmer in Bangladesh. Compared to last year, this day is almost one degree warmer.
17 December 2017, 07:37 AM
Video of starving polar bear exposes climate crisis
There exist images throughout history that capture the human psyche, encapsulating the height of tragedy, be it war, famine or climate crisis. This time, a group of filmmakers have shared images of the gut-wrenching moment they stumbled across a starving polar bear clinging to life in the wild as it scavenged for food.
11 December 2017, 07:53 AM
Book on ‘Flowers, trees, creepers and shrubs of Bangladesh’ published
Tarupallab, an organisation working for the conservation and maintenance of trees has published a book on flowers, trees, creepers and shrubs of Bangladesh at the National Museum in the capital’s Shahbagh.
3 December 2017, 10:28 AM
Glitter could be bad for environment
Scientists are saying glitter is dangerous for the environment, CNN reports.
30 November 2017, 07:44 AM
Global warming to make US thunderstorms larger, more frequent
Summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and more frequent in a warmer world, dumping 80 percent more rain in some areas and worsening flooding, a new study says.
21 November 2017, 04:29 AM
Scientists warn of 'giant leap backward' at climate talks
Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists say at UN climate talks, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials use the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming.
14 November 2017, 06:55 AM
US cities, states defy Trump, still back Paris climate deal
A group of US states, cities, businesses and universities said Saturday they are still committed to curbing global warming even as US President Donald Trump’s administration is walking away from the Paris climate accord.
12 November 2017, 04:41 AM
Photo of elephant, calf fleeing fire-throwing mob wins top prize
A striking image showing an adult elephant and its calf fleeing a mob attack has won a top Asian wildlife photography prize.
8 November 2017, 06:39 AM
2 children sue over Trump effort to roll back Clean Power Plan
Two children, backed by the Clean Air Council environmental group, sued US President Donald Trump and two of his Cabinet members on Monday to try to stop them from scrapping a package of pollution-reduction rules known as the Clean Power Plan.
7 November 2017, 07:00 AM
Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN
The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hits a new high, the UN says, warning that drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement.
30 October 2017, 11:04 AM
Worldwide 9m people killed in pollution in 2015: Report
Pollution claims the lives of nine million people in 2015, one in every six deaths that year, according to a report.
20 October 2017, 05:28 AM
‘Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction’
Animals on both the large and small side of the spectrum face the most risk of extinction -- but for very different reasons, each with vast consequences for the planet, researchers said Monday.
19 September 2017, 07:19 AM
Long road for mates,Gharials ‘Gorai’, ‘Jamuna’ reach destinations
As part of the pioneering exchange to initiate breeding of the critically endangered Gharials, the male, named ‘Gorai’ has made it to the Rajshahi Zoo after a long journey starting all the way from Dhaka Zoo.
13 August 2017, 07:37 AM
Tanguar Haor: Accusations fly as unique biodiversity comes under threat
Blue skies overhead, green fields underneath the clear beel and the continuous chirping of local and foreign birds- that is how a nature lover or tourist would describe Tanguar Haor, one of the many significant wetlands located in Sunamganj district.
8 August 2017, 04:53 AM
Toxic waste from US pot farms alarms experts
Pollution from illegal marijuana farms deep in California's national forests is far worse than previously thought, and has turned thousands of acres into waste dumps so toxic that simply touching plants has landed law enforcement officers in the hospital.
7 August 2017, 07:17 AM
Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
An iceberg, one of the largest on record, is set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice shelf that is now at increased risk of collapse, scientists say.
12 July 2017, 15:58 PM
'Unesco withdraws objection to Rampal power plant near Sundarbans'
The World Heritage Committee of Unesco has withdrawn its earlier objection to the construction of Rampal power plant project at its current location near the Sundarbans, says a foreign ministry press release.
6 July 2017, 13:21 PM
Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says
Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday.
20 June 2017, 06:51 AM
Endangered vaquita marina porpoise could be extinct by 2018
The vaquita marina, a tiny porpoise native to Mexico, could be extinct by next year if urgent action including a ban on gillnets is not taken, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature warns.
12 June 2017, 08:58 AM
Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet
G7 environment chiefs meet in Italy for potentially difficult talks 10 days after Donald Trump sparked a rift with US partners by pulling out of the Paris climate change accord.
11 June 2017, 14:08 PM