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
Canal excavation: 3 advisers slam CCC over delays
Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the road transport and bridges ministry, yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the sluggish progress in canal excavation project in Chattogram city.
18 January 2025, 19:11 PM
Nature must be at centre of development
The youth must take the lead in protecting the environ-ment and nature, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the environment and water resources ministries, yesterday.
17 January 2025, 19:32 PM
Form commission to tackle environmental issues: Rehman Sobhan
Former caretaker government adviser Professor Rehman Sobhan has attributed environmental degradation to unchecked profit motives and market dominance, urging the establishment of a dedicated commission to tackle these challenges
17 January 2025, 12:16 PM
Seven illegal charcoal kilns demolished in Barguna
A mobile court in Barguna destroyed seven charcoal kilns in Azgar Kathi area of the district’s Sadar upazila yesterday
17 January 2025, 11:07 AM
3 brick kilns demolished in Rangamati, Bandarban
Three brick kilns were demolished by separate mobile courts in Rangamati and Bandarban yesterday for operating illegally.
14 January 2025, 22:10 PM
Three coral reefs found in Bay of Bengal
Researchers of Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) found three sites in the Bay of Bengal, which are rich with coral and one site for coral reef
11 January 2025, 16:34 PM
Pollution, encroachment killing Brahmaputra
water pollution and encroachment have drastically reduced fish populations, forcing him to consider changing his occupation and pushing him into hard times.
11 January 2025, 11:34 AM
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C limit: monitor
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", Europe's climate monitor said
10 January 2025, 15:38 PM
Need collective efforts to address societal challenges: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has stressed the critical role of women alongside men in promoting environmental conservation and climate resilience
10 January 2025, 13:38 PM
7 illegal brick kilns demolished in Tangail
Seven brick kilns were demolished in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila today for operating illegally in a cropland
9 January 2025, 16:31 PM
CMCH admits to cutting hill without permission
Brigadier General Mohammed Taslim Uddin, director of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), yesterday admitted to cutting down a hill in the port city to build a burn unit without obtaining permission.
8 January 2025, 22:45 PM
Dhaka needs to urgently prepare for a major quake
Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Prevent start of illegal brick kilns’ operations in hill districts: HC to govt
The High Court today ordered the government to take necessary steps in a week in order to prevent the illegal brick kilns in different places of the three hill districts--Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Rangamati--from starting their activities
5 January 2025, 16:10 PM
Protest at Panthakunja: Green orgs demand probe
The Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement (BTPM) today demanded that the government immediately form a probe committee to investigate an alleged attack on their activists and bring those responsible to justice
3 January 2025, 14:55 PM
Tree resin: an 'unexpected' boon for locals
Residents of nine upazilas in Khulna and four upazilas in Satkhira have found a unique economic opportunity emerging from an unlikely, and somewhat unexpected source -- a type of tree resin known as lac
2 January 2025, 12:12 PM
New law to be formulated to protect trees
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday announced that a new law is being formulated to protect trees, which will include special provisions against using nails on trees for advertisements.
31 December 2024, 20:22 PM
Rare vulture rescued in Moulvibazar
A rare vulture has been rescued from a paddy field in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar
29 December 2024, 19:12 PM
Exchanging plastic bottles for saplings
To promote sustainability and raise environmental awareness, BD Clean-Kachua recently organised a two-day event in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat, where people could exchange plastic bottles for plant saplings of medicinal and fruit varieties
29 December 2024, 13:01 PM
A canal or trash bin?
A sea of non-biodegradable plastic waste has engulfed Jamal Khan canal in Chattogram, threatening the port city with severe waterlogging during monsoon.
26 December 2024, 19:31 PM
Protests ongoing, no solution even after eleven days
Environmentalists continued their sit-in protest at Panthakunja Park for the eleventh day yesterday, demanding an end to the destruction caused by the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project.
24 December 2024, 00:56 AM