Illegal hill cutting: Govt to crack down on offenders

The government will intensify joint mobile court drives to tackle illegal hill cutting, air pollution, and the use of banned polythene, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said yesterday.
22 December 2024, 18:31 PM

Dhanmondi Lake cleanup campaign in photos

Students from different schools participated in the Dhanmondi Lake cleanliness campaign in Dhaka on Saturday as part of environmental awareness. Children Watch Foundation organized the event.
22 December 2024, 13:58 PM

Govt committed to ensuring best use of climate budget: Rizwana

Rizwana, also adviser to the Ministry of Water Resources, highlighted several critical issues in climate governance and Bangladesh's priorities.
18 December 2024, 12:10 PM

Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh

Few in the Jahan family's remote Bangladeshi village had seen a jackal up close before the morning one stalked Musqan through the paddy fields, pounced on her, and maimed the four-year-old for life
14 December 2024, 14:54 PM

New rules will empower police to control noise pollution: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said rules to control noise pollution will be finalised this month, adding that the new rules will empower police to control noise pollution
13 December 2024, 14:10 PM

Collective efforts transform Bhairab riverbank into scenic spot

In a remarkable initiative, the banks of Bhairab river in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat, which were once overwhelmed with indiscriminate pollution, have been transformed into a scenic, tourist-friendly spot
10 December 2024, 13:01 PM

Biplob Udyan: Once a green park now a food court

Locals and environmentalists say the park has been ruined in the name of modernisation, which started around six years ago
6 December 2024, 16:40 PM

Rizwana calls for legal recognition for water, land

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan urged the global community for legal recognition of water, land, food, and the environment
3 December 2024, 15:39 PM

Integrated plan necessary for eco-friendly tourism development: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasised the need for implementing integrated planning to ensure eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection
28 November 2024, 11:50 AM

To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay

The Philippines, with a population of 120 million, generates some 1.7 million metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste a year, according to the World Bank.
27 November 2024, 04:21 AM

HC stays lease of forest land at Sonadia island, orders to protect them

The High Court today stayed a lease agreement for allocating 8001 acres of forest land and 2,712 acres of ecologically critical area (ECA) at Sonadia island in Cox’s Bazar
26 November 2024, 13:16 PM

Plastics: lifesaver turned environmental threat

Since appearing in the 19th century, plastic has undergone many reinventions.
25 November 2024, 03:38 AM

Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record

The Australian Institute of Marine Science said surveys of 12 reefs found up to 72 percent coral mortality, thanks to a summer of mass bleaching, two cyclones, and flooding.
19 November 2024, 03:36 AM

Illegal soil extraction: 9 dump trucks seized in Kapasia; 3 fined

At least nine dump trucks have been seized for illegally extracting soil in Gazipur's Kapasia
18 November 2024, 13:43 PM

Shyamasundari: BELA for saving Rangpur canal

The four-page notice, signed by BELA lawyer S Hasanul Banna and sent yesterday via postal mail, was addressed to: secretaries to the ministries of water resources, land, environment and climate change,
18 November 2024, 00:23 AM

Overcrowding, pollution, food stalls: Suhrawardy Udyan under threat

As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.
16 November 2024, 20:47 PM

UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks

Developing countries that are least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions want an annual commitment of US$1.3 trillion
16 November 2024, 09:40 AM

1,000 plant species added to red list for enhanced conservation: Rizwana

Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan today announced the completion of a red list featuring 1,000 plant species.
11 November 2024, 09:52 AM

Working group formed to restore flow of Dhaka canals

The government has formed an 11-member working group headed by an additional deputy commissioner (revenue) to restore the flow of canals in Dhaka and reclaim them by tackling encroachment and pollution
7 November 2024, 12:04 PM

JICA holds knowledge dissemination workshop on Delta Plan-2100

Bangladesh and Japan have a lot in common in terms of the number of natural disasters they have to fight, said Mari Miura, senior representative (social development) at Japan International Cooperation Agency, at a discussion on November 6
7 November 2024, 09:15 AM