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
Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil
The arachnids -- feared for the toxic stinger poised atop their tails -- are proliferating thanks to urbanization and warming temperatures.
7 November 2024, 03:16 AM
No one has right to grab canals, rivers
Canals and rivers are national assets and no one has the right to grab and pollute those, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.
1 November 2024, 19:13 PM
Polybag producers to face action from tomorrow
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change along with the Department of Environment conducted a monitoring drive yesterday morning in an effort to curb the use of banned polythene shopping bags.
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
31 October 2024, 03:48 AM
HC questions legality of Ctg port authority’s law to fill river
The High Court today issued a rule questioning the legality of a law that has empowered the authorities concerned to fill Karnaphuli river in Chattogram
27 October 2024, 16:27 PM
Polybag ban to be imposed from Nov 1: Rizwana
She warned of potential actions against the manufacturers of this banned product
27 October 2024, 10:31 AM
Locals need to step up for dolphin conservation: Rizwana
1,352 Gangetic river dolphins, living in 636 pods, could be found in the rivers and waterbodies around the country
24 October 2024, 11:25 AM
30 illegal structures demolished in Ctg
Chattogram district administration officials today removed at least 30 illegal structures built on the Kalirchara canal and hills in the port city’s Akbar Shah area amid protests
23 October 2024, 16:11 PM
DoE cancels report recommending to lift sand from forestland
The Department of Environment (DoE) cancelled the inspection report recommending to lift sand from a reserve forest in Chattogram today, two days after The Daily Star published a story titled “Forestland given away for illegal sand lifting”
22 October 2024, 12:56 PM
Stone crushing business on riverbank threatens Narsunda river
A stone business hub set up along the banks of the Narsunda River in Mymensingh’s Targhat area has raised serious concerns over the river’s ecological health
18 October 2024, 14:14 PM
Teka river encroachment hinders flow of 27 Bhavadah swamps
Rampant illegal encroachment has left Teka river, located between Abhaynagar and Manirampur upazilas of Jashore, on deathbed
16 October 2024, 15:04 PM
Ban on plastic bags a boon for eco-friendly sacks
Availability of raw materials now a challenge
15 October 2024, 16:35 PM
Need specific plans to make city liveable
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday said specific action plans are needed to make Dhaka liveable.
7 October 2024, 20:12 PM
Closed since August 5, safari park in shambles
Shuttered tea-stalls, closed restaurants, vacant parking spaces, and a deserted entrance—once abuzz with tourists, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Safari Park in Gazipur, the second largest of its kind in the country, has seen no crowd for around two months.
4 October 2024, 19:30 PM
No safari park in Lathitila forest reserve in Moulvibazar
The committee recommended cancelling the project, stating that the Lathitila Forest is part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and serves as an elephant corridor
2 October 2024, 12:59 PM
Ban on poly bags: Mixed reactions in some shops
The price of alternative bags, mostly made from jute or paper, was found to be between Tk 6-30 across different supermarkets
1 October 2024, 18:22 PM
WB to give $300m for clean air project
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday announced that the World Bank will provide USD 300 million to support the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP).
29 September 2024, 22:46 PM
Residents of 12 villages demand compensation for affected land
Residents of villages near Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) in Dinajpur's Parbatipur formed a human chain today to demand action over land subsidence affecting their lands
29 September 2024, 16:11 PM
Drives to stop use of polythene at superstores from Oct 1: environment adviser
Nationwide crackdown on manufacturers from Nov 1
29 September 2024, 15:27 PM
DSCC launches ‘cleanliness, mosquito eradication’ operation
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) initiated a special “Cleanliness and Mosquito Eradication” operation across 10 wards to address mosquito-related issues today
25 September 2024, 12:15 PM