Bangladesh environment

A canal here, a bird refuge there...

One by one, we’re losing precious natural resources to greed and apathy
11 February 2023, 12:29 PM

Stop sand extraction from rivers

It's increasing the risk of river erosion, endangering farmland and depleting soil fertility
2 February 2023, 21:21 PM

Brick kiln for hills? Not really a choice

Authorities must step up efforts to protect hills from being ravaged
24 January 2023, 04:29 AM

Tea estate ignites wildfire, kills scores of animals

Hatimara Tea Garden took lease of a land near Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila some years ago. The place was a safe habitat for wildlife and hosted century-old trees... up until January 19, 2023.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM

37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak

The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.
19 January 2023, 01:40 AM

As Dhaka is cooked, it is the poor who are suffering more

Do city authorities have any plans to deal with heat stress from extreme temperatures?
2 October 2022, 14:49 PM

We can’t always gain by monetising nature

Flawed environment decisions and resulting failures are not new in the policy context of Bangladesh. And yet, they thrive.
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Commentary: So what else are we going to rob?

A new kind of robbery is wreaking havoc in some parts of our countryside. A robbery that forms a part of a far bigger picture of destruction of our ecology and thereby robbing our future generations of their chance to lead a healthy and prosperous life.
24 June 2018, 18:00 PM