Department of Environment (DoE)

Take steps against brick kilns set up on farmlands

Their continued operation a blow to farmers, the environment, and our food security
16 April 2025, 04:00 AM

What will it take to end the brick kiln menace?

984 kilns operating in breach of regulations in Rangpur division
10 January 2025, 07:00 AM

Can we ever curb Dhaka's air pollution?

Lack of progress under interim government has been frustrating
2 January 2025, 20:56 PM

Act now to check winter air pollution

Air pollution is taking a heavy toll on our lives
29 November 2024, 08:00 AM

Air pollution is now the biggest killer in Bangladesh

Take action against those responsible for this situation
21 June 2024, 07:36 AM

Chalan beel is fast degrading to a tipping point

Protecting the beel and its network of waterbodies is vital
8 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Curbing air pollution should be our top priority

It poses the greatest environmental threat to human health
21 March 2024, 03:30 AM

Sylhet is losing its storied hillocks, one after another

Authorities must take stern action against the culprits
13 March 2024, 05:30 AM

Dhaka’s forever toxic air

Do the authorities have any plan at all to contain air pollution?
29 December 2023, 09:24 AM

Failed response to dengue and air pollution is no coincidence

High Court’s observations about the relevant authorities demand attention
29 November 2023, 07:04 AM

Air pollution is not for only one authority to tackle

Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.
17 September 2023, 02:00 AM

Stop encroachment of Arial Beel

Authorities must act on High Court’s directive to save the endangered wetland
17 August 2023, 11:31 AM

Save Arial Beel from real estate sharks

Encroachers are destroying the once-thriving ecosystem of this wetland
22 July 2023, 12:42 PM

Can a state institution just gobble up land?

BADC must stop filling the water retention area in Gabtoli
26 April 2023, 06:29 AM

The crumbling coasts

Illegal sand mining is eating away people's homes, farmland and wildlife habitats
24 March 2023, 11:00 AM

The politics and pollution of our rivers

Because the control of water and natural resources is no longer in the hands of the people, their use is eventually meant to benefit a particular class.
21 March 2023, 18:10 PM

Sitakunda oxygen plant blast: Lax monitoring, lack of safety gear to blame

The absence of workers’ safety equipment and a lack of inspections of heavy machinery are to blame for Sunday’s explosion at the Sheema Oxygen Plant in Sitakunda’s Keshabpur, said probe officials
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Making Khulna a green and fair climate city

We can make the southwestern part of Bangladesh one of the world's foremost places to implement nature-based solutions (NbS).
1 March 2023, 14:00 PM

Don’t dump on the environment

The hillocks of the port city must be protected from unscrupulous razers
23 February 2023, 06:50 AM

Our half-life of choking on polluted air

What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?
17 February 2023, 02:00 AM