Beneath the surface of the seemingly harmless trade-in practice of old batteries lies a story of environmental risks and public health hazards that we need to uncover.

Tangail, once known for its picturesque waterbodies, now finds itself in the clutches of an alarming environmental crisis. Over the past three decades, this district has been transformed into an unforgiving concrete jungle at the cost of  its rivers and open spaces.

The streets of rural Bangladesh should value the safety and wellbeing of its users.

Some of the damage due to climate change will be irreversible for centuries.

Prof Dwijen Sharma says the government should cancel the Rampal power plant project, assuming it would pose a permanent threat on the Sundarbans.