environment
Dhaka south to get 5,000 bins for cleaner city
A total of 5000 bins will be set at different points of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) by 2016, its Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said.
26 January 2016, 06:09 AM
Crabs caught at wrong time
In the months of January and February, thousands of female crabs in the mangrove forests around Patuakhali's Kuakata clamber over roots and through mud to reach the saltwater edge of the Bay of Bengal. Their mission is clear: at the seashore, the eggs they carry will hatch into larvae, to swim away as plankton, as the start of a new generation.
21 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal
US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.
20 January 2016, 05:24 AM
The environment we live in
Two reports appeared on the same day. Sal forests in Gazipur are heavily degraded. They have reduced by 79 percent within a decade.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
The piece of land which was once a raging river Teesta
Man-made intervention in the upstream turns Teesta a wild river in monsoon and a desert in winter.
12 January 2016, 09:02 AM
DiCaprio happy leaders taking climate change more seriously
Leonardo DiCaprio, Hollywood actor and an environmental activist is feeling optimistic now that the debate over climate change has started to wane and world leaders are finally starting to take it more seriously, reports ABC News.
7 January 2016, 07:06 AM
Melting glaciers blamed for subtle slowing of Earth's rotation
The melting of glaciers caused by the world's rising temperatures appears to be causing a slight slowing of the Earth's rotation in another illustration of the far-reaching impact of global climate change, scientists say.
28 December 2015, 07:53 AM
71-km human chain formed to save Turag
Environmentalists form a 71-km-long human chain on the banks of the Turag River demanding an end to pollution and grabbing of the river.
26 December 2015, 11:18 AM
PHOTO STORY: Penguin parade
Penguins waddle on snow as visitors look on at Otaru Aquarium in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Saturday.
21 December 2015, 07:11 AM
COP21: Final push for climate deal amid 'optimism'
Negotiators at the Paris summit aim to wrap up a global agreement to curb climate change on Saturday - a day later than expected.
11 December 2015, 04:37 AM
Poor 'left behind' at climate talks
A critical UN conference aimed at agreeing a new global approach to climate change is set to open in Paris with 147 world leaders in attendance.
30 November 2015, 04:34 AM
Paris climate summit: UN negotiations 'need redesign'
The UN climate negotiations are heading for failure and need a major redesign if they are to succeed, scientists say.
12 October 2015, 07:43 AM
New 'hog-nosed rat' discovered in Indonesia
A team of scientists have discovered a new species of rat in Indonesia.
7 October 2015, 05:05 AM
PM promises hunger-free livable Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dedicates the Champions of the Earth award to the people of the country.
5 October 2015, 11:14 AM
World headed for too-high 2.7 Celsius warming: experts
Earth could warm 2.7 degrees Celsius this century, warned a review Thursday which judged national carbon-cutting pledges insufficient to stave off worst-case-scenario predictions for climate change.
2 October 2015, 05:00 AM
Global warming: Are trees going on strike?
Trees, crucial absorbers of climate-harming carbon dioxide gas, may finally be balking at an ever-earlier spring season brought on by global warming, researchers have said.
25 September 2015, 07:14 AM
Poof! Lake disappears into underwater Lava tube (video)
The Lost Lake drains into a mysterious lava tube in the Central Oregon Cascades every year and this phenomenon is caught on camera.
20 September 2015, 06:06 AM
Is this giant Wolffish a result of Fukushima nuclear disaster?
A Japanese fisherman has reeled in a huge wolfish and it is raising concerns about the effects that the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 has had on the environment, reports Yahoo News.
18 September 2015, 06:47 AM
Malaysia closes schools as Indonesia smoke haze worsens
Malaysian authorities on Tuesday ordered school closures in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring states as worsening haze from Indonesian forest and agricultural fires enveloped the capital in a smoky grey shroud.
15 September 2015, 07:02 AM
US Navy limits 'whale-harming' sonar in Pacific
The US Navy agrees to limit its use of sonar that may inadvertently harm whales and dolphins in waters near Hawaii and California.
15 September 2015, 05:51 AM