environmental damage

To check prolonged flooding, we must restore our waterbodies

The plight of a canal in Habiganj calls for proper interventions
29 October 2024, 16:31 PM

Save Hatirjheel from overdevelopment

Why continue an initiative that will worsen waterlogging?
13 October 2024, 04:49 AM

The importance of trees in Dhaka’s concrete jungle

Overurbanisation has destroyed the trees of Dhaka, leaving Dhaka dwellers in an environment where the air is too toxic to breathe in. Land clearing has made the already-hot summer season hotter and prolonged.
29 May 2024, 10:42 AM

Salvage operation begins in Shela 40 days after cargo sinks

Forty days after a coal-laden cargo vessel sank in the Shela River at Harintana point of the Sundarbans in Mongla upazila, the owner of the vessel begins salvage operation today.
28 April 2016, 14:58 PM

Sundarbans fire: Forest dept suspends 3 employees

The Forest Department suspends its three employees for their negligence in duties over the recent fire incidents in the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila.
23 April 2016, 10:48 AM

South Asian rights body calls for halt to Rampal plant

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights group, calls for suspension of Rampal plant’s construction in the Sundarbans and urged for an impartial impact assessment.
17 September 2015, 13:57 PM