17 highly harmful pesticides widely used across country
Experts said several of these pesticides are linked to cancer and long-term health effects
25 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Experts flag growing underground stress
Three earthquakes hit near Dhaka in just 32 hours, raising concern as seismologists warn they could be foreshocks of a much stronger one.
22 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Climate finance fuels ‘debt trap’
From 2002 to 2023, Bangladesh secured only $1.41 billion in adaptation funds, less than 1 percent of its projected needs.
10 November 2025, 18:10 PM
Barind’s rice bowl is running dry
In Rajshahi region, erratic monsoons and rising heat are devastating crops and threatening farmers' futures. Pinaki Roy reports from the ground.
9 November 2025, 18:25 PM
Bangladesh saw 2.25 lakh deaths from air pollution in 2022: Lancet report
Over 30,000 deaths directly attributed to fossil fuels
29 October 2025, 14:40 PM
Govt project to save 4 rivers around Dhaka falters
Even 16 years after HC directive to restore Dhaka’s four rivers to their original state, the govt has yet to complete even half of the work
24 October 2025, 18:20 PM
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
With the dry season approaching, Dhaka city’s air quality has once again slipped to an unhealthy level, underscoring the inadequacy of the limited measures taken by the authorities to curb air pollution.
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Eastern coast sinking faster as sea level rises
Bangladesh’s eastern coast, a key zone for development activities, is sinking faster than the central and western coasts amid rising sea levels, posing threats to infrastructure, vast swathes of farmland and the livelihoods of millions of people, warns a new study.
3 October 2025, 18:25 PM
Karuna, a pioneer in seed preservation
Sitting in her narrow yard, Karuna Mandal was sorting watermelon seeds. Nearly a hundred plastic and earthen pots, wrapped in polyethene and full of different kinds of seeds, lay in front of her.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Mapping the mangrove forest
Only a few people have both knowledge of and love for the Sundarbans.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Chinese proposal for CTG: Metro rail in return for stake in ‘smart city’
A Chinese company has proposed building a metro rail line in Chattogram and reclaiming land from the sea to build a 60-square km “smart city” in exchange for a share of the latter.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘We are simply not equipped to run safari parks’
Eminent wildlife conservationist Dr Reza Khan said Bangladesh needs to open an independent department with a mandate to manage all the wildlife of the country, including those in safari parks and zoos.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
A trail of death and mismanagement
Despite the forest department lacking the skilled manpower needed to run two existing safari parks, plans are underway for yet another safari park project in Lathitila forest in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila, at the cost of destroying natural forests.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Turag filled up ‘MISTAKENLY’
The High Court had directed the government 12 years ago to restore the areas of the Turag and three other rivers around the capital to their original state, but the government still lags far behind in the implementation of the directive.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Coastal People: Not merely at mercy of nature
“Many are leaving this area and going someplace else to live. Their homes are submerged and they have no means of livelihood here. It is hard even to get drinking water sometimes.”
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Wanton neglect, irreversible loss
After around two decades and countless deadlines, a tannery estate with a fully functioning CETP that would ensure the environment is not ravaged by toxic waste is still a far cry from what was planned.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Child marriage in pandemic: A scourge returns on tiptoe
She wanted to be a teacher one day and was studying hard to reach that goal. But that dream, she feels, has just slipped away.
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Munshiganj Rivers: Prize, not penalty for top grabber
Though the district administration and National River Conservation Commission have identified the company as the top river grabber in Munshiganj, the shipping ministry has been helping boost its business by awarding it shipbuilding contracts.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Import helps push the rice prices down
Rice prices have started to drop after the government allowed private importers to bring in the staple from other countries.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Air heaviest with reek of death
The air was heavy with the stench of death. The smell of burnt plastic, packaging papers, and other factory materials was still lingering.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt scraps 10 coal power projects
The prime minister has approved a proposal to scrap 10 coal-fired power plants that were okayed earlier.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Food Grains From Local Sources: Govt to buy less despite low stock
In a surprising move, the government has reduced the internal procurement target of food grains for the coming year, even though it had reached its lowest just two months ago in the current year.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Food Grains: Govt paid no heed as stock plunged
It was obvious that the price of rice would increase amid the pandemic. No special expertise was required to see it coming.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Food stock now only 4.62 lakh tonnes
With only around 4.62 lakh tonnes of grains in the public food stocks, one of the lowest in years, the government has moved to procure paddy, rice and wheat from local farmers and millers at prices higher than last year’s.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Salinity in Coastal Areas: Alternative crops ignite farmers’ hope
People living by the Kirtonkhola river in Barishal noticed in March this year that the river’s water had become unusually salty.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
World Water Day: Cry for water in the south
Roksana Khatun moves aside dirt and floating leaves from a pond, slowly lowers her earthen pitcher into it and fills it with around 20 litres of water.
21 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Dying in silence
The 14 languages declared endangered over two years ago remain in various stages of decline as the number of users diminish, with experts calling for extensive measures from the government to preserve these.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM
The last of the Kharia speakers
Since her husband Abrahm Soreng died two years ago, 70-year-old Veronica Kerketa doesn’t get the chance to talk in her mother tongue at home. None of her children or grandchildren speak the Kharia language.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM