Panchagarh records country’s lowest temperature for 14th day as cold wave persists
17 December 2025, 09:00 AM
Environment
Wildlife enthusiasts protest surge in bird hunting
12 December 2025, 14:04 PM
Environment
Tentulia records season’s lowest temperature at 8.9°C as mild cold wave grips north
11 December 2025, 06:29 AM
Environment
690 climate-resilient low-cost homes launched in four cities
10 December 2025, 14:11 PM
Environment
Nearly 4.96 million people displaced by natural disasters in Bangladesh: IOM
10 December 2025, 13:19 PM
Environment
Bangladesh needs $156.8bn in climate finance by 2050: ICIMOD report
9 December 2025, 15:54 PM
Environment
Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured
9 December 2025, 03:33 AM
Environment
Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region
8 December 2025, 15:50 PM
Environment
Butterfly Fair: A day of colours at JU
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Environment
Lioness escapes enclosure at Mirpur Zoo, put back in cage after hours
5 December 2025, 13:18 PM
Environment
City will face no waterlogging this year: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said there will be no waterlogging in the capital during the upcoming rainy season.
17 April 2024, 16:14 PM
How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, are facing an influx of illegal waste shipments from industrialized nations, with a considerable amount trafficked from Europe
17 April 2024, 13:52 PM
Hillock cutting: Excavator, truck seized in Sylhet city
A team of Department of Environment seized an excavator and a truck from the spot where a hillock was being cut and the soil was being transported elsewhere at night in Sylhet city
12 April 2024, 17:24 PM
Drive against resorts occupying Gazipur forest land soon: Saber
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury yesterday said that operations will be conducted soon against the resort and other establishments illegally established by occupying forest land in Gazipur
3 April 2024, 19:02 PM
Elephant found dead in Teknaf
The Forest Department recovered the carcass of an elephant from Leda Hilly area of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf today
30 March 2024, 16:07 PM
Pollution claims 2.72 lakh lives in one year
Alarming levels of air pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation, and exposure to lead caused over 2.72 lakh premature deaths in Bangladesh in 2019.
28 March 2024, 18:00 PM
2.72 lakh premature deaths in 2019: WB report
Alarming levels of air pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation, and lead exposure caused over 2.72 lakh premature deaths in the country in 2019.
28 March 2024, 14:35 PM
Initiatives taken to make vulnerable island, char dwellers climate-resilient: Saber
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said initiatives have been taken to increase the climate-change resilience of people living in coastal islands and riverine chars
27 March 2024, 14:45 PM
World Water Day: Public hearing held to protect Banshi, Turag
Due to unplanned industrialisation and urbanisation, encroachment, filling, the capital's Banshi and Turag rivers have shrunk
23 March 2024, 15:40 PM
Forests should be harmed for building Infrastructure: Saber
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said the country’s forests should not be destroyed for the construction of roads or any other infrastructures
21 March 2024, 14:11 PM
Methane: A powerful gas heating the planet
Methane -- which is potent but relatively short-lived -- is a key target for countries wanting to slash emissions quickly and slow climate change.
18 March 2024, 08:17 AM
DNCC auctions off 10-storey building for Tk 60,000
The DNCC today auctioned off an illegal 10-storey building constructed on the land of Ramchandrapur canal for Tk 60,000
17 March 2024, 15:33 PM
Govt wants to convert country's waste into resources: Saber Hossain
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said that the government is working to convert the country's waste into resources
14 March 2024, 13:57 PM
Hill vanishes due to legal loopholes
A hill in Chattogram’s Ashkar Dighir Par area is counting its last days, and will soon be completely leveled to make way for three multi-storey buildings.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: A 'tail' of wonder
A green-billed malkoha perched contently among the stems and twigs of a tree in Habiganj’s Satchari National Park
8 March 2024, 05:32 AM
Ex-UP member fined for cutting hillock, selling soil to brick kilns
A mobile court in Gazipur's Kapasia upazila fined a former union parishad member for selling soil to brick kilns after cutting a hillock in Barabo village of Barishab union today
3 March 2024, 16:10 PM
Engagement of private sectors necessary in climate finance: Saber
Involvement of private sectors is crucial in climate finance, Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said today
1 March 2024, 15:49 PM
Fund allocated for combating climate change not sufficient: Saber
The minister says UN has pledged funding for climate actions in Bangladesh
26 February 2024, 14:42 PM
Govt to promote block bricks with incentives: Saber
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said that the government would introduce incentive packages to promote the production of environmentally-friendly block bricks
24 February 2024, 10:39 AM
Breath of (not so) fresh air!
Covering his nose, a man hurries away from a gust of dust on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar’s Amin Bazar area yesterday. Dust from road-digging as well as unplanned and uncoordinated construction works continue to plague this stretch of the road, posing health risk to commuters.
18 February 2024, 18:00 PM