18 February 2024, 14:41 PM

Human chain protest plastic pollution at Kuakata beach

To raise awareness on and combat plastic pollution, Nazrul Smriti Sangsad formed a human chain at Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali this afternoon
15 February 2024, 14:39 PM

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze blanketed the Thai capital on Thursday
15 February 2024, 05:02 AM

120km Dhaka canals lost to urban greed

Dhaka city has lost a combined length of 120km or 307 hectares of canals, which could have been waterways and vital drainage, thanks to encroachment, unplanned urbanisation and lack of maintenance by the authorities in the last 80 years.
10 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Making furniture from rubber wood

Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, under the guidance of Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC), has initiated the manufacturing of furniture from rubber wood in Rangamati’s Kaptai upazila.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Protect Chunati sanctuary

The government must protect Chunati, a sanctuary for wild animals in Chattogram, taking integrated short, mid and long-term plans along with proper implementation, demanded Dhoritri Rokhhay Amra (DHORA) yesterday.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Brains of the sea

A Lobophyllia corymbosa, or brain root coral, was recently spotted around 10ft under the surface of the Bay of Bengal on Saint Martin's Island
9 February 2024, 03:50 AM

Helpline 333-4 for environmental complaints launched

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has launched a helpline, "333-4", for environmental concerns and complaints
6 February 2024, 14:41 PM

Kodalichhara Canal: Waste disposal raising flood risk

Kodalichhara Canal, which is considered as the lifeline of Moulvibazar town, usually carries the city’s drainage water into the Hail Haor (waterbody).
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Wetlands to be mapped for conservation: environment minister

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has said that the country's wetlands will be mapped within the next year to conserve them
4 February 2024, 12:14 PM

2,500-acre forest land recovered destroying dam

A forest department team today recovered around 2,500 acres of forest where a dam was built by local influentials in Chattogram's Satkania
3 February 2024, 18:01 PM

Ditch single-use plastics: Saber

Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today urged the teachers and students to make educational institutions of the country free from all types of single-use plastics
3 February 2024, 13:58 PM

108 trees -- the price of ‘beautification’

A total of 108 trees of a diverse range of species, including akashmani, shilkoroi, mahogany, and olive, are to be felled on the premises of Shah AMS Kibria Municipal Auditorium in Habiganj town in the name of a beautification project.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Paris canal getting a new life

Dhaka North City Corporation started cleaning the canal with the support of 1,200 volunteers from BD Clean today.
2 February 2024, 15:42 PM

As our rivers lay dying

Rivers don’t live anymore, they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free -- or as a character in their own story, as told through poetry and music.
31 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Four illegal brick kilns knocked down

A mobile court today demolished four illegal brick kilns and fined its owners Tk 32 lakh in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan upazila
31 January 2024, 14:17 PM

DNCC to start canal cleaning drive on Friday

The waste removal process from the Paris canal in Mirpur will start on Friday, announced Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam today
31 January 2024, 14:11 PM

A quest for clean Manikganj, green Manikganj

Manikganj is grappling with a severe environmental threat stemming from inadequate plastic waste management
30 January 2024, 15:53 PM

Work with govt to build a waste-free country: Saber

Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today called upon all to come forward towards building a clean country by properly managing waste
26 January 2024, 15:28 PM

Saber places water at heart of the fight against climate change

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury issued a stark warning today, saying that climate change is an existential threat to Bangladesh
24 January 2024, 08:24 AM