Trees fall victim to dev, once again

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) felled around 300 trees planted on the median strip of Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi to expand the island, much to the dismay of environmentalists and locals.
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Declare 4 Ctg villages as water-stressed areas: HC

The High Court today gave three months to the water resources ministry to decide about declaring four villages in Chattogram as "water-stressed areas" under the Water Act, 2013 as it is not possible to lift water by handpumps or tube wells from their grounds for people's use.
31 January 2023, 16:05 PM

Take steps to protect hills from more damage in 5 dists: HC

The High Court today instructed the government to take all necessary and appropriate action to safeguard existing hills and hillocks in five districts of Chattogram division from further destruction and razing, and to submit a report documenting their current situations.
31 January 2023, 13:18 PM

Bela team harassed during Ctg field visit

A team from Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association was harassed today by aides of a local councillor when they went on a field visit in Lake City residential area of Chattogram where hills were razed for a housing project.
26 January 2023, 15:35 PM

Take action against illegal brick kilns, forest grabbing

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today sought cooperation from deputy commissioners in protecting the country's environment and forests.
25 January 2023, 13:26 PM

Directives to save rivers made meaningless

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) will move the High Court to conserve the Bakhhali river, which has long been enduring a massive onslaught.
24 January 2023, 15:42 PM

Can carbon removal help meet world's climate targets?

To prevent further global heating, humans need to stop burning fossil fuels. But that's not enough -- experts now say we also need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. What are our options?
21 January 2023, 06:02 AM

Saline land now a green landscape

Farmers of a remote coastal village in Barguna’s Taltali upazila have not only become solvent by producing seasonal vegetables but also turned the salty land into a green landscape.
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh free from toxic DDT pesticide, says environment minister

Environment Minister Shahab Uddin officially declared Bangladesh free from dangerous DDT pesticide today.
8 January 2023, 07:00 AM

15 illegal resorts asked to halt construction work on St Martin's Island

Local administration conducted a drive on St Martin's Island and asked 15 illegal resorts to halt the construction work yesterday.
7 January 2023, 18:54 PM

The north shivers in cold

Bone-chilling cold coupled with thick fog have been disrupting normal life in northern and north-eastern districts.
3 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Daulatdia-Paturia: Fog disrupts ferry services

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route remain suspended since yesterday morning due to poor visibility caused by fog.
31 December 2022, 18:00 PM

6 brick kilns fined Tk 28 lakh for polluting air

The Department of Environment has fined six brick kilns Tk 28 lakh for polluting the environment in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur yesterday.
29 December 2022, 18:19 PM

Meghna tanker capsize: oil spillage can pose a threat to marine life

Experts and officials of the Department of Environment and Fisheries suspect there may be an extensive damage to the biodiversity and aquatic life, including the hilsa, following the oil split from the submerged tanker in the Meghna river.
26 December 2022, 08:51 AM

Putting everything at risk to build a park

Houses, roads, shops, bridges and culverts near Atrai river in Natore’s Singra upazila are at risk of being ruined, all because the local UP chairman has reportedly been lifting sand from the riverside for a hi-tech park that is being constructed in the upazila.
21 December 2022, 18:00 PM

EU strikes deal to boost carbon market

European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc's carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings from 2027.
18 December 2022, 11:41 AM

Illegal brick kilns back in business in Lalmonirhat

Local farmers are getting frustrated as two illegal brick kilns, demolished by the local administration over one and a half years ago, in Sadar upazila have started operation once again.
12 December 2022, 09:35 AM

Shyamasundari Canal: Once Rangpur’s lifeline, now merely a drain

Many Rangpur dwellers, including Maharani Shyamasundari, died following an outbreak of mosquito-borne malaria in 1890s.
7 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Govt aims to eliminate hydraulic horns in Dhaka in 2 months

The environment ministry has set a target to stop use of hydraulic horns in Dhaka by the next two months to prevent sound pollution.
29 November 2022, 08:58 AM

Limitations halt freeing river from population

The country’s rivers cannot be freed from pollution due to “many limitations”, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said.
22 November 2022, 15:04 PM