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
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