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
Int’l day of action for rivers: 100 acres of the Buriganga still occupied
Nearly 100 acres along the two banks of the Buriganga river remain filled up even after installation of boundary pillars.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM
From river channel to farmland
The government recently ran an excavation project in Thakurgaon’s Suk river. But within 10 months of its completion, the river channel has been filled up again, making the entire effort futile.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bagerhat brick kiln without license fined Tk 1 lakh
A mobile court today fined a brick kiln Tk 1 lakh in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat for operating without a license.
11 March 2022, 14:49 PM
HC directs NCC to protect playground, ponds in Narayanganj
The High Court today directed authorities concerned to protect and maintain the Udyan, playground, and three ponds on seven acres of land inside Chittaranjan Cotton Mill in Godnail area of Narayanganj City Corporation.
10 March 2022, 15:01 PM
Another one bites the dust
Juri has been robbed of its beauty.
9 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Turning hill into home: Don’t worry about the law!
The hilly areas of Chhinnomul Bazar in Chattogram city’s Arefin Nagar, a housing project, owned by Ali Nagar Samabay Samity, is secured by an iron gate under the watchful eyes of guards. According to locals, one Yasin of Chhinnomul, the samity’s president, is supervising the project.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Cargo with 600 tonnes coal sinks in Pasur river
A cargo ship carrying around 600 tonnes of coal has sunk in the Pasur river in Bagerhat.
5 March 2022, 03:25 AM
Rich nations should pay the poorest at least $60b a year: Environment groups
Wealthy countries should provide at least $60 billion every year to the world’s poorest nations to combat biodiversity loss, an alliance of environment groups said on Tuesday.
2 March 2022, 09:22 AM
Brick kiln in elephant sanctuary finally shut down after a decade
Department of Environment (DoE) today shut down a brick kiln -- built a decade ago, in an elephant sanctuary -- in Fasiakhali union of Chakaria upazila under Cox’s Bazar.
1 March 2022, 11:43 AM
64 illegal brick kilns shut in 3 CHT districts
Local administrations have shut down operations of a total 64 illegal brick kilns in the areas of Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) in compliance with a High Court directive to curb pollution and to save the environment.
23 February 2022, 12:03 PM
Forest robbers destroy 5,000 trees
A gang has been mindlessly lifting earth from a reserve forest in Gangamati area adjacent to Kuakata sea beach in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Illegal structures under boundary of canals will be evicted: LGRD Minister
All the illegal structures which will fall under the boundary of canals in Dhaka city will be evicted, said Local Government Rural Development Minister Tazul Islam today.
16 February 2022, 12:57 PM
Sundarbans Day: Activists apologise to largest mangrove forest
To stop criminal acts of deforestation and raise awareness on the Sundarbans, a mass apology was offered to the largest mangrove forest.
14 February 2022, 06:58 AM
India plans to implement zero diesel use in its agro sector by 2024
India is hoping to cut diesel use by farms to zero and migrate the agriculture sector to renewable energy as early as 2024, the country's power ministry said on Friday, as a part of its broader plan to transition to cleaner energy sources.
11 February 2022, 13:42 PM
Once there were hills
Once, Rupaichhara government hills in Habiganj used to be around 500 feet high. Due to sand extraction and tree felling, they now stand on the verge of extinction.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Legal notice served to stop sand extraction in Cox’s Bazar
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) and Youth Environment Society (YES) today served legal notice to the authorities concerned to take steps to stop extraction of sand in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar.
6 February 2022, 06:22 AM
Achilles’ Hills: Rampant hill cutting puts 200 families in Moulvibazar under risk of landslide
Even though everything came to a halt during the pandemic, hill cutting didn’t.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
DoE fines Tk 55 lakh to 11 brick kilns in Narayanganj
The Department of Environment in Narayanganj today fined 11 brick kilns Tk 55 lakh for operating without any clearance certificate and valid documents.
2 February 2022, 15:53 PM
Masks pandemic: Huge amount of healthcare waste generated while fighting Covid, WHO says
The World Health Organization says overuse of gloves, “moon suits” and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus have spurred a huge glut of health care waste worldwide.
1 February 2022, 16:32 PM
Lightning bolt stretching 477 miles over 3 US states breaks world record
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three US states is the new world record holder for longest flash.
1 February 2022, 05:22 AM