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