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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
Shipyard, 22 brick kilns fined Tk 85.5 lakh for violating environment act
The Department of Environment (DoE Chattogram region) fined 22 brick kilns and a shipyard Tk 85.5 lakh for violating the environment conservation act.
3 March 2021, 16:55 PM
Illegal stone extraction: Joint drive destroys 50 stone extraction machines in Sylhet
A joint drive of Department of Environment (DoE), Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed 50 machines used to extract stones illegally at Bichnakandi area of Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila today.
2 March 2021, 14:39 PM
Pollution of Buriganga river: HC orders DoE for action against 30 companies
The High Court today directed Department of Environment (DoE) to take appropriate legal action against 30 washing plants in Dhaka’s Keraniganj for polluting water of the Buriganga river.
2 March 2021, 11:51 AM
HC issues status quo on encroachment, operation of brick kilns in Bhadra, Hori rivers
The High Court has issued a status quo for three months on encroachment, land grabbing, earth filling and operating brick kilns on Bhadra and Hori rivers in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila.
26 February 2021, 11:45 AM
Shut down all illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in 14 days: HC
The High Court has directed the authorities concerned of the government to shut down all illegal brick kilns still in operation in Chattogram within 14 working days to curb pollution.
25 February 2021, 15:19 PM
Human-animal conflict: Woman dies after being trampled by elephant in Bandarban
A 20-year-old woman died after being injured by an elephant in Bandarban’s Lama upazila.
24 February 2021, 16:58 PM
Holholiya river erosion: Locals in Kurigram contribute to construct bamboo barrier
Villagers in Kurigram’s Rowmari upazila have contributed in construction of bamboo pilings to protect their land from Holholiya river erosion.
19 February 2021, 06:53 AM
Bangladesh seeks US’s technical support in preserving Sundarbans: foreign minister
Bangladesh has sought US' technical cooperation in preserving the Sundarbans, the last of South Asia’s mangrove forest, and for management of water resources.
18 February 2021, 15:51 PM
DoE fines GPH oxygen plant and Standard Lube Oil Tk 5.8 lakh for pollution
Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined GPH Oxygen Plant and Standard Lube Oil Limited Tk 5.8 lakh for violating the environment conservation act and polluting environment.
18 February 2021, 12:41 PM
Strategic environmental assessment going on for conservation of Sundarbans: Environment minister
A strategic environmental assessment is being carried out for the south-western part of the country as part of the government's commitment to conservation of the Sundarbans, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said.
17 February 2021, 18:06 PM
4 brick kilns in Gazipur fined Tk 20 lakh by DoE
A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) today fined four brick kilns Tk 20 lakh for environment pollution in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
17 February 2021, 13:09 PM
Land lost, so is livelihood
Around 65 Mro families of three villages in Bandarban’s Lama upazila are living in fear of eviction from their ancestral homes with no source of livelihood after land grabbers illegally occupied their jhum land last month.
12 February 2021, 16:14 PM
BIWTA’s Buriganga drive: 51 illegal establishments evicted
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has evicted 51 illegal establishments from the bank of Buriganga river in Dhaka's Swari Ghat and Mitford Balur Ghat areas today.
11 February 2021, 17:29 PM
KDS Textile, Heidelberg Cement and 6 others fined Tk 4.25 lakh for pollution
Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram metro fined eight businesses including KDS Textile and Heidelberg Cement at least Tk 4.25 lakh for polluting environment.
11 February 2021, 13:05 PM
SC clears way to shut down brick kilns without valid license in Lohagara
The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the government to shut down all illegal brick kilns, operating without a valid license, in Chattogram's Lohagara upazila.
10 February 2021, 11:22 AM
SC clears way to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld--until further orders--a High Court directive that asked the government to shut down all illegal brick kilns with no valid license in Chattogram.
5 February 2021, 12:01 PM
DoE shuts down dyeing factory for polluting Beerja canal in Ctg
Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram today shut down a dyeing factory for polluting Beerja canal by releasing untreated substance into it.
4 February 2021, 14:08 PM
HC issues 3 more directives to keep Dhaka's air pollution in check
Expressing serious concern over the current levels of air pollution in Dhaka, the High Court today issued three new directives on the authorities concerned to keep this pollution in check.
4 February 2021, 13:53 PM
DoE fines LGED engineer, two others Tk 7 lakh for damaging hills in Bandarban
A senior engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), a construction firm and a sub-contractor were fined Tk 7 lakh by the Department of Environment (DoE) today, for razing hills in Bandarban’s Lama upazila.
3 February 2021, 15:25 PM
DoE demolishes 7 brick kilns, fines five others in Rangpur
A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Rangpur has demolished seven illegal brick kilns in two upazilas of Rangpur.
28 January 2021, 11:59 AM