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Wildlife enthusiasts protest surge in bird hunting
12 December 2025, 14:04 PM
Environment
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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
DoE fines 12 businesses for pollution, violation of environmental laws
Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region today fined 12 businesses Tk 6,61,000 for polluting environment and breaking environmental laws.
23 November 2020, 12:38 PM
Greenhouse gas levels at new high, despite Covid-19 measures
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit record highs last year and have continued climbing this year, despite measures to halt the pandemic, the UN said Monday.
23 November 2020, 11:21 AM
Bangladeshi researchers find new-to-science species of fish around St Martin's Island
Researchers from the Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab (ABR Lab) of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have recently discovered a new-to-science species of fish from St Martin’s island.
19 November 2020, 13:56 PM
Waste not, want not: Dutch students build electric car from recycled material
Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled PET bottles and household garbage.
13 November 2020, 15:42 PM
DoE fines 2 for assisting a factory responsible for polluting environment
Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region fined one Saleh Carpet Mill and a union parishad chairman for assisting in the set-up and operation of a factory which eventually caused pollution in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
12 November 2020, 14:33 PM
‘Protect Sangu-Matamuhuri sanctuary, reserve forest’
Parbatya Chattogram Forest and Land Rights Protection Movement has called upon authorities concerned to take measures to protect the Sangu-Matamuhuri Sanctuary and the Reserve Natural Forest and take action against those destroying the forest.
9 November 2020, 12:35 PM
Sundarbans reopens to tourists after 7 months
The Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, reopened its door to tourists on Sunday after a seven-month closure because of the ongoing pandemic.
3 November 2020, 05:53 AM
Nature loss means deadlier future pandemics, UN warns
Future pandemics will happen more often, kill more people and wreak even worse damage to the global economy than Covid-19 without a fundamental shift in how humans treat nature, the United Nations' biodiversity panel said Thursday.
29 October 2020, 15:20 PM
'Moderate to strong' La Nina this year: UN
Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite the cooling effect of a "moderate to strong" La Nina weather phenomenon, the UN said today.
29 October 2020, 13:17 PM
DoE fines man Tk 10 lakh for razing hills
The Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, fined a man Tk 10 lakh today for cutting hills at Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district.
28 October 2020, 12:04 PM
20 businesses including shipyard, hospital fined Tk 11.65 lakh for polluting environment
Department of Environment (DoE) of Chattogram region fined 20 businesses including a shipyard, 11 brick kilns and two hospitals a total of Tk 11,65,000 for violating their conditions and polluting environment.
27 October 2020, 13:34 PM
Cox's Bazar Forest Department reclaims four acres of land from grabbers
A team of Cox's Bazar (north) divisional forest department has reclaimed four acres of land from grabbers by demolishing dozens of makeshift structures at Fulchari range of the division.
27 October 2020, 11:08 AM
Sundarbans set to reopen to tourists soon
After seven months of closure due to coronavirus pandemic, the Forest Department is expected to reopen the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, soon to tourists.
27 October 2020, 07:40 AM
Govt to evaluate climate change projects by third party to address irregularities
The government has decided to evaluate climate change projects by outsourcing through a third party and will take action against project directors if any irregularities are found.
22 October 2020, 14:33 PM
54 exotic birds smuggled from Bangladesh, seized by BSF in West Bengal
At least 54 exotic birds smuggled from Bangladesh were seized by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
22 October 2020, 06:21 AM
Unmasking the forest thieves: JS body to make list of 90,000 forest grabbers public
The parliamentary standing committee on environment has decided to make public the list of 90,000 individuals and organisations, who have grabbed around 2.87 lakh acres of forestland across the country.
20 October 2020, 17:13 PM
Dhaka air ranks worst again according to AQI
Dhaka, one of the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) this morning.
18 October 2020, 06:24 AM
Govt taking steps to protect native tree species: Environment minister
The government has taken an initiative to protect native species of trees, said Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin.
14 October 2020, 10:48 AM
Fish consumption could be the answer to malnourishment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is currently considered among the top 10 fish producing countries in the world. The country has found tremendous success in freshwater aquaculture with an increased rate of production over the last decade.
13 October 2020, 15:32 PM
Energy experts emphasise renewable energy to meet electricity needs
Energy experts at a webinar on Power System Master Plan advised the government to lay more emphasis on the development of renewable energy and revise the current master plan in an integrated manner, keeping all options open for primary energy sources.
11 October 2020, 06:22 AM