At Summer Davos, PM Tarique pitches Bangladesh as a future climate-resilience leader
23 June 2026, 22:05 PM
Climate Change
What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century
20 June 2026, 08:45 AM
Climate Change
Brazilian Amazon waters recover after two years of drought: report
16 June 2026, 12:14 PM
Climate Change
Climate budget inadequate for long-term adaptation requirements: Speakers
14 June 2026, 20:54 PM
Climate Change
What scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino
22 May 2026, 10:10 AM
Climate Change
UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose
22 May 2026, 01:52 AM
Climate Change
Khulna conference warns of climate crisis in coastal zone
17 April 2026, 20:07 PM
Environment
Salinity to sustainability: New climate roadmap empowers coastal women
6 April 2026, 23:35 PM
Climate Change
3,000 families at risk due to damaged embankment in Ctg's Banshkhali
19 March 2026, 21:31 PM
Bangladesh
Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists
18 February 2026, 11:38 AM
Climate Change
Bangladesh welcomes US re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement
Bangladesh has welcomed new US President Joe Biden’s announcement yesterday to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement.
21 January 2021, 14:10 PM
Turning off camera during virtual meetings 'environment-friendly', study says
A new study conducted by researchers from Purdue University, Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says that despite a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment still present significant environmental impact due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world.
20 January 2021, 15:19 PM
Climate migration in Bangladesh may increase 7-fold by 2050: ActionAid
Bangladesh could see a seven-fold increase of climate migration, forcing 3 million people to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by 2050.
27 December 2020, 07:30 AM
Climate change could create 63 million migrants in South Asia by 2050
The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple if global warming continues on its current path, researchers warned on Friday.
19 December 2020, 05:59 AM
HC orders govt to shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg within 7 days
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in a week to curb pollution in the area.
14 December 2020, 12:42 PM
Declare states of 'climate emergency', UN chief tells world leaders
World leaders should declare states of "climate emergency" in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks to a climate summit on Saturday.
12 December 2020, 14:49 PM
World set for 3c warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN
Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN said Wednesday.
9 December 2020, 11:17 AM
Saima Wazed calls for climate change action at high-level London dialogue
Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)’s Thematic Ambassador for Vulnerability Saima Wazed Hossain called for CVF-COP26 resilience action plan to address climate change and mental health challenges at a high-level dialogue titled 'CVF-COP 26 Dialogue: Meeting the Survival Deadline towards Maximal Resilience', organised by Bangladesh High Commission in London on November 30.
2 December 2020, 11:02 AM
Fallouts of climate change: Dhaka seeks strong partnership with the UK
Dhaka seeks strong partnership with the UK to address the fallouts of climate change that threaten life and livelihood of millions of people. At a virtual meeting with UK State Minister Lord Ahmed on Wednesday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam hoped for further engagement of UK both in Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) South Asia.
26 November 2020, 08:21 AM
About 150 nations due to deliver stronger climate plans in 2020, tracker shows
More than three-quarters of countries have indicated they will make stronger commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change by the end of 2020, despite the economic strain of the coronavirus pandemic, a new tracker showed on Tuesday.
18 November 2020, 08:55 AM
Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says
Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for longer after landfall, increasing the destruction they can wreak on impact, a new study has found.
12 November 2020, 06:25 AM
Trump and Biden clash over US wildfires as campaign turns to climate change
Joe Biden brands President Donald Trump a "climate arsonist" for refusing to acknowledge global warming's role in deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, while Trump blames lax forestry and declares, "I don't think science knows."
15 September 2020, 05:02 AM
Dhaka seeks UNSC's 'bold steps' to address climate challenge
Bangladesh has asked for a "bold decision" from UN Security Council (UNSC) to ensure security and peace across nations by addressing climate challenge through partnership and collaboration.
24 June 2020, 12:12 PM
‘They come out when humans stay home’
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.
22 April 2020, 07:14 AM
Of bushfires, Bangladesh and climate change
Every Bangladeshi living overseas is used to having their motherland associated with natural disasters, namely floods and cyclones. This can feel humiliating at times. It is the expatriates’ burden to perpetually challenge the sometimes negative, international image of Bangladesh.
7 January 2020, 07:18 AM
Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change
Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change as countries failed to reach any consensus on ways to implement the Paris Agreement in the latest COP25 conference, civil society members say.
4 January 2020, 09:46 AM
An effective platform for branding Bangladesh
The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended just days ago.
25 December 2019, 18:00 PM
UN climate talks unravelling, face failure
A UN climate summit in Madrid risked collapsing after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than ever over on how to fight global warming and pay for its ravages.
14 December 2019, 15:40 PM
Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty
Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.
10 December 2019, 04:42 AM
Nobel science laureates stress urgency of addressing climate
Nobel Prize laureates gathers in Stockholm to receive their awards took the opportunity to stress the importance of addressing climate change.
7 December 2019, 13:59 PM