Of smoke, soot, and suffering
11 April 2026, 04:50 AM
Pollution
Pollution endangers rivers flowing through Narsingdi
5 April 2026, 02:40 AM
Water pollution
Microplastics detected in Sutang river; up to 46.6 particles per litre: Study
14 March 2026, 12:04 PM
Bangladesh
Nation gasps under toxic skies / Air pollution driving up respiratory diseases
14 March 2026, 03:46 AM
Air pollution
Nation gasps under toxic skies / Smoke fills the air we breathe
14 March 2026, 03:42 AM
Air pollution
Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’, behind Tehran, Dubai and Doha in today's AQI rankings
3 March 2026, 15:51 PM
Air pollution
Bangladesh among worst-hit by lead pollution: experts
26 January 2026, 03:43 AM
Pollution
Is outdoor exercise healthy in Dhaka? Think again...
25 January 2026, 12:33 PM
Air pollution
Bangladesh tops South Asia in air pollution
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Air pollution
Implement nine directives to stop Dhaka’s air pollution
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Air pollution
HC issues rule to curb air pollution
The HC bench of Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque and Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua issued the rule after hearing a writ petition
27 April 2025, 18:17 PM
DNCC authority urges city dwellers not to throw garbage haphazardly
"I urge all of you not to throw wastages indiscriminately… You please keep your society clean," the DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz said
27 April 2025, 13:38 PM
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 173 at 9:05am today
19 April 2025, 03:24 AM
Caught in toxic grip of a landfill
Soil, groundwater and air pollution poses serious health hazards to people around Amin Bazar landfill
11 April 2025, 18:34 PM
Bangladesh air second worst in the world
Bangladesh was the world’s second most polluted country in 2024, with average smog levels exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines by more than 15 times, according to data compiled by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
11 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 304 at 09:04am today
1 March 2025, 03:18 AM
"Control tobacco, cut deaths': National Heart Foundation hosts mini marathon in Dhaka
The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh organised a mini marathon in the capital this morning, calling for stronger tobacco control laws to reduce preventable deaths
27 February 2025, 14:01 PM
Shut down illegal brick kilns: HC
Expressing grave concern over environmental pollution, the High Court yesterday said the administration has failed to shut down all illegal brick kilns.
24 February 2025, 21:06 PM
Saint Martin’s Island: 930kg plastic waste collected in clean-up drive
A two-day cleaning drive has been conducted on Saint Martin’s Island by the Department of Environment and Bangladesh Sustainable Alliance (BSA), collecting 930kg of plastic waste.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning
The air quality was classified as "very unhealthy" according to the AQI Index
4 February 2025, 03:28 AM
Dhaka’s dying rivers: Pollution sources nearly doubled in 5 years
The rivers encircling Dhaka have been gasping for survival for decades, choked by pollution and encroachment.
1 February 2025, 21:33 PM
Tangail forest: Two lead factories demolished
A mobile court in a drive yesterday destroyed two illegal lead processing factories set up in the forest area under Tangail’s Ghatail upazila.
27 January 2025, 18:04 PM
Air pollution in Dhaka 18 times above global limit
The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times higher than the global health standard, leaving millions of residents struggling for relief.
26 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Thanchi brick kiln fined twice in a week
On January 14, a mobile court conducted a raid at Sangu Brickfield (SBM), the only brick kiln in Thanchi upazila and fined it Tk 100,000
23 January 2025, 17:42 PM
Youth participation must for making anti-polythene drive success: Rizwana
Everyone must come forward to encourage the use of environment alternatives to polythene, says the environment adviser
21 January 2025, 16:06 PM
Air pollution kills 102,456 Bangladeshis every year
Air pollution is responsible for 102,456 deaths annually in Bangladesh, as per a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Breathing death: The air that kills
Air pollution has become the biggest killer in Bangladesh, and it's not just some far-off statistic
18 January 2025, 16:19 PM
Air pollution kills 102,456 Bangladeshis every year
Says Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air study
18 January 2025, 10:20 AM
Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 291 at 9:01am today
18 January 2025, 05:15 AM
US envoy stresses advanced measures to tackle Dhaka’s air pollution
US Science Envoy for Air Quality Dr Jamie Schauer has emphasized on the urgent need for advanced monitoring systems, cleaner technologies, and multi-sectoral partnerships to improve Dhaka's air quality
16 January 2025, 19:01 PM