Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than Covid-19, a UN environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals.

The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time.

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to identify and make a list of the activities, which are mainly responsible for air pollution across the country.

A recent study by the University of York has found that pharmaceutical pollution is affecting rivers across the world including Bangladesh.

To stop criminal acts of deforestation and raise awareness on the Sundarbans, a mass apology was offered to the largest mangrove forest.

Despite criticism from environmentalists, amidst deaths of animals in Gazipur safari park, the government is moving forward with the project of third Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park at Lathitila forest in Juri, Moulvibazar.

The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why the negligence of authorities concerned of Gazipur’s Bangabandhu Safari Park in ensuring the wellbeing of animals should not be declared Illegal.

Locals beat a rare palm civet to death when it came to the locality from the forest on in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj this afternoon. 

A king cobra and a python, two large snake species, have been rescued from Chittagong University campus and Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.

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.

Planning Minister MA Mannan today said the achievement in the power sector blanketed its criticism.

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.

Another official of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur was transferred in connection with the deaths of animals at the park.

The parliamentary standing committee on the environment ministry today asked the monitoring and enforcement wing of the Department of Environment (DoE) to take necessary measures to shut down the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate for the failure of its joint management committee to comply with the environment standards.

Three more members have been added to the committee investigating the deaths of animals in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur. Deadline for submitting the report has also been extended by ten days.

A top World Bank official yesterday said Bangladesh can replicate South Korea’s post-pandemic strategy to address climate change issues, while keeping up its high economic growth.

Nine people, including a forest guard, were injured during an attack by foxes in Shalban at Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat this afternoon.

Members of Bangladesh Coastguard seized 42kg of venison from Dhangmari area at Mongla upazila in Bagerhat today.

With the theme “Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development", Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) will hold a two-day annual conference from February 11.

Dhaka's air rated as the world's second-most polluted this morning.