MIDA, Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation sign MoU on blue economy
14 January 2026, 20:50 PM
Natural resources
Shaheed Anwara Udyan reopens after 7 years as metro rail work ends
9 January 2026, 20:12 PM
World Habitat Day: Habitats not just for humanity, but for life
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
Providing permanent support to the people of Tanguar Haor
16 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
Solving the climate change problem
28 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
Desertification And Drought Day: The threat of parched land
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Conservation delayed is conservation missed
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
Why should you care about the air you breathe?
22 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
A breath of not so fresh air
20 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
Save the environment, not posters
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Environment
A reality check
On June 1 President Trump declared his administration's intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement (PA).
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Effective management of landslides
At least 141 people (at the time of writing), including children and four army personnel, were killed in separate series of landslides triggered by heavy rains in Rangamati, Bandarban, and Chittagong on June 13, 2017.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Do we really care about saving our environment?
The theme of this year's World Environment Day on June 5 was “connecting people to nature”. The idea behind the theme was to urge people to get outdoors and into nature.
6 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Woodsman, spare that tree!
Did not Joyce Kilmer say, “I have never seen a poem as beautiful as a tree”?
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Boosting growth by green design
Climate change is the result of human activity. That activity is, for the most part, work or work-related. It is only logical then that the world of work has a key role to play in finding a solution to this pressing issue.
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM
How we can prepare ourselves for cyclones
Cyclone Mora, as of yesterday, started showing signs of weakening in Chittagong and is expected to reduce to a depression as it moves in a northerly direction. It began crossing Chittagong-Cox's Bazar coast yesterday at 6 am.
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Is Chevron leaving our gas fields in good hands?
In an unexpected manner, Chevron, the world's third largest oil company, has been on the move to quit Bangladesh, where it holds three gas fields ...
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Climate change myths: What do we really know?
Flash forward to the future. The sea has risen and drowned out much of coastal Bangladesh.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
The power of thinking small and solar
Is it the time to think big, again? Can only mega projects catch the country's attention and lead Bangladesh to becoming a middle
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Can we have a fact based discussion?
Should Bangladesh go ahead with the coal-powered plant in Rampal? I struggled with the question for many months before I could put together a coherent line of thought and argument.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
The vital link between forests and energy
Because forests are crucial for the survival and wellbeing of current and future generations, the United Nations General Assembly decreed every 21 March to be the International Day of Forests (IDF). For the 5th IDF, on 21 March 2017, the theme is “Forests and Energy”.
21 March 2017, 06:31 AM
Why the Red List is crucial
The IUCN Red List turns 53 this year. Officially known as The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, it is basically a scientific tool that helps to check, if a species - plant or animal, big or small, fast or slow - is at risk of becoming extinct from the face of the earth, forever.
2 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Global warming sets the stage for war
The first time I encountered the concept of a war for the environment was in the Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series of strategy games.
26 February 2017, 18:00 PM
How will we tell the government what we think?
Our nation's history is filled with examples of our people standing up for what we believe in. From our Language Movement in 1952 to our Liberation War to our struggle for democracy against autocratic rulers,
28 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Trump's threat to Obama's environmental legacy
Barack Obama has been a very interesting international figure in the last decade or so. His administration has been dubbed by the
27 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Attacks on journalists and activists – but why?
Police’s brutal assault on the activists and journalists begs the question, what called for this extreme use of force? From when does it take a group of fully armoured policemen to restrain one unarmed civilian?
27 January 2017, 10:06 AM
Why we need it now
More than ever before, Bangladesh truly needs to work towards a sustainable economy, hand in hand. political culture, the term consensus seems to be floating around the media these days. Let the citizens show politicians the power of such a consensus.
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Quality water for all
Increasing salinity in water in coastal areas, arsenic contamination of water, and water pollution caused by human actions are becoming increasingly serious problems.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Securing our energy future
In a recently held international conference sponsored by Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Mr. Anders
28 December 2016, 18:19 PM
Marrakech: Can COP 22 live up to the expectations?
The 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended on November 19, 2016 in Marrakech.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM