climate change
Building dreams without breaking the planet
Can we industrialize without destroying ourselves? Or will the future generation look back at our actions and ask, “Our ancestors built the economy but destroyed the land that fed it?”
26 May 2025, 13:04 PM
Global trade war puts climate action under threat
Tariffs will serious impact on climate change, an unfolding crisis of our time.
19 May 2025, 06:00 AM
Cars are killing Earth, in more ways than we think
Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.
29 April 2025, 03:00 AM
Banks face higher risks without swift climate action: BB
Banks could face financial risks unless immediate climate action is taken, said the Bangladesh Bank (BB) in its first climate stress testing report published yesterday.
28 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Biochar: A climate solution from the ground up
Biochar is a durable, carbon-rich substance created via pyrolysis.
28 April 2025, 07:00 AM
The role that the financial sector can play to combat climate change
The theme for this year is “Our Power, Our Planet.”
22 April 2025, 09:15 AM
We must adopt climate-smart urea management
Nitrogen runoff from excessive urea application contributes to water pollution and eutrophication
3 April 2025, 05:00 AM
Fusion energy: The holy grail of clean power
The Earth possesses virtually inexhaustible reserves of the raw materials—deuterium and tritium—essential for a fusion reactor.
10 March 2025, 07:00 AM
The relationship between consumerism and the climate crisis: Explained
Unchecked consumerism threatens planetary stability, urging a shift toward sustainability.
1 March 2025, 04:00 AM
Carbon emissions, climate change, and the cacao tree
In conversation with Shams-il Arefin Islam where he talks about his work and sheds light on how the cacao tree acts as an early climate alarm bell.
20 February 2025, 11:46 AM
Bangladeshi climate migrants end up in modern slavery
For thousands of Bangladeshis fleeing climate disasters, migration offers a desperate escape but at a grievous cost.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Building resilience: Asia’s sustainable development imperative
Asia poverty: 1.5B lifted, but millions remain vulnerable. Sustainable solutions are key.
8 February 2025, 05:00 AM
Don't push renewable energy transition into the distant future
Refrain from decisions that deter transition to renewable energy
24 January 2025, 16:00 PM
Take urgent steps to reactivate the river commission
Why has it not been done over the past five months?
24 January 2025, 05:33 AM
How long before the environmental pledges are honoured?
Save the forests at Netrakona's Durgapur and Kalmakanda
21 January 2025, 04:00 AM
Los Angeles wildfires: A tragic lesson from climate change
As of January 13, close to 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. The population is in nothing less than panic.
16 January 2025, 10:27 AM
The poor need help amid sweeping cold
Proper distribution of blankets, warm clothing necessary
3 January 2025, 12:15 PM
For a climate-resilient urban future, we need empowered women
Climate change disproportionately affects women and many migrate to cities.
27 December 2024, 02:10 AM
Anthropocentrism and climate change: Explained
Regardless of our understanding of anthropocentrism or human centricity, it is imperative to recognise that the climate crisis we are encountering is largely man-made. Since the 1800s, human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, have been the most significant contributor to climate change.
26 December 2024, 11:43 AM
Ignoring biodiversity conservation will cost us
Climate change is severely affecting natural resources, including forests, wetlands, floodplains, hill ecosystems, and biodiversity.
24 December 2024, 07:00 AM