environmental degradation in Bangladesh

over 1,000 acres of mangroves razed on sonadia Island since August 2024

Save Sonadia Island’s mangrove forests

Govt must take action against politically linked forest grabbers
30 May 2025
destroyers of Chattogram hills exempted from paying fine in 2022

Don’t let hill destroyers get away unpunished

Troubling development involving fine exemptions comes to light
24 May 2025
encroachment of reserve forest in patuakhali

We must save forests for our own sake

Firm action needed to stop grabbing of forestland
28 March 2025
netrokona forests facing illegal logging

How long before the environmental pledges are honoured?

Save the forests at Netrakona's Durgapur and Kalmakanda
21 January 2025
Hill cutting in Chattogram

Save Chattogram hills from destruction

Reports indicate widespread damage over the decades
1 December 2024
a botched excavation work in a chattogram canal

Restore Leinga canal in Chattogram

What’s the point of excavating a canal if it gets filled up soon?
23 November 2024
forest being destroyed despite regime change

No excuse for environmental degradation anymore

News of onslaught on forests raises fresh concerns
7 September 2024
Shariatpur tree fair selling non-tree items

Is it a tree fair, or a trade fair?

Attitude of state officials questions their environmental commitments
7 July 2024
We must protect Tengragiri forest at any cost

We must protect Tengragiri forest at any cost

We can’t afford to lose the ‘second Sundarbans’ to timber thieves.
2 July 2024
strict oversight is vital to end the tree-cutting

Strict oversight is vital to end the tree-cutting bonanza

Latest incident saw the startling transformation of Altadighi National Park
8 May 2024
eco-friendly alternatives to plastic in bangladesh

Small-time plastic warriors are showing us the way

But funding support, guidance vital to maximise their impact
3 April 2024
a river bank ten years apart

Don’t let water bodies be destroyed at will

Government must do more to save at-risk flood flow zones
28 January 2024
environmental crisis in bangladesh

We need a fresh drive to protect environment

Government must push through vital measures for results
21 January 2024
part of patharghata reserved forest grabbed by settlers

Stop relentless attacks on our forests

Illegal encroachers are devouring Bangladesh's precious natural resources
18 January 2024
hill razed to carry illegally felled trees

Why this constant onslaught on nature?

Razing of hills in Bandarban and elsewhere must stop
17 January 2024
chunati wildlife sanctuary partly decimated

Save Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary from encroachers

Authorities must take action against those destroying forests
31 December 2023
heavy use of plastic in Bangladesh election campaigning

Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?

Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns
30 December 2023
pwd felling trees in agargaon

Don't make a habit of felling trees

PWD felling trees shows how indifferent government bodies still are to the environment
25 August 2023
high court ruling on planting 10 new trees for cutting one tree

Tree for tree, but at what cost?

High Court ruling on planting new trees shouldn’t be taken as a licence to cut trees at will
16 June 2023
Continuous presence of homes on hilltops or hill slopes in Chattogram

Stop risky dwelling on hill slopes ahead of monsoon

Arrival of monsoon raises concerns of landslides, calling for safety measures
14 June 2023