Environment

HC issues status quo on encroachment, operation of brick kilns in Bhadra, Hori rivers

The High Court has issued a status quo for three months on...
Human-animal conflict: Woman dies after being trampled by elephant in Bandarban

A 20-year-old woman died after being injured by an elephant in...
Bangladesh seeks US’s technical support in preserving Sundarbans: foreign minister

Bangladesh has sought US' technical cooperation in preserving...

Shut down all illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in 14 days: HC

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned of the...
Holholiya river erosion: Locals in Kurigram contribute to construct bamboo barrier

Villagers in Kurigram’s Rowmari upazila have contributed in...
DoE fines GPH oxygen plant and Standard Lube Oil Tk 5.8 lakh for pollution

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined GPH Oxygen...

Strategic environmental assessment going on for conservation of Sundarbans: Environment minister

A strategic environmental assessment is being carried out for the...
BIWTA’s Buriganga drive: 51 illegal establishments evicted

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has evicted 51...
3 decimal area of Sundarbans burnt in fire; probe body formed

About three decimals of forest area was burnt in a fire that broke...

4 brick kilns in Gazipur fined Tk 20 lakh by DoE

A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) today fined four...
KDS Textile, Heidelberg Cement and 6 others fined Tk 4.25 lakh for pollution

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram metro fined eight...
SC clears way to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld--until...

Land lost, so is livelihood

Around 65 Mro families of three villages in Bandarban’s Lama...
SC clears way to shut down brick kilns without valid license in Lohagara

The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the government to shut...
DoE shuts down dyeing factory for polluting Beerja canal in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram today shut down a dyeing...

HC issues 3 more directives to keep Dhaka's air pollution in check

Expressing serious concern over the current levels of air pollution...
DoE demolishes 7 brick kilns, fines five others in Rangpur

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Rangpur...
DoE Ctg fines PDB Tk 5 lakh for filling up two ponds in Brahmanbaria

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region has fined...

DoE fines LGED engineer, two others Tk 7 lakh for damaging hills in Bandarban

A senior engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department ...
DoE fines Feni University Tk 5 lakh for encroaching upon century-old waterbody

Department of Environment (DoE) today fined Feni University Tk 5...
Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new...

Environmentalists, farmers win Dutch court case over Shell Nigeria spills

In a victory for environmentalists, a Dutch appeals court has said...
BELA and YES serve legal notice on 6 govt bodies over filling up of Kohelia River

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) and Cox's...
Integrated project to be undertaken to control noise pollution: Environment minister

The government has undertaken a project involving the general...

50 people reach Kurigram town by boats; besiege DC office demanding measures against river erosion

People affected by erosion in Roumari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram besieged the deputy commissioner's office today demanding implementation of the four-point measure to prevent river erosion.
Of Barishal’s 62 rivers one-fourth have lost navigability: CEGIS survey

Of the 62 rivers in Barishal division, one-fourth have lost navigability forcing water vessel owners to suspend operations in and around 460km of 27 waterways.
4 illegal brick kilns demolished, one fined Tk 5 lakh in Faridpur

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today demolished four illegal brick kilns and fined another Tk five lakh in Faridpur.
BSTI proposes import of downgraded petrol, ignoring its own standard set nine years ago

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has proposed allowing the import of downgraded petrol ignoring its own standard set nine years ago.
ADB, EIB join hands to protect oceans, support blue economy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has formed a new clean and sustainable ocean partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet the SDGs and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.
Bangladesh to import 60,000MT diesel from India

Bangladesh will import 60,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India in the current year 2021 under a government-to-government contract.
HC issues rule on recruiting manpower, establishing training centres under DoE

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in two weeks why they should not be directed to recruit adequate manpower and set up offices and training centres under the Department of Environment (DoE) at upazila levels across the country in order to protect and develop environment.
2709 birds of 41 species observed at Padma river on day one of waterbird census

On day one of the Asian Waterbird Census-2021, at least 2,709 birds of 41 different species were found at the char areas of Padma River today.
DoE fines Toma Group Tk 50cr for cutting 22m cubic feet of hill in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, has fined Toma Construction and Company Limited for razing almost 22 million cubic feet of hills from reserve forest area at Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.
DoE demolishes five brick kilns in Chattogram

Department of Environment (DoE) (Chattogram region) demolished five illegal brick kilns in Chattogram’s Fatikchari upazila today.
DoE fines 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh

The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh for violating the environment conservation act.
Govt to take action to curb air pollution in Dhaka: minister

As air quality in Dhaka has drastically worsened with the arrival of winter, the government has decided to conduct mobile court drives to curb the level of air pollution.
Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019

Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared by the government on Tuesday, with 1.67 million deaths accounting for 18% of all fatalities.
HC orders govt to shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg within 7 days

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to shut down illegal brick kilns in Chattogram in a week to curb pollution in the area.
5 Illegal brick kilns fined in Kurigram

A mobile court at Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram has fined five illegal brick kilns Tk 16.50 lakh today.
Facebook video shows Sylhet city councillors having ‘wild bird meat’

A live video showing five councillors of Sylhet City Corporation reportedly eating wild bird meat at a restaurant in Sylhet was posted on Facebook last night.
World set for 3c warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN

Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN said Wednesday.
Brick kilns in coastal reserve forest area demolished after a decade

Two brick kilns inside the coastal reserve forest area at Uttar Kattoli along the Bay of Bengal in Chattogram which were in operation for a decade were demolished in a joint operation today.
5 dead as flash floods hit southern Thailand

Thailand today reported at least five deaths after flash floods caused by monsoon rains hit seven provinces in the country’s southern region.
DoE Chattogram fines 13 businesses Tk 13.89 lakh for environmental damage

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region has fined 13 businesses Tk 13.89 lakh for damaging the environment and not renewing their licenses.
Ctg DoE fines steel mill Tk 10 lakh for polluting air

The Department of Environment (DoE) today fined a steel mill in Chattogram city Tk 10 lakh for releasing suspended particulate matter (SPM) beyond the set limit.
DoE fines 12 businesses for pollution, violation of environmental laws

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region today fined 12 businesses Tk 6,61,000 for polluting environment and breaking environmental laws.
Greenhouse gas levels at new high, despite Covid-19 measures

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit record highs last year and have continued climbing this year, despite measures to halt the pandemic, the UN said Monday.
Bangladeshi researchers find new-to-science species of fish around St Martin's Island

Researchers from the Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab (ABR Lab) of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have recently discovered a new-to-science species of fish from St Martin’s island.
Waste not, want not: Dutch students build electric car from recycled material

Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled PET bottles and household garbage.
DoE fines 2 for assisting a factory responsible for polluting environment

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region fined one Saleh Carpet Mill and a union parishad chairman for assisting in the set-up and operation of a factory which eventually caused pollution in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
‘Protect Sangu-Matamuhuri sanctuary, reserve forest’

Parbatya Chattogram Forest and Land Rights Protection Movement has called upon authorities concerned to take measures to protect the Sangu-Matamuhuri Sanctuary and the Reserve Natural Forest and take action against those destroying the forest.
Sundarbans reopens to tourists after 7 months

The Sundarbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, reopened its door to tourists on Sunday after a seven-month closure because of the ongoing pandemic.
Nature loss means deadlier future pandemics, UN warns

Future pandemics will happen more often, kill more people and wreak even worse damage to the global economy than Covid-19 without a fundamental shift in how humans treat nature, the United Nations' biodiversity panel said Thursday.
'Moderate to strong' La Nina this year: UN

Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite the cooling effect of a "moderate to strong" La Nina weather phenomenon, the UN said today.