Environment

‘Repair embankments damaged in Cyclone Amphan on urgent basis’

National and local NGOs working in coastal areas today asked the...
HC forms committee to protect biodiversity in Halda river

The High Court forms a committee, headed by the deputy commissioner...
Eggs of critically endangered turtle hatches in Sundarbans

Thirty-three eggs of critically endangered Northern River Terrapin ...

UN chief urges countries to work together to preserve biodiversity

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to work...
Amphan intensifies into super cyclone: Met office

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department today asked maritime ports...
Writ petition seeks HC directives to protect Halda river dolphins

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High...

Madaripur woman sent to jail for killing 13 monkeys

A woman was sent to jail today for reportedly killing 13 monkeys in...
Experts say insects over Teknaf farm are a kind of grasshopper, not locust

Experts have finally put an end to fears of a possible locust...
Vulnerable porpoise, dolphin found dead in Cox’s Bazar in the span of 2 days

On regular days, you will be hard-pressed to find much biodiversity...

Amid shutdown, conservationists celebrate World Migratory Bird day on social media

The Covid-19 induced shutdown has forced pretty much everyone into...
COVID-19 to cause record emissions fall in 2020

COVID-19 is expected to cause global energy emissions to fall a...
Star report prompts conservation action along the beaches of Cox’s Bazar

News is considered to be the first draft of history; it also...

At least 15 monkeys ‘poisoned’ to death in Madaripur

Scarcity of food in their natural habitats has prompted monkeys to...
‘They come out when humans stay home’

An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across...
12 vultures being released from Singra National Forest

Authorities have begun releasing 12 migratory vultures -- including...

Kuakata's red crabs return to the beach

A shut-down is being enforced across the country to prevent the...
Pangolin injured by locals in Moulvibazar rescued

Despite its endangered status and international efforts to conserve...
Air pollution shortens lives by 3 years: study

A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by...

Bonayan: Largest private sector-driven afforestation programme celebrating 40 years

Around two decades ago, Joynal Abedin would not have thought of...
Development work leading to frequent elephant attacks in Ctg villages

Parveen Akther (45), a resident of Joistopura village under...
Young tourists collect 500 kg trash from St Martin’s Island

A group of young tourists visiting Saint Martin’s Island collected...

The million promises and little perils of bird-watching by the coast of Bangladesh

It is years ago now. The day I took a bus to the southernmost tip...
Stubble burning, forest fire may melt Gangotri glacier: Study

Stubble burning and forest fire along the Himalayas can trigger...
Rare Nilgai rescued in Chapainawabganj

A rare Nilgai, once believed to be extinct, was rescued by Border...

Forest dept bans tourists in Sundarbans, starts work to assess damage

Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) bars tourists from visiting the largest mangrove in the world temporarily to assess the damage to the forest.
Dolphin Day: Art meets wildlife conservation

It could be seen from a few yards away. The long, dried leaves of Golpata -- a plant native to the Sundarbans -- wayed in the late autumn breeze revealing cut outs of Irrawaddy and Ganges River Dolphins at the Liberation War Museum. These species, both considered globally endangered, are the last two remaining freshwater dolphin species in Asia that call the Sundarbans their home.
‘Over 19m Bangladeshi children at frontline of climate crisis’

Over 19 million children -- a quarter of them under 5 -- spread across Bangladesh are at the front line of climate change disasters, a UN report says mentioning that climate change threatens child nutrition here.
Kiswa, the small dabbling duck completes round migration trip, returns to Bangladesh

Kiswa, the wild duck was named and fitted with a Global Positioning System (GPS)/ Global System for Mobile (GSM) tag on a cold February morning this year in the middle of Tanguar Haor.
Bangkok enshrouded in toxic air

An unhealthy level of air pollution covers 14 areas of Greater Bangkok, according to the country's Pollution Control Department due to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5).
Bangladesh rural poor bear financial burden of climate change: Study

Poor, rural Bangladeshis are spending far more than the government and aid agencies to combat the impacts of climate change, diverting what little money they have away from basic needs, a study says.
Healthy ozone layer, climate essential to meeting all SDGs: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a healthy ozone layer and climate are essential to meeting all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dr Mahathir goes horse riding

The haze blanketing much of the Klang Valley did not stop Dr Mahathir Mohamad from taking part in one of his favourite leisure activities -- horse riding.
Plan underway to monitor Sundarbans with drones

The Forest Department has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of tigers and deer.
7 Amazon countries sign forest pact

Seven Amazonian countries sign a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest via disaster response coordination and satellite monitoring, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle.