Environment

DoE fines Feni University Tk 5 lakh for encroaching upon century-old waterbody

Department of Environment (DoE) today fined Feni University Tk 5...
DoE Ctg fines PDB Tk 5 lakh for filling up two ponds in Brahmanbaria

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region has fined...
Integrated project to be undertaken to control noise pollution: Environment minister

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

BELA and YES serve legal notice on 6 govt bodies over filling up of Kohelia River

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) and Cox's...
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...
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...

Of Barishal’s 62 rivers one-fourth have lost navigability: CEGIS survey

Of the 62 rivers in Barishal division, one-fourth have lost...
ADB, EIB join hands to protect oceans, support blue economy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank ...
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...

4 illegal brick kilns demolished, one fined Tk 5 lakh in Faridpur

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today...
Bangladesh to import 60,000MT diesel from India

Bangladesh will import 60,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India in...
DoE fines Toma Group Tk 50cr for cutting 22m cubic feet of hill in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, has fined Toma...

BSTI proposes import of downgraded petrol, ignoring its own standard set nine years ago

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has...
HC issues rule on recruiting manpower, establishing training centres under DoE

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned...
DoE demolishes five brick kilns in Chattogram

Department of Environment (DoE) (Chattogram region) demolished five...

DoE fines 15 businesses Tk 8.51 lakh

The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram region fined 15...
HC orders govt to shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg within 7 days

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the...
World set for 3c warming despite pandemic, pledges: UN

Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the...

Govt to take action to curb air pollution in Dhaka: minister

As air quality in Dhaka has drastically worsened with the arrival...
5 Illegal brick kilns fined in Kurigram

A mobile court at Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram has fined five...
Brick kilns in coastal reserve forest area demolished after a decade

Two brick kilns inside the coastal reserve forest area at Uttar...

Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019

Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The...
Facebook video shows Sylhet city councillors having ‘wild bird meat’

A live video showing five councillors of Sylhet City Corporation...
5 dead as flash floods hit southern Thailand

Thailand today reported at least five deaths after flash floods...

Wildlife, climate at heart of post-pandemic recovery: PM endorses ‘Pledge for Nature’

Global leaders including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today launched "Leaders' Pledge for Nature: United to Reverse Biodiversity Loss by 2030 for Sustainable Development" demonstrating their commitment for nature, biodiversity and global goals.
Sri Lanka returns 21 containers of illegal waste to Britain

Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain 21 container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material.
Reconstruction in Ramna Park: Petition seeks HC order for inquiry into cost

A petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the home secretary to make an inquiry about the state and possession of Ramna Park including its natural environment and the cost of its reconstruction during the Covid-19 pandemic and before the pandemic.
UN roundtable on climate: PM places 5-point recommendation to protect planet

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today placed a five-point recommendation to protect the planet and save people from the adversities of the climate changes.
Global climate activists urge Japan to stop financing coal plant in Matarbari

In an online rally today, climate activists across the globe urged Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration to stop financing dirty coal power plants in Bangladesh, as those would worsen the country’s climate crisis and destroy communities’ livelihood.
A third of my country was just underwater; world must act on climate: Sheikh Hasina

In a write-up published in The Guardian today, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the climate crisis and Covid-19 desperately need international cooperation.
Upazila admin demolishes brick kiln built on canal in Ctg’s Banshkhali

A brick kiln which was built on land grabbed from a canal was demolished by upazila administration at Baharchara union in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila today.
Sylhet Ratargul watchtower ‘risky’, closed to tourists

The watchtower overlooking the Ratargul Swamp Forest in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet was closed to tourists from today, after it was declared to be “risky”.
Mobilise global support to address climate refugee issue: PM to G20

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the G20 has a greater responsibility to come forward with stronger commitment to mobilise global support to address the issue of displacement or climate refugees.
Tk 202-cr project envisions development of local fish, snail

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today cleared four projects, including a Tk 202-crore project to conserve and develop local species of fish and snail in the country.