Abul Bashar Rahman has been eager to learn about the environment since his school days. As he started studying economics at the British Columbia University of Canada three years ago, he went in-depth into the matter. He found out how massive industrialisation in the global North was mostly respo
A unit of Green Textile Limited of Bangladesh topped the list of eco-friendly factories in February this year.
In Sylhet's Hakaluki Haor, some poachers are killing migratory birds using traps and poison. The birds are then sold to various local markets.
About two lakh citizens live in Pabna municipal area but without a proper waste management system. Although upgraded to a first-class municipality in 1989, all the waste in the city is still being dumped under the open sky. This is resulting in a public health hazard in the town.
Severe river erosion following the floods has affected five upazilas in Sirajganj. During this monsoon, around a thousand families have lost their homes.
Will we be able to handle it if the flood situation worsens further?
It has become the norm in Mathorpara village of Gaibandha that a tree is planted immediately after the birth of a child. Villeger Gopal Chandra is behind this wonderful initiative.
We're witnessing unexpected changes in the global climate following global warming. What are the risks for Bangladesh? How severe are they?
One of the main attractions of the Kuakata beach used to be the lush greenery of Kewra, Gewa Kadai and Jhau trees. However, many of these trees in Gangamati Char and Kawar Char in Kuakata are being washed away by huge tidal waves. Not just trees, houses too are being washed away into the sea.
Vultures and other birds migrate in search of food during winter. Sometimes they fall sick due to lack of food while travelling such long distances.
Climate change has put the entire world at risk of natural calamities. Bangladesh faces a greater risk because it is a coastal country.
Once upon a time, Louhajang River in Tangail used to bear large cargo boats and passenger launches. But now, owing to the construction of a sluice gate, siltation and lack of water have virtually turned it into a canal.
Wherever a snake is in danger, the Snake Rescue Team Bangladesh arrives to help.
Urbanisation has become unstoppable and nature's green is being overtaken by concrete jungles. As a result, animal habitats and bird sanctuaries are disappearing.
Evidence suggests Alexander the Great’s march of global conquest came to a halt when he heard the stories of a great nation east of the Ganges - Gangaridai - and its massive army of war elephants. Chittagong used to provide elephants and trainers to the British Empire, the Mughal Empire and even the Roman Empire.
Ala Imran was born in Belarus. She is an architect by profession. She came to Bangladesh in 1994 with her husband Ashik Imran. They started a family in Chattogram. Ala and Ashik established their architecture firm Fialka.
Due to encroachment, soil filling, and pollution, many ponds and lakes in Chattogram city are disappearing.
Bhairab river, running through Khulna, has now lost its vitality because of severe pollution and blatant illegal land grabbing. Apparently, the accusation falls on authority’s inaction to stop the locally powerful perpetrators.