Bangladesh environment

Greater effort needed to stop sand extraction from Teesta

Government must protect our rivers from being polluted, encroached or harmed in other ways

Drowning in plastic, shall we just surrender to our fate?

Plastic pollution has reached a stage where only drastic action can reverse the trend

Why are we still allowing single-use plastic?

Government must implement the ban to stop plastic pollution

Dhanmondi Lake needs to be protected

Politics, greed and negligence threaten to compromise the integrity of the lake area

A canal here, a bird refuge there...

One by one, we’re losing precious natural resources to greed and apathy

Stop sand extraction from rivers

It's increasing the risk of river erosion, endangering farmland and depleting soil fertility

Brick kiln for hills? Not really a choice

Authorities must step up efforts to protect hills from being ravaged

Tea estate ignites wildfire, kills scores of animals

Hatimara Tea Garden took lease of a land near Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila some years ago. The place was a safe habitat for wildlife and hosted century-old trees... up until January 19, 2023.

37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak

The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Greater effort needed to stop sand extraction from Teesta

Government must protect our rivers from being polluted, encroached or harmed in other ways

April 17, 2023
April 17, 2023

Drowning in plastic, shall we just surrender to our fate?

Plastic pollution has reached a stage where only drastic action can reverse the trend

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Why are we still allowing single-use plastic?

Government must implement the ban to stop plastic pollution

March 3, 2023
March 3, 2023

Dhanmondi Lake needs to be protected

Politics, greed and negligence threaten to compromise the integrity of the lake area

February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023

A canal here, a bird refuge there...

One by one, we’re losing precious natural resources to greed and apathy

February 3, 2023
February 3, 2023

Stop sand extraction from rivers

It's increasing the risk of river erosion, endangering farmland and depleting soil fertility

January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023

Brick kiln for hills? Not really a choice

Authorities must step up efforts to protect hills from being ravaged

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Tea estate ignites wildfire, kills scores of animals

Hatimara Tea Garden took lease of a land near Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila some years ago. The place was a safe habitat for wildlife and hosted century-old trees... up until January 19, 2023.

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak

The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.

October 2, 2022
October 2, 2022

As Dhaka is cooked, it is the poor who are suffering more

Do city authorities have any plans to deal with heat stress from extreme temperatures?