Department of Environment (DoE)
Curbing air pollution should be our top priority
It poses the greatest environmental threat to human health
Sylhet is losing its storied hillocks, one after another
Authorities must take stern action against the culprits
Dhaka’s forever toxic air
Do the authorities have any plan at all to contain air pollution?
Failed response to dengue and air pollution is no coincidence
High Court’s observations about the relevant authorities demand attention
Air pollution is not for only one authority to tackle
Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.
Stop encroachment of Arial Beel
Authorities must act on High Court’s directive to save the endangered wetland
Save Arial Beel from real estate sharks
Encroachers are destroying the once-thriving ecosystem of this wetland
Can a state institution just gobble up land?
BADC must stop filling the water retention area in Gabtoli
The crumbling coasts
Illegal sand mining is eating away people's homes, farmland and wildlife habitats
Sitakunda oxygen plant blast: Lax monitoring, lack of safety gear to blame
The absence of workers’ safety equipment and a lack of inspections of heavy machinery are to blame for Sunday’s explosion at the Sheema Oxygen Plant in Sitakunda’s Keshabpur, said probe officials
Making Khulna a green and fair climate city
We can make the southwestern part of Bangladesh one of the world's foremost places to implement nature-based solutions (NbS).
Don’t dump on the environment
The hillocks of the port city must be protected from unscrupulous razers
Our half-life of choking on polluted air
What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?
A canal here, a bird refuge there...
One by one, we’re losing precious natural resources to greed and apathy
HC’s anger at environment officials is well-justified
Authorities’ lack of response to air pollution is literally killing us
Stop sand extraction from rivers
It's increasing the risk of river erosion, endangering farmland and depleting soil fertility
Tackling Oil Spillage: Committee there, but only on paper
A high-powered national committee, formed to tackle oil or chemical spills along the shipping routes, has failed miserably to respond to the recent oil spill in the Meghna.
Brick kiln for hills? Not really a choice
Authorities must step up efforts to protect hills from being ravaged
Tangail needs to save its hillocks
Local authorities must act to prevent endless hill-cutting
