Issues centring ecological protection are inherently political, but in this dying earth, these are repeatedly depoliticised.
Major cities, including metropolises like Dhaka and Chattogram, consistently rank among the world's least liveable urban areas.
Macron first told us that he had had a one-on-one conversation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina already in which he’d offered assistance from France to Bangladesh to work on an energy transition partnership.
The pre-Olympics swimming test competition due to take place Sunday in the Seine in Paris has been cancelled due to pollution of the river, the international swimming federation said after analysis of the latest water samples.
Climate change is a phenomenon that impacts everyone on earth. Although some might think of climate change as something that will affect us in the future, it is an ongoing process and we are already seeing its effects. Ecosystems and people across the globe are being heavily impacted by it. Ever wondered why the weather has been going haywire recently? Or why more and more of the arctic region is melting away?
The country has been seeing a worsening plastic waste problem over the last decade and a half, and recently, a small step has been taken towards possible mitigation.
Dhaka's rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have led to a significant increase in air pollution levels.
No matter where I am in this city, the air is always heavy and thickly laced with pollutants that harm me in many ways.
Why did the authorities allow hotels, resorts and hatcheries without STPs to operate in Cox's Bazar?
Staying silent against environmental pollution is serving the interests of the elite who are making profits from pollution.
The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"
Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
The government has taken an initiative to set up four new vehicle inspection centres (VICs) to control emissions.
Only two decades ago, people bathed in the Hyderabad canal in Tongi, Gazipur.
Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.
South Asia’s largest wetland ecosystem, the Hakaluki haor, is currently under threat as its fish population and aquatic plants is in decline due to illegal fishing.
Pollution caused over 2.15 lakh premature deaths in Bangladesh in 2019, according to a new global study.
Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday.
Chattogram division is at high risk of being one of the world’s largest carbon catastrophes once all the fossil fuel power plants – planned to be constructed in the division – come into operation, according to a joint study.