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PM Tarique launches tree campaign, pledges greener Bangladesh future

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The five-year plantation drive will be digitally monitored and aims to create green jobs, support nursery entrepreneurs and expand tree fairs from Dhaka to...

Common Kingfisher: A bright bird facing a darker climate reality

Climate loss fund faces $2.8bn shortfall as board meets in Manila

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Bangladesh hunts wildlife traffickers after 1,104 exotic animals seized

Bangladesh honours environmental champions at 2025 national awards

Rope bridges help monkeys cross highway safely in Madhupur forest

Seven jackals killed in Barishal, sparking wildlife concerns

Illegal lead smelting resumes again in Savar despite government raids

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Environment

Lead exposure drains Up to 9% of Bangladesh’s GDP with $16 billion annual IQ loss

Environment

Hill water crisis deepens as unsafe ‘wells’ become main source

Climate Justice

For Barishal’s Manta boat dwellers, Eid brings only brief relief amid daily hardship

Focus

Bangladesh’s canal ambition faces climate, political and water security pressures

Climate Finance

BWGED urges solar subsidies to cut Bangladesh fuel import costs

PM Tareque Rahman unveils roadmap to expand Bangladesh’s carbon credit market

EU eyes Bangladesh as emerging hub for green shipbuilding and recycling

Experts urge regenerative financing to close climate adaptation funding gap

Sustainability

Bangladesh bets on rooftop solar to reach 20pc renewable power by 2030

IDCOL, East West University partner on solar energy research

Bangladesh, Netherlands discuss cooperation on climate-resilient water management

BADC expands Dhaincha cultivation to restore saline soils in coastal Khulna

BADC has cultivated Dhaincha on 65 acres at Paikgacha's...

Rajshahi urged to adopt climate-resilient housing policy for vulnerable residents

A BARCIK policy dialogue urged authorities to adopt a...

Climate Change

Illegal saltwater pipes now threaten $100m coastal shield in Southwestern Bangladesh

Bangladeshi journalist wins second EJN fellowship on climate loss

Bangladesh to Host Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Youth 2026

Between rising tides and hungry tigers: Jarina’s fight for survival

Widowed by disaster and displaced by erosion, Jarina struggles...

Bangladesh universities move to introduce climate reporting course for journalists

Teachers from Bangladeshi universities are developing a common climate...

Biodiversity

Prime minister to open environment and tree fairs in Dhaka

Ancient DNA confirms Nepal’s ‘Chinese pangolin’ is Himalayan species

South Korean firms linked to nature loss spanning over five Seouls, study says

Lautala’s small forest: A place of healing in a concrete city

In Dhaka’s Lautala Forest, neem leaves, native trees and...

Illegal trawling threatens Bangladesh’s coastal fisheries in bay of bengal

Illegal bottom trawling in Bangladesh's coastal waters is destroying...

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Amazon’s Hidden Data Centers in India and Beyond

The Lights Dim on Laos’ Brief Bitcoin Dream

A digital boom in a thirsty Indonesian city

Inside Malaysia’s Data Center Boom

Climate Justice

Journalist Md Ibrahim Khalilullah wins EJN fellowship for second time

Eco Theatre launched to advance agroecology and climate justice through culture

Wangchuk’s health worsens as CJP protest enters 15th day

Agroecology workshop highlights food sovereignty and climate justice in Rajshahi

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Common Hoopoe: The crowned bird of open fields under growing climate pressure

Light pollution: The silent threat stealing our night sky

Key West’s overlooked cattle egret reveals a remarkable migration story

The Climate Watch among 14 Asian newsrooms recognised in 2026 Osborn Elliott Prize citation

Crime

Illegal lead plant leaves Munshiganj villagers choking on toxic smoke

Bangladesh seizes over 1,100 exotic wildlife in Dhaka raid, one arrested

DoE dismantles illegal lead smelting units in Savar

California ‘no-kill’ shelter investigated after 117 buried dogs found

Wildlife

AI early warning system to protect people from wild elephants in Sherpur Hills

Bangladesh PM urges inclusive safe society and protection of animals

Man arrested after PM intervenes in brutal stray dog attack in Bogura

Large python rescued from hardware shop in Satkhira, released into Sundarbans

A large python rescued from a hardware shop in...

Hunger threatens 200 black-faced langurs as forests disappear in Jhenaidah

More than 200 black-faced langurs in Jhenaidah face worsening...

Energy

Groups urge Bangladesh to scrap Tk 57.45bn North Dhaka waste power project

Bangladesh to scale up ‘Soleman Solar Irrigation Pump’ nationwide: Mirza Fakhrul

Sunamganj DC office launches 90kW rooftop solar system to advance clean energy

Bangladesh EV shift hindered by power crisis despite 75% cost savings: DCCI

A DCCI paper says electric vehicles could significantly reduce...

SANEM flags budget gap as Bangladesh backs renewables and fossil fuels

SANEM says Bangladesh’s 2026-27 budget signals support for solar...

Environment

Overflowing waste at Nangalkot CNG stand poses serious health risk to commuters

Two children die in separate Chattogram landslides after heavy rain

Bangladesh names acting environment secretary after Rayhan Kawser recall

Bangladesh High Court orders plan to phase out hazardous burnt oil stoves

Bangladesh’s High Court has ordered authorities to prepare a...

Illegal lead recycling in Savar raises health and environmental alarm near Dhaka

Residents allege illegal lead battery recycling in Savar is...

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Indian journalist Lahkar wins Denmark climate fellowship

Youth groups reflect on COP30 at Chattogram dialogue

Bangladesh urged to send top leaders to COP climate talks

Women are still underrepresented in climate talks at COP30

COP process falls short for vulnerable nations, talks go on

COP30’s overlooked breakthrough on just transition

Migration

Climate change raises deadly heat risks for Gulf migrant workers: HRW

Faridpur villagers demand removal of dredger as river erosion worsens

Climate-displaced children find new hope through skills training

Barishal slowly sinking as scientists warn of long-term flooding risk

A scientific study finds Barishal is gradually sinking due...

IOM and International Federation of the Green Crescent partner to support migrants mental health

IOM and IFGC signed a Geneva agreement to strengthen...

Thoughts

Carbon credit revenue could fund Bangladesh’s next rural energy expansion

Environmental campaigners call for urgent protection of urban trees and wetlands

Harnessing the monsoon for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh

One Sundarbans, two policies: Can fragmented conservation really work?

Bangladesh’s seasonal Sundarbans ban raises questions over fragmented conservation,...

Climate gains ground in budget, but implementation remains the real test

Bangladesh’s proposed budget gives climate, forests, pollution control and...

News Digest

PM orders urgent restoration of Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake

Youth dialogue begins people-led push for Bangladesh’s long-term low-carbon plan

Illegal shrimp farming on Satkhira river chars threatens forests, climate resilience

Bangladesh can implement Teesta project whenever it decides, says Chinese envoy

China has reiterated its readiness to implement Bangladesh's Teesta...

Local rice varieties promoted in Netrakona to strengthen climate resilience

Farmers in Netrakona received 22 indigenous climate-resilient rice varieties...

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