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More than 200 homes flooded in Sitakunda as residents blame Abul Khair Steel plant

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Locals allege natural canals and drainage routes were altered or blocked; company says unusually heavy rainfall caused the flooding Residents accuse the steel plant of...

Common Kingfisher: A bright bird facing a darker climate reality

Chattogram floods affect 754,590 people, destroy rural homes as aid falls short

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Kaptai hydropower output tops 200 MW as lake water levels rise

The death of a river: The impending Teesta catastrophe

Forest department seizes 150 kg of shrimp, poison bottles and boat in Sundarbans raid

68MW Jamuna solar park signals Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition

What traditional creative industries teach us about sustainability

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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

Climate project faces scrutiny as only Tk8cr set aside for beneficiaries

Climate aid project faces scrutiny over high consultancy spending

OECD review finds climate finance progress uneven despite policy growth

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

Sustainability

Philippines launches national policy to expand nature-based solutions

Bangladesh outlines climate and innovation goals at UN SDG forum

Green skills gap threatens Bangladesh’s climate transition, study finds

Girls in Netrakona welcome newborns with trees to begin zero-carbon journey

Teenage volunteers in a Netrakona village combine tree planting,...

Bangladesh honours environmental champions at 2025 national awards

The awards spotlight conservation, education and innovation efforts as...

Climate Change

120 Hills Destroyed, 1,200 Dead: Chattogram’s Deadly Cost of Hill Cutting

Bangladesh PM plants trees, meets women receiving welfare cards

Young volunteers lead life-saving relief as Bangladesh floods affect 1 million

Bangladeshi journalist wins second EJN fellowship on climate loss

The award supports Rukon’s investigation into non-economic climate losses...

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

Bangladesh’s proposed renewable energy roadmap combines solar expansion, grid...

Biodiversity

Tigress returns to Sundarbans as deer traps threaten tigers

10-foot python rescued from fishing net in bagerhat

Bangladesh’s Prime minister expresses interest in visiting Pitachhara conservation forest

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

Illegal shrimp farming on Satkhira river chars is destroying...

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

Bangladesh will install 15 AI-powered early warning devices in...

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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

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

Bangladesh to Host Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Youth 2026

Journalist Md Ibrahim Khalilullah wins EJN fellowship for second time

Eco Theatre launched to advance agroecology and climate justice through culture

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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

Bangladeshi national arrested in India for smuggling endangered golden langurs

Bangladesh hunts wildlife traffickers after 1,104 exotic animals seized

Illegal lead smelting resumes again in Savar despite government raids

Illegal lead plant leaves Munshiganj villagers choking on toxic smoke

Wildlife

Wild mother elephant dies after fall from Teknaf hill in heavy rain

Wild Asian elephant seriously injured in landslide in Teknaf hills

Rope bridges help monkeys cross highway safely in Madhupur forest

Bangladesh PM urges inclusive safe society and protection of animals

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated Nazrul Year 2026-27, urging...

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

Authorities investigating a California no-kill animal shelter discovered 117...

Energy

Bangladesh targets 60MW rooftop solar expansion across public universities to cut energy costs

Bangladesh approves roadmap to raise renewable energy to 20% by 2030

BWGED urges solar subsidies to cut Bangladesh fuel import costs

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

Sunamganj District Commissioner’s Office has commissioned a 90kW rooftop...

Bangladeshi researcher Azam Khan wins global award for AI energy research

Bangladeshi researcher Azam Khan has won the Global Recognition...

Environment

Bangladesh warning system under strain as weather platforms hacked

Flood toll rises to 39 as 928,000 affected across Chattogram division

KEPZ wins Bangladesh’s top national tree plantation award for 2025

Bangladesh names acting environment secretary after Rayhan Kawser recall

The leadership change comes as Bangladesh advances key environmental...

BADC expands Dhaincha cultivation to restore saline soils in coastal Khulna

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

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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

How much is population growth really to blame for Bangladesh’s food insecurity?

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

Environmental campaigners call for urgent protection of urban trees and wetlands

Green move Cox: A youth-led vision for sustainable transportation in Bangladesh

Young leaders at a Dhaka summit presented Green Move...

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

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

News Digest

COP31 partnership, side event applications close August 14

Europe heatwave highlights need for deeper China-EU climate ties

Government issues 10-point flood response plan for Chattogram region

Bangladesh, Netherlands discuss cooperation on climate-resilient water management

Discussions focused on technical collaboration for the Teesta Master...

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

Ancient DNA from a 190-year-old museum specimen has resolved...

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