environment

AUW students launch campaign to protect Chattogram’s historic dighis

Environment TCW Report -
Water-quality assessments have revealed visible pollution in three historic dighis, prompting student-led research, children's awareness activities and plans for...

114 exotic wildlife seized in smuggling attempt at Dhaka airport

Wildlife TCW Report -
The animals, hidden behind welding machines in imported cartons, included king snakes, Chinese fire-bellied newts and red-eared slider turtles....

Greening crucial to protecting environment and biodiversity: minister

Environment TCW Report -
Bangladesh’s State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam has stressed the need for extensive and...

Bangladesh, World Bank discuss ongoing and future environment projects

Environment TCW Report -
The discussions highlighted continued World Bank-Bangladesh cooperation on pollution prevention, alongside potential areas for future environmental collaboration. Bangladesh’s Environment, Forest...

Bangladesh minister says coastal communities face highest climate risk

Climate Change TCW Report -
A 15-day tree-planting campaign and fair in Barishal is promoting environmental awareness, with the minister urging stronger public action...

Bangladesh minister urges tree care as national tree fair comes to end

Environment TCW Report -
Bangladesh plans to plant 250 million saplings in five years, create green jobs and expand nursery entrepreneurship as tree...

Experts urge evidence-based climate policy for Bangladesh at Asian University for Women Conference

Climate Justice TCW Report -
Academics, researchers and environmental professionals gathered at Sonapahar Farmhouse Resort for the opening day of ICECA 2026, featuring keynote...

Save rivers now or face future generations, PM warns as Bangladesh steps up fight against pollution

Environment TCW Report -
Senior officials reviewed the worsening condition of rivers around Dhaka, with the government announcing stronger enforcement, inter-agency coordination and...

Environment laws must be strictly enforced to protect biodiversity, expert says

Environment TCW Report -
A zoology professor warns that habitat loss, forest fragmentation, unchecked pesticide use and weak law enforcement are accelerating environmental...

Bangladesh shuts 11 illegal lead factories as toxic recycling crisis deepens

Lead – 3rd TCW Report -
Bangladesh has shut 11 illegal lead recycling factories in six months as widespread toxic battery smelting exposes millions, prompting...

Three villagers save 500-year-old banyan tree from felling in Bangladesh

Environment TCW Report -
Three villagers' determined stand against felling an ancient banyan tree more than two decades ago transformed it into a...

Madaripur ponds disappear as high-rise buildings replace urban water bodies

Environment TCW Report -
Ponds across Madaripur are rapidly disappearing as urban development expands, reducing vital water sources, disrupting ecosystems and complicating firefighting...
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