environment

Zubaida urges green revolution through tree planting for future generations

Dr Zubaida Rahman urged a nationwide green revolution through tree plantation, stressing environmental protection, youth engagement, scientific innovation and...

Illegal sand mining threatens 20 villages along Sunamganj’s Jadukata River

Illegal sand extraction along Sunamganj's Jadukata River is accelerating erosion, endangering 20 villages, homes, farmland and the country's largest...

Bangladesh’s most polluted rivers identified as Lobondoh, Haridhoya and Sutang

A nationwide study of 56 rivers identifies Lobondoh, Haridhoya and Sutang as Bangladesh's most polluted waterways, highlighting widespread industrial...

Green Earth launches nationwide tree plantation drive to tackle climate risks

Green Earth has launched a nationwide tree plantation campaign across Bangladesh to combat climate change impacts, restore ecological balance...

Rajshahi dialogue calls for climate-resilient agroecology food system

Stakeholders at a Rajshahi dialogue called for agroecology-based policies to build climate-resilient food systems, highlighting Barind water scarcity, environmental...

Illegal lead factory demolished in Keraniganj locals hold victory rally

Illegal lead factory in Dhaka’s Keraniganj demolished by mobile court over pollution concerns. Locals celebrate victory rally after years...

Save CRB protesters demand halt to hospital project in Chattogram

Environmental activists and citizens in Chattogram staged a sit-in demanding authorities cancel a proposed private hospital project in CRB,...

Kamalganj hill cutting and illegal sand extraction spark fears of ecological damage

Illegal hill cutting and silica sand extraction in Kamalganj are threatening biodiversity, infrastructure and tourism, prompting warnings from environmentalists...

Govt approves review of Mirsarai economic zone’s environmental, social impact

Bangladesh has approved a Tk868,000 project to review the environmental and social impacts of Mirsarai Economic Zone, amid growing...

Mystery oil spill hits Veracruz Coast, threatening fisheries, tourism

Residents along Mexico’s Gulf coast are racing to clean oil-coated beaches in Veracruz as an unexplained spill spreads across...

Youth protest at Dhaka University over pollution of Phuljor and Karatoa rivers

Young climate activists and indigenous community members protested at Dhaka University on Friday, demanding urgent action to stop industrial...

Bangladesh river pollution protesters arrested as factory files extortion case

Campaigners say legal action seeks to silence outcry over alleged toxic discharge into Phuljor River, despite High Court ruling...