environmental crime

Bangladesh police propose specialised unit to tackle environment crimes

Bangladesh Police plans a specialised environment unit to address rising pollution, deforestation and illegal resource extraction, aiming to strengthen...

Illegal battery-lead factory busted in Bangladesh, six jailed

Bangladesh authorities shut an illegal lead-processing factory in Shariatpur, jailing six operators for burning used batteries to extract toxic...

Two held as sand-laden boat seized on Dhopajan River

Police detained two men and seized a sand-laden boat during an anti-illegal mining drive in Sunamganj’s Dhopajan River, highlighting...

Journalists attacked covering sand mining in Cox’s Bazar

Armed groups guard illegal sand extraction in Cox’s Bazar’s Ichhachhari stream, where journalists were attacked while reporting, exposing environmental...

Illegal night sand mining raises erosion fears in Satkhira

Residents in coastal Satkhira allege ongoing night-time sand mining in key rivers, warning of worsening erosion, embankment instability and...

An illegal lead factory ravages farmland in Savar area

An illegal lead-acid battery factory in Savar is destroying farmland, crops and livelihoods, raising alarm over food security, public...

Bangladesh toughens forest laws, jails for poaching, picnics

Bangladesh’s interim government has approved sweeping new ordinances to protect forests and wildlife, tightening penalties for poaching, habitat damage...

Lakshmipur farmer fined BDT 8 lakh for topsoil theft

A Lakshmipur farmer was fined BDT 8 lakh after a mobile court caught illegal topsoil removal, highlighting strict enforcement...

Case filed over mangrove destruction for shrimp farm

Authorities filed a forest case after media exposure revealed mass mangrove destruction and land grabbing in Cox’s Bazar to...

Mymensingh shuts down illegal lead battery factory

Authorities shut an illegal lead-acid battery recycling factory in Mymensingh, fining operators and sealing the site as Bangladesh intensifies...

Poisoned mustard seeds kill 80 pigeons in Satkhira

Poisoned mustard seeds allegedly sown to protect crops killed dozens of pigeons in Satkhira’s Tala, prompting outrage, demands for...