Environmental governance

EU initiative to strengthen grassroots climate justice in Bangladesh

The project will support 18 grassroots groups, including women-led, Indigenous Peoples’, Dalit and youth organisations, to engage in advocacy,...

Bangladesh and ICIMOD strengthen partnership for climate resilience

Bangladesh and ICIMOD agreed to deepen cooperation on climate resilience, transboundary river management and regional environmental governance, advancing a...

Bangladesh explores AI-driven platform for real-time pollution monitoring

Bangladesh is reviewing an AI-based environmental monitoring platform that could provide real-time pollution data, strengthen oversight of industrial emissions...

Bangladesh cracks down on illegal lead recycling as strategy nears approval

Bangladesh intensifies action against illegal lead recycling while advancing a national strategy, highlighting urgent health risks, environmental damage and...

Bangladesh govt faces early climate and air test

Bangladesh’s new government begins its term amid hazardous air pollution and rising climate risks, with early action on adaptation,...

Rizwana Hasan returns to lead BELA amid major environmental reforms

Syeda Rizwana Hasan resumes leadership of BELA, pledging stronger legal action and community engagement as Bangladesh rolls out major...

Bangladesh’s New Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, critical challenges ahead

Newly sworn-in Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo faces mounting pressure to curb air pollution, strengthen climate resilience, mobilise finance...

Environmental action: Is Bangladesh ready for change??

As youth movements rise and climate risks intensify, Bangladesh’s political landscape shows signs of greener thinking, gender-responsive energy visions,...

Transboundary river pollution hits India-Bangladesh border

Pollution in shared rivers across the India-Bangladesh border is destroying fisheries, threatening public health and livelihoods, and revealing urgent...

Toxic rivers, empty laws: Dhaka’s lifelines dying

Despite decades of laws and projects, Dhaka’s rivers are dying from untreated industrial waste and sewage, exposing weak enforcement,...

Interim govt ready for accountability after tenure

Interim government adviser Rizwana Hasan says her administration is open to scrutiny after office, highlighting limited tenure, election-focused reforms...

Khaleda Zia’s green legacy still calls for unity

Khaleda Zia’s death revives debate on her overlooked environmental legacy, from early policy moves to a 2010 call for...