Rajshahi

Rajshahi launches programme to plant 1,000 palm tree saplings

Palm saplings will be distributed across educational institutions and key public sites in Rajshahi under a nationwide initiative targeting...

Bangladesh farmers demand ban on use of highly hazardous pesticides

Farmers in Rajshahi are promoting agroecology, local seed systems and natural pest control while urging stronger safeguards against hazardous...

Rajshahi groups demand halt to evictions without slum resettlement

Civic groups say evictions without rehabilitation would deepen the housing crisis, urging authorities to protect the rights and dignity...

Evictions without resettlement must stop, Rajshahi protesters demand

Protesters said thousands of low-income and climate-displaced families in Rajshahi remain vulnerable to displacement, urging authorities to prioritise rehabilitation,...

Rajshahi urged to adopt climate-resilient housing policy for vulnerable residents

A BARCIK policy dialogue urged authorities to adopt a climate-resilient housing policy, expand social housing, protect green spaces and...

Rajshahi policy paper calls for climate-resilient urban planning for poor

A policy paper launched in Rajshahi calls for urban agriculture, greening initiatives and rights-based planning to strengthen climate resilience,...

Silent march held in Rajshahi to mourn biodiversity lost to pesticides

Farmers, activists and residents in Rajshahi held a silent march and memorial event on World Environment Day, highlighting biodiversity...

World Environment Day observed in Rajshahi with talks, tree planting drive

Rajshahi observed World Environment Day 2026 with discussions, tree planting, a human chain and sapling distribution, highlighting climate action,...

Agroecology Leadership Awards honor 22 changemakers under 500-year-old banyan tree

Twenty-two farmers, activists and community leaders from Bangladesh's Barind region received Agroecology Leadership Awards for advancing biodiversity conservation, indigenous...

Rajshahi biodiversity festival celebrates harmony between farming and nature

Farmers, students and environmental groups gathered in Rajshahi’s Tanore to celebrate agrobiodiversity, promote indigenous seed conservation and highlight the...

Rajshahi human chain demands environmental justice, 20-point charter

Activists in Rajshahi form human chain, presenting 20-point charter urging action on pollution, river protection, water crisis, healthcare, and...

Rajshahi rally urges protection of rivers and wetlands 

Environmental activists and researchers at a Rajshahi rally warned that pollution and encroachment are threatening rivers and wetlands, urging...