When monsoon waters fill Chalan Beel, pink lotuses, white water lilies and water chestnuts usually blanket the vast wetlands in the region.

Deep inside Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary, wild buffaloes move through coastal forest and swamp land on an island in the Bay of Bengal. But their numbers are shrinking fast, as poachers continue to target the animals despite repeated drives, arrests and criminal cases.

Altered river courses and human intervention disrupt wetland’s natural flowering, unchecked tourism adds to damage

A female cotton pygmy goose sweeps over Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari.

The elephants were kept at Gazipur Safari Park; owners pledge not to abuse them again

Experts have repeatedly warned that plastic contamination along the riverbank poses threats to fish and ultimately to human health and called for stronger action against illegal dumping.

No projects in wetlands or farmland unless consistent with approved frameworks

BWDB says geobags bags placed at 12 vulnerable points; permanent projects await approval

Mobile court says the 25-year-old scattered poisoned rice in a Chuadanga field; residents alerted the administration after the mass bird deaths

With key canal development works still unfinished, 189mm of rain inundates large parts of port city

According to the Met Office, the tremor measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale was felt at 5:32am (BDST).

River ports in coastal areas advised to hoist warning Signal No 1

Department of Environment, Rab and police assisted the upazila administration during the operation

Temperatures may dip slightly as a weather system over neighbouring India moves further west-northwestwards

Plant chief engineer says unit’s overhaul is overdue

Plant was supplying around 50 MW from unit-1 before shutdown

Company says it expects supply to gradually increase to around 550 mmcfd by 2:00am Saturday

A rhesus macaque mother cradles her sleepy infant among rain-washed leaves in Fatikchhari’s Hazirikhil Wildlife Sanctuary.

Surma-Meghna at Tazumuddin 80cm above danger level, highest rise recorded

Almost all countries agreed 4 years ago to protect 30% of the planet by 2030