The government has formed an 11-member working group headed by an additional deputy commissioner (revenue) to restore the flow of canals in Dhaka and reclaim them by tackling encroachment and pollution

Bangladesh and Japan have a lot in common in terms of the number of natural disasters they have to fight, said Mari Miura, senior representative (social development) at Japan International Cooperation Agency, at a discussion on November 6

COP29 delegates will also be looking to advance other deals made at previous summits.

The arachnids -- feared for the toxic stinger poised atop their tails -- are proliferating thanks to urbanization and warming temperatures.

C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year - unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the year plunged to near-zero.

BMD forecasts rain showers likely in parts of Bangladesh

The government developed a National Air Quality Management Action Plan for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today

The Climate Justice Alliance-Bangladesh, a coalition of 40 civil society organisations led by the Centre for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), has urged COP 29 to prioritise ambitious climate action, with a focus on the needs of Least Developed Countries

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said the government developed a National Air Quality Management Action Plan for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms

Dhaka's air continues to be unhealthy as it ranked 3rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 8:59am this morning

Secretaries at the ministries of agriculture, commerce and environment and chairman of national board of revenue have been ordered to conduct the inquiry and to submit a report to the HC in 60 days

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for setting and implementing a realistic climate finance target based on the needs of affected countries

Speakers at the event, emphasised the need to reduce plastic waste generation and enforcing the ban more effectively this time

Almost 60,000 vehicles and more than 7,500 building sites were fined

Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.

The Supreme Court administration has ordered to stop the use of listed single-use plastic and banned polythene bags at the hotels and restaurants located on the Supreme Court and all other court premises

Canals and rivers are national assets and no one has the right to grab and pollute those, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.

Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.

A wild elephant was found dead in Batkuchi Tilapara area of Madhutila Eco Park near Nalitabari border in Sherpur on Thursday night.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change along with the Department of Environment conducted a monitoring drive yesterday morning in an effort to curb the use of banned polythene shopping bags.