Pinaki Roy

Over 30,000 deaths directly attributed to fossil fuels

Even 16 years after HC directive to restore Dhaka’s four rivers to their original state, the govt has yet to complete even half of the work

With the dry season approaching, Dhaka city’s air quality has once again slipped to an unhealthy level, underscoring the inadequacy of the limited measures taken by the authorities to curb air pollution.

Bangladesh’s eastern coast, a key zone for development activities, is sinking faster than the central and western coasts amid rising sea levels, posing threats to infrastructure, vast swathes of farmland and the livelihoods of millions of people, warns a new study.

Even at the peak of monsoon, the Buriganga water remains almost pitch-dark at Doleshwar point in Dhaka’s Shyampur area.

Freshwater, both surface and groundwater, from northern Bangladesh has been declining steadily for the past two decades, reveals a new global study.

This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.

The Ecnec yesterday approved the construction of Rabindra University in Sirajganj, despite objections from several advisers over the plan to build it by filling up a wetland.

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan’s admission of failure to stop rampant stone extraction in Sylhet’s Jaflong may be honest, but it highlights her glaring limitations as an administrator.

Bangladesh experienced three low-pressure systems on July 7, July 14 and July 24 which led to heavy rain

Abdul Aziz once harvested rice in abundance from his fields next to Labondaho, once a picturesque river located in Indrapur, Gazipur’s Sreepur. Today, he stands on cracked earth, nursing losses and lamenting poisoned waters.

The series of six earthquakes that shook Myanmar yesterday, occurring along the Sagaing fault -- the country’s longest faultline -- served as a stark reminder of Dhaka’s earthquake vulnerability.

The project will be built on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Despite annual recharge every year, there is an overall declining trend in groundwater level due to over-extraction

At least 79 of the government-listed 1,156 rivers flowing through the country have dried up or are in the process of drying up in recent times, threatening livelihoods, agriculture, and local biodiversity, a recent study has revealed.

Over the past decade, nearly half of the country’s wild elephant population has been wiped out.

Under the deal, POWERCHINA will prepare a concept paper by December and conduct a feasibility study in 2026

Nineteen-year-old Sajjad Hossain had no alternative but to start building a new thatched home for his two sisters, mother and himself since their house was swept away by a flood four months ago in Pashchim Aloka village, situated on the banks of Muhuri river in Feni’s Parshuram upazila.

Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?

Bangladesh is now in a comfortable position in fish and meat production, bringing comfort to the government in ensuring food security.