17 highly harmful pesticides widely used across country
Experts said several of these pesticides are linked to cancer and long-term health effects
25 November 2025, 18:17 PM
25 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Experts flag growing underground stress
Three earthquakes hit near Dhaka in just 32 hours, raising concern as seismologists warn they could be foreshocks of a much stronger one.
22 November 2025, 18:17 PM
22 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Climate finance fuels ‘debt trap’
From 2002 to 2023, Bangladesh secured only $1.41 billion in adaptation funds, less than 1 percent of its projected needs.
10 November 2025, 18:10 PM
10 November 2025, 18:10 PM
Barind’s rice bowl is running dry
In Rajshahi region, erratic monsoons and rising heat are devastating crops and threatening farmers' futures. Pinaki Roy reports from the ground.
9 November 2025, 18:25 PM
9 November 2025, 18:25 PM
Bangladesh saw 2.25 lakh deaths from air pollution in 2022: Lancet report
Over 30,000 deaths directly attributed to fossil fuels
29 October 2025, 14:40 PM
29 October 2025, 14:40 PM
Govt project to save 4 rivers around Dhaka falters
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
24 October 2025, 18:20 PM
24 October 2025, 18:20 PM
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
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.
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Eastern coast sinking faster as sea level rises
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.
3 October 2025, 18:25 PM
3 October 2025, 18:25 PM
More rains may prolong sufferings for another week
Sufferings of the people in Sylhet division is not going to end soon as rivers will continue to swell in the next three days before starting to recede. So, the flood situation in the region will prevail for at least seven more days, meteorologists said.
17 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood in Sylhet may prevail at least a week, weather experts say
Sufferings of people living in Sylhet division is not going to end soon as the water level will continue to rise for next three days and the flood situation will prevail at least for seven days, according to weathermen.
17 June 2022, 12:30 PM
Sitakunda: Living in a death trap
Unplanned industrialisation in Sitakunda without proper safety measures has made local people live in constant fear especially after the BM container depot disaster.
10 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Food, Agriculture: A lot of hype, little promised
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war and global food price hike, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed emphasis on boosting food production to ensure food security in the country.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Shut errant tanneries now
A parliamentary body yesterday expressed resentment over the industries ministry’s “deliberate delay” in shutting down the tanners inside the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate,which are severely polluting the Dhaleshwari river.
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Rice pricier even in peak Boro season
The prices of rice rose by Tk 8-10 per kg over the last two weeks even though it is the harvesting season and there is ample supply of paddy.
1 June 2022, 02:30 AM
‘Sustainable resilience need of the hour’
With a call to generate and allocate necessary global funding for LDCs (Least Developed Countries)faced with natural disasters, the seventh Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2022 ended yesterday in Bali, Indonesia.
27 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s progress commendable
Praising Dhaka’s initiative to reduce disaster risks for people with disabilities, speakers yesterday said reducing risks for all is easy to talk about but difficult to implement, but Bangladesh is showing the world how to do so.
25 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh role model for disaster management
Over the decade, Bangladesh has earned a name as a role model for disaster management despite being one of the most disaster-prone and climate-vulnerable countries.
23 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Prepare for pressure on rice
While the government is banking on a good harvest of Boro paddy to bolster its grain stock, experts fear a sole focus on local production may not help ensure the country’s food security in the foreseeable future.
17 May 2022, 02:00 AM
Int’l day of action for rivers: 100 acres of the Buriganga still occupied
Nearly 100 acres along the two banks of the Buriganga river remain filled up even after installation of boundary pillars.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Climate change harsher on women in coastal areas
In May last year, 40-year-old Sunita Das, from Gatirgheri village of Khulna’s Koyra, lost her home to cyclone Yaas. More than 50 villages in Koyra were submerged, and around 45 metres of the flood control dam of Shakbaria river in Gatirgheri were washed away at the time.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Karuna, a pioneer in seed preservation
Sitting in her narrow yard, Karuna Mandal was sorting watermelon seeds. Nearly a hundred plastic and earthen pots, wrapped in polyethene and full of different kinds of seeds, lay in front of her.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Mapping the mangrove forest
Only a few people have both knowledge of and love for the Sundarbans.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Chinese proposal for CTG: Metro rail in return for stake in ‘smart city’
A Chinese company has proposed building a metro rail line in Chattogram and reclaiming land from the sea to build a 60-square km “smart city” in exchange for a share of the latter.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘We are simply not equipped to run safari parks’
Eminent wildlife conservationist Dr Reza Khan said Bangladesh needs to open an independent department with a mandate to manage all the wildlife of the country, including those in safari parks and zoos.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
A trail of death and mismanagement
Despite the forest department lacking the skilled manpower needed to run two existing safari parks, plans are underway for yet another safari park project in Lathitila forest in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila, at the cost of destroying natural forests.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Turag filled up ‘MISTAKENLY’
The High Court had directed the government 12 years ago to restore the areas of the Turag and three other rivers around the capital to their original state, but the government still lags far behind in the implementation of the directive.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Coastal People: Not merely at mercy of nature
“Many are leaving this area and going someplace else to live. Their homes are submerged and they have no means of livelihood here. It is hard even to get drinking water sometimes.”
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Wanton neglect, irreversible loss
After around two decades and countless deadlines, a tannery estate with a fully functioning CETP that would ensure the environment is not ravaged by toxic waste is still a far cry from what was planned.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM