Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) yesterday asked the government to take necessary measures to save Labandha river in Gazipur from pollution and encroachment.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 82 at 10:43am, Dhaka ranked 18th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality this morning

India’s Delhi and China’s Wuhan occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 180 and 171, respectively

Mymensingh’s Akhalia river, which was once a great source of water for agriculture and local fishes in Phulbaria upazila of the district, is now in a dire state due to pollution.

Dhaka’s air quality has turned ‘moderate’ during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays as most of the residents left the capital for their respective villages to celebrate the religious festival

Dhaka’s air quality was “unhealthy” yesterday morning.

About 2.4 million people in Thailand have sought hospital treatment for medical problems linked to air pollution since the start of the year, health officials said, as toxic smog chokes parts of the country

G7 environment and climate ministers pledged to end new plastic pollution in their countries by 2040, they said in a statement released today after talks in northern Japan

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 199 at 9:20 am today, Dhaka ranked fifth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed by UN Secretary General António Guterres as member of the Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste..The appointment was made in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Zero Waste (77/161) adopted on

Air pollution is responsible for about 20 percent of the total premature deaths in Bangladesh, says a World Bank report.

Bangladesh's air quality improved in 2022 from the previous year, making it the fifth most polluted country in terms of air quality in the latest annual global survey by IQAir

According to a new study, at least 56 rivers flowing through different parts of the country are suffering from extreme pollution during the lean period -- when natural flows of rivers are at their lowest

.Plastics entering the world's oceans have surged by an "unprecedented" amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no further action is taken, according to research published on Wednesday..An estimated 171 trillion plastic particles were afloat in the oceans by 2019, accord

An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered "unhealthy," 201 and 300 "very unhealthy," and 301 to 400 is considered "hazardous," posing serious health risks to residents.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has asked all government offices at the district level and coastal areas to take measures for stopping the use of single-use plastic.

Premature births and babies born with low birth weight is on the rise in Dhaka city due to poor air quality, found a recent study

The High Court yesterday blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite its repeated directives.

The High Court today blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite repeated directives..“If effective steps were taken in compliance with our directives, then why the air pollution in the capital has been at or near the top of

The court delivered the verdict after lifting its earlier order that in 2014 gave two years' time for relocating the brick kilns