A life dedicated to nature

Nestled in Koitola village along the Kageshwari river emerges a mini forest out of nowhere. Spanning six bighas, this forest sits on land belonging to Akash Koli Das, an 80-year-old retired primary school teacher with a devotion to nature.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka air 3rd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
15 November 2023, 04:48 AM

More gas reserves found in Sylhet

A new gas reserve has been found in an abandoned well under the Sylhet Gas Field Limited at Golapganj upazila of the district
14 November 2023, 17:55 PM

Dhaka's air 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning. The air in Dhaka city was classified as "unhealthy" with an AQI score of 187 at 9:15am
13 November 2023, 05:08 AM

Harmful elements in Rajshahi's air doubles in 7 months, NGO finds

In the last seven months, Rajshahi city's level of small particulate matter (PM10) has doubled, indicating a rapid decline in the city's air quality, according to a report of Barendra Environment Development Voluntary Organisation..Members of the Rajshahi-based NGO yesterday conducted the
12 November 2023, 13:13 PM

Safari park at Lathitila forest for whom?

Defying repeated calls by the nature-concerned people, the government has passed a project to build a Safari Park in Lathitila reserved forest raising the prospect of destroying one of our last remaining evergreen forests
11 November 2023, 11:58 AM

800 earthquakes rock Iceland within 14 hours

Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption
11 November 2023, 05:30 AM

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality was ranked second worst in the world for the second consecutive day today
11 November 2023, 03:39 AM

‘Lathitila too precious to lose’

Experts condemn Ecnec approval for safari park in reserve forest
10 November 2023, 15:29 PM

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls to lowest since 2018

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, government data showed on Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made good on a pledge to rein in the destruction that happened under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro
10 November 2023, 09:26 AM

Final batch of uranium reaches Rooppur power plant

With this, a total of seven consignments of nuclear fuel for the initial batch for unit-1 has arrived in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
10 November 2023, 07:33 AM

Dhaka 2nd most polluted in the world Friday morning

Dhaka’s air quality remained in the "very unhealthy" zone this morning
10 November 2023, 05:51 AM

Nature quest: Spot the spotted

A couple of spotted owlets share a loving moment in the capital’s Botanical Garden. Native to many South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, this bird prefers open habitats, including cities, but tends to avoid dense forests and wetter regions
10 November 2023, 04:00 AM

Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: study

Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban on disposable plastic items in the Ecuadoran archipelago, according to a study published Wednesday.
9 November 2023, 05:44 AM

Dhaka’s air 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality has been marked as "very unhealthy" this morning despite the number of public transports being comparatively less than on usual workdays due to the ongoing blockade called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami
9 November 2023, 04:55 AM

7.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties
8 November 2023, 05:43 AM

Dhaka’s air 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality this morning
8 November 2023, 04:34 AM

Dhaka's air quality 'unhealthy', 5th worst in the world today

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning
7 November 2023, 05:00 AM

Dhaka's air 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked fifth on the global list of cities with the worst air quality this morning
6 November 2023, 06:02 AM

Free Haridhoa river from encroachers

The High Court today directed the government to evict all illegal structures constructed along the banks of the Haridhoa river in Narsingdi and to take appropriate legal action against the owners of the industries that are responsible for polluting the river and environment
5 November 2023, 15:22 PM