At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said gas bill worth Tk 6,365 crore is due from public and private sectors.

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) today served a legal notice to two secretaries and ten others to take immediate action to stop encroachment and destruction of mangrove forests along Bakkhali River in Cox's Bazar.

Bangladesh should take long-term plans to establish large scale plastic recycling and organic waste composting systems to cope with future waste pressures, according to a new study revealed today.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government is exploring options like rooftop and floating solar power plants as alternatives to land-based ones due to scarcity of land.

Dhaka’s air quality continues to be “unhealthy”.

During a visit to California last year, a friend and I went birding. Early one morning we headed to Rancho San Antonio, a wilderness area in Silicon Valley. In a previous life I had lived in this area and had hiked often in this sprawling nature park. However, that was before I became interested in birds. This hike was a new experience as the focus of the walk was very different: I tried to find hints and clues to where the birds might be.

All infrastructural projects in Bangladesh should be climate-smart as the country aims to achieve the goals committed to the UN in reducing carbon emission, said officials and development experts yesterday.

A Department of Environment (DoE) mobile court has fined six illegal brick kilns of Savar a total of Tk 62 lakh, on charges of polluting the environment.

The government has declared 1743 sqkm of the Bay of Bengal adjacent to St Marin’s Island as “marine protected area”.

Department of Environment (DoE) fined four building owners for keeping construction material on footpath in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.

The water quality of the Buriganga continues to be poor even though it has been almost five years since the tanneries from the capital’s Hazaribagh area were relocated to an estate in Hemayetpur of Savar.  

Even though life under the sea remains a mystery for many, from time to time, there are some noteworthy breakthroughs.

Located in Panchlaish residential area, the 55-year-old park has a long history and bears memories of residents’ childhood and adolescence.

Number of Kewra trees in the Gangamati Reserved Forest area in Kuakata are rapidly dwindling. The death of trees that were planted to protect the lives and property of people living along the coast from natural disasters is increasing the risk of disaster.

Five cubs of endangered wild cat species have been rescued from Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.

Farmers of Purbo Saptana in Sadar upazila are getting frustrated as two illegal brickfields, demolished by the local administration about a year ago, have resumed their operation in full swing again.

Miscreants grabbed around 10 acres of mangrove forest -- felling thousands of trees -- at Kosturighat area along Bakkhali river in Cox’s Bazar early today.

In a The Lancet Planetary Health journal study, researchers looked at PM2.5 (fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less) - the leading environmental risk factor for disease. Inhalation increases the risk of premature death from conditions such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, lung cancer, and lower respiratory infection.

They’re gone, before they could even settle in.