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What is the achievement of Madrid Climate talks

The close-door negotiations of Climate Change conference, 2019 ends on December 15 delaying more than 40 hours than the scheduled time.
18 December 2019, 15:11 PM

UN climate talks unravelling, face failure

A UN climate summit in Madrid risked collapsing after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than ever over on how to fight global warming and pay for its ravages.
14 December 2019, 15:40 PM

Climate Change tops list of global worries for young people: Amnesty

Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.
10 December 2019, 04:42 AM

Nobel science laureates stress urgency of addressing climate

Nobel Prize laureates gathers in Stockholm to receive their awards took the opportunity to stress the importance of addressing climate change.
7 December 2019, 13:59 PM

Mobile court demolishes illegal brick kiln in Savar

A team of Department of Environment (DoE) demolishes one illegal brick kiln and detained its staff in a drive in Savar.
5 December 2019, 05:35 AM

Floods predicted to uproot 50m yearly as climate heats up

The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding could surge to as many as 50 million a year by the end of the century if governments do not step up action to tackle climate change, researchers warn.
4 December 2019, 04:37 AM

Buriganga River pollution must be stopped: HC

The High Court today observes that the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is the concerned authority to control and stop 68 underground drains and sewerage lines connected to Buriganga River.
3 December 2019, 11:10 AM

Can Chinese aid go green?

China’s Energy Research Institute has proposed a “2C Asia” initiative to survey energy supply and demand in Asian nations, and work with them to decarbonise energy systems and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, reports chinadialogue.net.
3 December 2019, 08:36 AM

Choose hope or climate surrender: UN chief

Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres tells the opening plenary of a UN climate conference.
2 December 2019, 13:16 PM

PM urges int’l community to adopt appropriate climate action plan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the international community to adopt a time-befitting climate action plan and implement all provisions of Paris Agreement and other relevant global instruments and mechanisms to stop further degradation of environment.
2 December 2019, 09:13 AM

Mobile court drive against unplanned construction to fight dust pollution: Khokon

Dhaka city corporation authorities will conduct mobile court drive against the sources of dust pollution, Mayor Sayeed Khokon says.
2 December 2019, 06:16 AM

Poor nations pay price as millions flee 'climate chaos', Oxfam says

Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade - a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam says.
2 December 2019, 04:42 AM

Shut illegal brick kilns in 15 days to reduce air pollution: HC

The High Court orders the government to conduct mobile court drives to shut the illegal brick kilns in five districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj and Manikganj -- in 15 days for reducing air pollution.
26 November 2019, 07:47 AM

Pilot project from Dec 17 for sound-pollution-free Dhaka

A pilot project to make Dhaka city free from sound-pollution will begin from 17th December, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin says.
25 November 2019, 15:54 PM

Dhaka now most air polluted city in the world: Minister

Dhaka city has the most polluted air in the world as level of air pollution has been increasing, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin says.
25 November 2019, 12:03 PM

Fossil fuel polluters from US to China far off climate targets: UN

The world's major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil and gas extraction in the next decade, the United Nations and research groups said on Wednesday in the latest warning over climate crisis.
20 November 2019, 06:47 AM

Nat Geo’s female-led team returned to Bangladesh, India for ‘Sea to Source: Ganges’ post-monsoon expedition

In late October this year, a team of scientists and engineers, co-led by National Geographic Fellows Jenna Jambeck and Heather Koldewey, began a two-month long expedition, traveling the full 2,575 kilometers of the mainstream Padma river — from the Bay of Bengal to the river’s source in the Himalayas.
19 November 2019, 07:02 AM

Shut 27 factories, pvt hospitals on Buriganga bank: HC to DoE

The High Court (HC) has directed Department of Environment (DoE) to shut 27 dying factories and private hospitals, which have no environmental clearance certificates, near Shyampur and Postogola on the bank of Buriganga river in 15 days.
17 November 2019, 08:59 AM

Cyclone Bulbul: 4,589 trees damaged in Sundarbans

At least 4,589 trees were damaged under the influence of Cyclone Bulbul in Sundarbans, according to a report prepared by Bangladesh Forest Department.
16 November 2019, 05:21 AM

Sundarbans’ infrastructure badly damaged by Cyclone Bulbul

Cyclone Bulbul that raged through the country’s southwest region on Saturday and Sunday damaged a lot of structures inside the largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
13 November 2019, 05:43 AM