According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the annual deforestation rate in Bangladesh is almost double the global average, 2.6 percent, the TIB said in a statement.

The High Court today directed the government to evict 74 illegal structures from the land of Buriganga Adi (Second) channel in Hazaribagh and Kamrangirchar areas of Dhaka in three months.

Coast Guard personnel have recovered six geckos, more popularly known as Takshak, during a drive in Manikkhali village under Barguna’s Patharghata upazila and detained one person in this connection.

Police recovered the body of a Nilgai -- the largest antelope in Asia -- from Khochpara village in Atwary upazila of Panchagarh this afternoon.

The decomposed body of an elephant was found in a forest in Cox’s Bazar.

At least 836 acres of illegally occupied forest land have been recovered so far, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Affairs ministry said at a standing committee meeting today.

A team of Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) rescued 37 turtles from Tinmatha area of Bogura town this morning.

The Supreme Court upheld a High Court directive today that asked government authorities to shut down all brick kilns without valid licenses in Chattogram.

Dhaka's air quality is still "unhealthy". It is now sixth in the list of cities with the worst air quality.

The forest department has recovered a dead dolphin from a shoal of Bhola River adjacent to the Sundarbans.

Forest Department of Cox’s Bazar rescued an elephant calf -- believed to have been lost from the herd -- from Shapalur area of Teknaf upazila, and handed her over to the local safari park yesterday.

The High Court today directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to disconnect the water supply of those buildings dumping sewerage waste into Buriganga river within the next six months.

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram today demolished six brick kilns that were being illegally operated in Chattogram.

A man died in Chattogram after being trampled by a herd of wild elephants.

COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma is expecting to visit Bangladesh as soon as possible in order to witness first-hand the inspiring work Bangladesh was doing to tackle climate change.

Villagers and environmental lawyers urged the authorities to stop rampant underground water withdrawal by industries in Patiya upazila’s Habilasdwip union in Chattogram.

The Department of Environment (DoE Chattogram region) fined 22 brick kilns and a shipyard Tk 85.5 lakh for violating the environment conservation act.

Some good news: Dhaka is no longer world’s most polluted city. Lahore holds that undesired title now.

A joint drive of Department of Environment (DoE), Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed 50 machines used to extract stones illegally at Bichnakandi area of Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila today.

The High Court today directed Department of Environment (DoE) to take appropriate legal action against 30 washing plants in Dhaka’s Keraniganj for polluting water of the Buriganga river.