Number of tigers in Sundarbans to increase, hope experts

With the decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world's largest mangrove forest.
28 July 2018, 05:31 AM

Volunteer recalls long, lonely fight to protect forest

Volunteer Liu Zhenmao has protected a mountain forest in Hunan province for 38 years, spending 22 Chinese New Year's Eves at his sentry post and even missing his youngest son's wedding due to his dedication.
23 July 2018, 09:41 AM

Want to go for urban gardening? Get ideas from environment fair

In the concrete city life, not many urban dwellers get the chance to build their dream garden for lack of space. But this year, the National Environment Fair has brought some innovative ideas and techniques of urban gardening for its visitors under one roof.
22 July 2018, 07:53 AM

Turning plastic wastes to resources

A grim future threatens our world and the lives of thousands of species, including humans, as we keep polluting the environment with plastic wastes. However, there is still hope to save the day if we turn these wastes to resources, and there are ways to do so.
20 July 2018, 04:52 AM

Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears

A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland triggers fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
19 July 2018, 11:08 AM

Use jute bags, break up with plastics: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays emphasis on increasing the use of jute-made products giving up plastic-made ones as plastic now has become a great threat to the environment globally.
18 July 2018, 07:37 AM

Global warming: Bangladesh among ‘most at risk’ in struggle to stay cool

Bangladesh is among the countries ‘most at risk’ as a study shows that more than a billion people in the world are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and medicines as global warming brings more high temperatures.
16 July 2018, 05:35 AM

Sundari disappearing fast in Sundarbans for salinity, diseases

Sundari tree, one of the most extensively found mangrove species in the Sundarbans, are disappearing for various diseases, including 'top-dying disease' which has killed 15 percent trees since the 80s.
9 July 2018, 04:49 AM

Heat wave kills 19 in Canada

A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials say.
5 July 2018, 04:59 AM

Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: Study

Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, a US study says, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease.
30 June 2018, 07:01 AM

Guppy fish an effective dengue mosquito control method

Guppy fish can be one of the five most effective forms of dengue control, as these tiny fish can be placed in water vessels in and around homes, where they will eat the larvae of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes.
30 June 2018, 06:25 AM

Met office forecasts rain over country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes are likely to occur at many places across the country in the next 24 hours.
23 June 2018, 08:48 AM

Earth's intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: Scientists

Earth's intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria every year from 2014 to 2016 at a 20 percent faster rate than during the previous decade, scientists says.
21 June 2018, 04:58 AM

Delhi air pollution level ‘severe’ for 3rd day

The air pollution in Delhi, India’s most polluted city, continue to be above the "severe" level for the third day as authorities caution people against staying outdoors for more than three to four hours.
14 June 2018, 09:07 AM

PM pushes for full implementation of Paris deal

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for full implementation of the Paris Agreement as Bangladesh needs greater support for climate change adaptation.
10 June 2018, 04:10 AM

International Environment Day: Plastic in Africa

This year, plastic pollution is the main theme of International Environment Day, celebrated on June 5.
5 June 2018, 06:39 AM

TIB for enforcing law to prevent plastic pollution

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands for stronger implementation of law to resist illegal production, marketing and usage of plastic to prevent environment pollution.
4 June 2018, 14:40 PM

Overuse of resources by Rohingyas threatens forests in Ukhiya, Teknaf

The forests in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar will perish by 2019 if Rohingya habitation continues to overuse natural resources in those areas, experts say.
4 June 2018, 07:19 AM

Trudeau invites Hasina to G7 special session

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been invited by her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to join a session of the G7 Summit. Canada will welcome the Bangladesh premier and 15 other world leaders and heads of international organisations to a special outreach session of the G7 Summit on June 9.
3 June 2018, 06:13 AM

5 dead, 40 missing in Yemen's Socotra after cyclone

Five people are killed and at least 40 missing on the Yemeni island of Socotra as Cyclone Mekunu pummelled the area before making its way to the Arabian Peninsula's southern coast.
26 May 2018, 04:48 AM