Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health: UN
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Environment
Star Interactive / Rivers erase land 5 times the size of Dhaka in 5 decades
6 September 2026
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Environment
'The flood is coming': How a Nepal principal saved 900 students
6 September 2026
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World
Nepali woman rescued alive from buried home 10 days after flood
5 September 2026
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World
Three floods in two months, and no time to recover
5 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Rain likely across much of Bangladesh over next 24 hours
5 September 2026
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Weather
Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Investigators narrow down 3 suspects in death of pregnant elephant in Kerala
Investigators have zeroed in on three suspects in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant that ate a pineapple stuffed with explosives in a forest in the Indian state of Kerala, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting the state’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
4 June 2020
Dhaka’s air improves for second consecutive day
The quality of Dhaka’s air shows signs of improvement for the second consecutive day.
3 June 2020
Sylhet wild animal killings: Hunted just for sport
The Sylhet Forest Division has filed a case accusing two named and eight unnamed persons for killing nine wild animals in Jaintiapur upazila of the district.
30 May 2020
9 wild animals killed by villagers in Sylhet
Nine wild animals, including six golden jackals, were killed by villagers at Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet.
29 May 2020
7ft long dolphin found dead in Halda River
A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), over seven feet long, is found dead in Halda River of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
24 May 2020
‘Repair embankments damaged in Cyclone Amphan on urgent basis’
National and local NGOs working in coastal areas today asked the government to repair embankments damaged in Cyclone Amphan on an emergency basis to save crops in the upcoming monsoon.
23 May 2020
UN chief urges countries to work together to preserve biodiversity
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to work together to preserve biodiversity and help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
22 May 2020
West Bengal forest dept to keep tigers away from human settlements after Amphan
As extremely severe cyclone Amphan is set to make landfall, forest authorities in West Bengal, India keep a close watch on the protection of Royal Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans.
20 May 2020
HC forms committee to protect biodiversity in Halda river
The High Court forms a committee, headed by the deputy commissioner of Chattogram, in order to protect biodiversity of the Halda river in the district.
19 May 2020
Amphan intensifies into super cyclone: Met office
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department today asked maritime ports of Mongla and Payra to hoist danger signal number seven as the super cyclone “Amphan” has meant a rough sea.
18 May 2020
Eggs of critically endangered turtle hatches in Sundarbans
Thirty-three eggs of critically endangered Northern River Terrapin (Batagur Baska) have hatched inside the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre located within the world’s largest mangrove forest—Sundarbans.
13 May 2020
Writ petition seeks HC directives to protect Halda river dolphins
A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the authorities concerned of the government to immediately take necessary steps to prevent killing Halda river dolphins and to protect them.
11 May 2020
Madaripur woman sent to jail for killing 13 monkeys
A woman was sent to jail today for reportedly killing 13 monkeys in Madaripur municipality’s Maddya-Khagdi area on May 5.
10 May 2020
Brazil to deploy troops
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose sharply in April, government data showed on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak keeps many environmental enforcers out of the field and the country prepares to deploy troops to fight illegal logging.
9 May 2020
Amid shutdown, conservationists celebrate World Migratory Bird day on social media
The Covid-19 induced shutdown has forced pretty much everyone into the confines of their homes or shelters, except for wildlife. Even though, there aren’t so many people out there to celebrate the wild right now, the wild rages on in its full (or what remains) glory.
9 May 2020
Dolphin killed in Halda River
A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) in Halda River is allegedly slaughtered to death by locals in Raozan upazila of Chattogram.
8 May 2020
At least 15 monkeys ‘poisoned’ to death in Madaripur
Scarcity of food in their natural habitats has prompted monkeys to venture out to localities in many areas of Bangladesh.
6 May 2020
Experts say insects over Teknaf farm are a kind of grasshopper, not locust
Experts have finally put an end to fears of a possible locust attack over a deserted farm in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila and concluded that the insects seen last month are in fact “spotted grasshoppers”.
2 May 2020
COVID-19 to cause record emissions fall in 2020
COVID-19 is expected to cause global energy emissions to fall a record eight percent this year due to an unprecedented drop in demand for coal, oil and gas, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
30 April 2020
‘They come out when humans stay home’
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.
22 April 2020