An inter-ministerial body formed to resolve the dispute between the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) and the Roads and Highway Department (RHD) over a proposed road through two reserve forests today decided against the project, reports our Chattogram correspondent.

An environmental organisation in Cox’s Bazar submits a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, calling upon the authorities concerned of the government to take prompt measure to save Saint Martin’s island from pollution originating from tourism.

The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is USD 8 billion a day, or roughly 3.3 percent of the world's GDP, an environmental research group has said.

Wildlife traffickers not only threaten these species with extinction, but also are supplying a direct threat to wider human populations, according to a report titled “Wildlife Trafficking in Asia: Evolution, Trajectory and Ways to Stop it” by Freeland, a counter-trafficking organisation.

The Supreme Court clears the way for the government to recover the land of Turag river from illegal possession of Nishut Jute Mills Ltd of Hameem Group, and Hossain Dyeing and Printing Mills Ltd of Anwar Group.

State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruque tells parliament that the government has taken an initiative to formulate a masterplan for curbing river pollution across the country.

A bird census conducted for two days at Hakaluki haor in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar found nearly forty-thousand water birds in and around the expansive wetland.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks more support from development partners to maintain the country’s development spree and make it sustainable, urging them not to impose so many conditions in this regard.

Malaysia is sending back a container full of plastic waste to Bangladesh. The authorities are sending back a total of 150 containers imported from 13 countries including Bangladesh as the consignment had non-recyclable plastic.

With help of locals, police rescue a black vulture from Ramchandrapur union under Sadar upazila in Gaibandha.

The horses were still caked in grey ash as they stepped off the boat, lucky beneficiaries of a risky rescue mission to ground zero of the Philippines' Taal volcano eruption.

People for Animal Welfare (PAW), an organisation dedicated to welfare of street animals, has served a legal notice to Bangladesh Forest Department and Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board after overhead electrical power lines installed inside Mymensingh’s Santoshpur Reserve Forest injured and killed monkeys in the forest.

Every Bangladeshi living overseas is used to having their motherland associated with natural disasters, namely floods and cyclones. This can feel humiliating at times. It is the expatriates’ burden to perpetually challenge the sometimes negative, international image of Bangladesh.

The cold wave coursing through the country is likely to continue for another three to four days especially over the northwestern districts extending up to Dhaka, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s latest forecast.

The government shuts down all illegal brick kilns in five districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, and Manikganj in line with a High Court directive.

Bangladesh needs to build self-capacity to combat climate change as countries failed to reach any consensus on ways to implement the Paris Agreement in the latest COP25 conference, civil society members say.

The High Court observes that any notified forest area, no matter whether it is declared reserved forest or not, cannot be allocated or leased for any purpose that damages the country’s forest.

Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia's east coast on Wednesday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters planned missions to rescue thousands more trapped by the blazes.

Rain is likely to occur across the country, including the capital, on Thursday and Friday, says Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended just days ago.